Senior Physiotherapist

We are recruiting for a Senior Physiotherapist to join our Locality Therapies team on the Isle of Wight.

This role requires flexible and innovative Physiotherapists to work within a Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Team rotating between three Localities. You will be asked to support the development of staff and support a step by step implementation of 7 day a week working. These and other transformations will promote greater accessibility to rehabilitation for the population of the Isle of Wight.

You will help increase function and promote independence through a range of therapeutic interventions in a variety of settings including in a person's home. With opportunity to share your previous knowledge and partake in the sharing of up-to-date evidence-based practice research, peer support, local training, national conference and training attendance.

Our aim is that our culture holds learning and development at the heart, where career growth can be achieved, through structured education and clinical supervision. With well-defined pathways, both clinically and educationally we can promote a wider skillset and breadth of knowledge developing careers towards advancing practice.

Main duties of the job

The opportunity to be part of an integrated service that actively encourages Quality Improvement and career development pathways.

Be part of a positive high performing culture that acknowledges people as individuals underpins the spirt of community working, where diversity and inclusion are valued, and success is celebrated.

Independently perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations, complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.

You will hold responsibility for your own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working without direct supervision. Supervision taking the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case conferences. Access to advice and support from colleagues will be available if required.

Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

Undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and team's clinical practice within each rotation. Make recommendations to Team Lead/Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist for changes to practice.

Independently perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations, complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis, develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.

Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.