Band 6 Locum Acute Physiotherapist

Community Physiotherapist – Band 6 (Part Time)

Brief Job Overview

Tripod Partners are recruiting an experienced Band 6 Community Neuro Physiotherapist for a part-time locum opportunity with Locala Community Partnerships CIC, covering Kirklees, including Huddersfield, Dewsbury, and Batley. Working within the North West NHS, you will provide specialist neurological physiotherapy to patients within a community setting.

This is a face-to-face role suited to a Physiotherapist with strong neurological rehabilitation experience and relevant UK NHS experience. You will provide patient-centred assessment and rehabilitation, supporting individuals to maximise their mobility, function, independence, and quality of life within their community environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialist neurological physiotherapy assessment and intervention within a community setting.
• Manage an allocated caseload of patients with neurological conditions.
• Undertake comprehensive face-to-face assessments of mobility, function, strength, balance, and rehabilitation needs.
• Develop and deliver individualised, evidence-based physiotherapy rehabilitation programmes.
• Monitor patient progress and adapt treatment programmes according to clinical need and functional outcomes.
• Promote independence and support patients to achieve meaningful rehabilitation goals within their own community environment.
• Provide advice and education to patients, carers, and families to support ongoing rehabilitation and self-management.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues and wider community services to provide coordinated patient care.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records in accordance with professional and service requirements.
• Manage clinical workload effectively and prioritise patients according to need.

About You

You will be an experienced HCPC-registered Physiotherapist with essential experience in Neurological Physiotherapy and relevant UK NHS experience. You will be confident delivering face-to-face community rehabilitation and managing your own clinical caseload.

You will have strong clinical reasoning, communication, and rehabilitation skills, with a commitment to delivering person-centred care that promotes independence and positive outcomes.

Requirements

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Physiotherapy.
• Current HCPC registration.
• Neurological Physiotherapy experience is essential.
• Relevant UK experience within the NHS is essential.
• Experience working within a community rehabilitation setting is desirable.
• Strong assessment, clinical reasoning, and rehabilitation skills.
• Excellent communication and multidisciplinary team-working skills.
• Ability to deliver face-to-face physiotherapy within community settings.
• Ability to manage a clinical caseload effectively and work autonomously.

Contract & Salary

• Role: Community Physiotherapist – Band 6 (Part Time)
• Specialism: Neurological Physiotherapy
• Employer: Locala Community Partnerships CIC
• Location: Kirklees – Huddersfield, Dewsbury, and Batley
• Area: North West NHS
• Contract Type: Locum
• Initial Contract: 3 months
• Contract Length: Ongoing
• Salary: Negotiable
• Working Pattern: Part time – 3 days per week
• Role Type: Face-to-face community service

How to Apply

If you are an experienced Band 6 Neuro Physiotherapist with relevant UK NHS experience and are looking for a part-time community locum opportunity across Kirklees, Tripod Partners would love to hear from you.

To apply for this Community Physiotherapist – Band 6 role, apply using the form on the page.

Code:  U. 643675. 007008.B20835