Band 6 Locum Adults Physiotherapist

Senior Physiotherapist – Band 6

Job Overview

Location: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust – Broomfield
Area: Essex NHS
Salary: Negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract Length: Ongoing
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00–16:00
Reference: U. CB725. 014010. B21253

Are you an experienced Senior Physiotherapist looking for your next locum opportunity within the NHS? Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Senior Physiotherapist to join its Discharge to Assess Service, delivering reablement and rehabilitation support to patients across Mid Essex.

In this rewarding community-based role, you will help patients improve their mobility, rebuild their physical function and regain independence in their own homes. You will undertake assessments, establish personalised rehabilitation goals and coordinate appropriate interventions to support recovery following illness, injury or hospital admission.

Working collaboratively with Occupational Therapists, physiotherapists, rehabilitation assistants and domiciliary care staff, you will contribute to an integrated service focused on achieving positive outcomes, supporting safe discharges and reducing avoidable hospital readmissions.

An immediate start is required, with an ongoing locum contract available for a suitably experienced physiotherapist.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake community-based physiotherapy assessments for patients receiving support through the Discharge to Assess Service.

• Assess patients’ mobility, physical function, strength, balance and rehabilitation needs within their own homes.

• Develop, implement and evaluate personalised rehabilitation programmes and goals to improve functional ability and independence.

• Deliver ongoing reablement and rehabilitation interventions tailored to patients’ individual needs and recovery goals.

• Support patients with urgent care needs in the community, helping to reduce the risk of avoidable hospital readmissions.

• Complete person-centred assessments and coordinate appropriate care and rehabilitation services.

• Identify equipment requi