Community Specialist Physiotherapist - Crewe | Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This post is within the Crewe Care Community to assess, manage and provide treatment to a caseload of service users with complex and/or multiple needs. The successful candidate will be working closely with the MDT and provide supervision to therapy assistants, junior staff and students. There may be an expectation to work between multiple sites in the organisation depending upon increased/variable service needs. The physiotherapists will be expected to join a 7-day, urgent community response rota and may be lone working within the guidelines of the lone working policy.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and flexible senior physiotherapist to join our friendly, supportive, dynamic team in Crewe Care Community. We provide an urgent, unplanned and planned response to assessment and rehabilitation needs of patients within their own homes. We strive to contribute to facilitating early discharge from hospital where able and aim to reduce hospital admissions with a urgent response to assessment of patients needs. There is a varied caseload and you will need to demonstrate knowledge, experience and relevant clinical skills with patients with complex/long term conditions. We also provide therapy intervention to patients in D2A beds within the Crewe locality.

The successful candidate will work as a member of our integrated multidisciplinary team alongside District Nurses, Advance Nurse Practitioners, Complex Case Practitioners, MacMillan Nurses and will be responsible for supervising junior members of staff and students. There will be associated administrative duties and you will need to be computer literate with a good knowledge of Microsoft packages and have accurate keyboard skills. Our team utilises digital technology to support remote working and accommodate a flexible working approach where possible and is supported to do this with access to a laptop and mobile phone. You are required to be a car driver and have access to your own vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Manage a clinical caseload with autonomy, work without direct supervision.
• Undertake comprehensive physiotherapy assessment, provide a therapeutic diagnosis and implement agreed treatment plans if appropriate, including the treatment of complex service users with multiple pathologies.
• Provide individual or group therapy as appropriate to setting.
• Implement monitoring and evaluation of treatment in order to measure progress and outcomes.
• Develop programmes of care to support discharge from service.
• Be responsible for equipment used in carrying out clinical duties.
• Record, maintain and store accurate documentation, in line with legal and local requirements.
• Communicate outcomes of assessments/intervention to appropriate disciplines.
• Arrange appointments, work closely with MDT, attend case reviews/case conferences.
• Contribute to the safeguarding of our Service users/families as appropriate.
• Assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and work within a legal framework with service users.
• Maintain professional registration with HCPC.
• Work within organisation, HCPC and CSP guidelines.
• Work as part of a team to ensure effective communication and delivery of care.
• Provide and receive sensitive information about service users.
• Communicate effectively with service users and carers/relatives.

Leadership and Management

• Communicate effectively with a range of professionals both within the organisation and with external agencies.
• Provide the Band 7 Physiotherapists / Managers with information to assist planning and development of the service.
• Assist the Managers in achieving the departmental objectives.
• Actively participate in the professional development programme of the therapy service.
• Provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals.
• Be involved in the daily management of workload allocation within the specialist area.
• Participate in the operational planning and implementation of policy and service development.
• Support therapy team in ensuring adequate levels of stock are available.

Education and Training

• Organise and lead in-service training programmes for Band 5 Therapists and Assistants.
• Critically evaluate current research and apply to practice.
• Train, supervise and support less experienced therapy staff, therapy assistants and students.
• Maintain own competency to practice through participation in internal and external development opportunities.
• Keep up to date with all mandatory training requirements within the organisation.

Research, Audit and Governance

• Undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices.
• Provide representation at local meetings and attendance at national meetings.
• Make recommendation for change and to implement change under supervision.
• Support research activity with the service.

This advert closes on Thursday 4 Jun 2026.