Physiotherapist

Job overview

An opportunity has opened for an enthusiastic, self-motivated physiotherapist to join a cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation service within a community-based NHS trust. The post involves supporting patients with cardiac and respiratory conditions through specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation in their homes and in community venues across Barnsley.

The role suits someone who can think quickly, make sound clinical choices and bring energy and commitment to improving patient outcomes. The team also places strong emphasis on professional development, training and staff wellbeing.

Main purpose of the role

You will work within a multidisciplinary cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation team, contributing physiotherapy expertise and managing your own caseload with appropriate senior support when required. The post requires a balance of independent working and close collaboration with colleagues, patients and carers.

Work is service-based rather than venue-bound, so although you may be assigned a base, you should expect to move between locations during the week. Travel across the service using a vehicle is part of the role.

Key duties

Typical work includes triaging referrals, completing initial assessments and exercise testing, supervising patients during exercise, carrying out discharge assessments, providing education, and documenting patient information electronically. You will also contribute to the day-to-day handling of incoming group tasks.

The role includes assessing patients with a range of cardiac and respiratory conditions, planning treatment programmes, reviewing progress, adjusting interventions where needed, and offering guidance to patients, carers and other professionals involved in care.

Professional standards and expectations

You must maintain HCPC registration, keep your practice up to date through continuing professional development, and maintain accurate records in line with professional and Trust standards. Safe use of equipment, patient aids and appliances is essential, as is appropriate risk assessment for your caseload and working area.

The Trust also strongly encourages all employees to stay current with flu vaccination to help protect staff and patients.

Organisation and service context

The employer is a specialist NHS Foundation Trust delivering community, mental health and learning disability services across Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield, along with low and medium secure services. The organisation aims to help people live well in their communities by delivering care in the right place at the right time.

The Trust values diversity and welcomes applications from people across all protected characteristic groups. It is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Additional information

This vacancy may close early if enough suitable applications are received, so early submission is advised. At the time of advertising, the role meets the minimum UK Visas and Immigration requirements for sponsorship.

The vacancy information states that applicants should not rely heavily on AI-generated content when completing application forms; any use of AI to support an application should be disclosed in the NHS Jobs form.

Pay and contract details

Pay is aligned to Agenda for Change, Band 5, with a salary range of £32,073 to £39,043 per year. The post is permanent and full-time, with flexible working mentioned in the working pattern.

Location

The role is based at Rockingham Centre, Hoyland, S74 0PY, United Kingdom, and covers community venues around Barnsley.

Person specification

Applicants should bring therapy experience in a community setting, ideally with respiratory or cardiology patients, plus experience working in a multidisciplinary team. Strong physiotherapy reasoning, treatment and handling skills, good communication, organisation and record-keeping ability are required. Strong IT skills and presentation ability are desirable.

Essential qualifications include a BSc in Physiotherapy or an equivalent GradDipPhys qualification, together with HCPC registration. Membership of the MCSP is desirable.

Physical capability to perform the duties of the role is required, along with a satisfactory sickness record over the previous two years, subject to fair consideration where sickness relates to disability or pregnancy.

Personal attributes include the ability to work to deadlines, flexibility around working times and practices, including evening and weekend work where needed, and a current driving licence with access to a car during the working day, subject to reasonable adjustments where required.

Terms and conditions

The postholder may be asked to carry out additional duties that are appropriate to the grade. The job content will be reviewed with the postholder when service needs change. The organisation also notes that it reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.