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Harrow Home First- Specialist Physiotherapist

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£46K–£54.3K
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Sep 28, 2026
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Join Our Home First Team - Specialist Physiotherapist, Band 6 Are you a passionate Physiotherapist looking for an opportunity to make a real difference to patients as they transition from hospital back home?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist to join our Home First Team, supporting patients across Brent and Harrow.

Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will provide rapid assessment and short-term, intensive rehabilitation for patients with complex health and social care needs. You will play an important role in supporting safe and timely hospital discharges, helping patients regain their independence and continue their recovery in the comfort of their own home.

You will manage a varied and complex caseload, working closely with health and social care partners across Brent and Harrow to deliver coordinated, responsive and truly person-centred care.

Our Home First service operates 7 days a week, 8:00am-8:00pm, including bank holidays, with full-time hours worked flexibly across early, late and long-day shifts.

If you are a motivated Physiotherapist who enjoys fast-paced community rehabilitation, multidisciplinary working and helping patients achieve meaningful goals, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

You Will:

  • Provide specialist physiotherapy assessment and develop evidence-based treatment plans for patients with complex, frailty-related conditions and multiple co-morbidities.
  • Independently manage a varied clinical caseload, using advanced clinical reasoning and person-centred goal setting to maximise mobility, independence and support safe, timely discharge home.
  • Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team and with CLCH specialist services, health and social care partners to deliver coordinated, integrated care.
  • Identify and manage clinical risks appropriately, including lone-working considerations, informed consent and timely escalation of clinical concerns.
  • Assess, prescribe and order appropriate specialist equipment to support safe mobility, moving and handling, and independent living at home.
  • Contribute to the day-to-day running of the service, including triaging referrals, participating in/chairing multidisciplinary meetings and responding to changing service demands.
  • Provide clinical leadership, supervision and education to junior colleagues, support workers and students, supporting their ongoing development.

About Us

We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.

Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Details

Date posted

28 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£45,953 to £54,254 a year

per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-ONW-8309733

Job locations

Honeypot Lane Health Centre

839 Honeypot Lane

Stanmore

HA7 1AT

United Kingdom

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

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Education/Qualification

Essential

  • Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
  • Current HCPC registration
  • Evidence of up to date CPD portfolio
  • Attendance at specialist short courses or equivalent CPD activities within the specialist areas of Adult Rehabilitation, Neurology, Orthopaedics, Musculoskeletal Outpatients, Older People Rehabilitation
  • Member of Professional Body

Desirable

  • Member of a Special Interest Group relevant to this post

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Experience

Essential

  • Experience post registration as a Band 5 physiotherapist
  • Experience working at a junior level in a wide range of specialised clinical areas including outpatients, neurology, rehabilitation, orthopedics and respiratory

Desirable

  • Experience working with voluntary organisations.
  • Experience in service development projects.

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Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Skills in the assessment and treatment of adults with complex multi-pathologies
  • Knowledge and understanding of complex medical conditions including multipathologies and falls
  • Knowledge of role of Allied Health Professionals and interdisciplinary team working
  • Ability to apply core Physiotherapy skills across a range of clinical conditions within a client centered, goal setting
  • Knowledge of outcome measures and evidence-based practice
  • Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning
  • Good communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format
  • Basic IT skills - Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel
  • Teaching of junior staff / students, peers in Inservice training setting
  • Knowledge and understanding of the role of Social Services and voluntary agencies
  • Involvement in Appraisal Scheme

Desirable

  • Supervision of assistant / junior staff
  • Supervision of Students
  • Knowledge and experience in research and audit
  • Knowledge and understanding of National Service Framework for Older People
  • Knowledge and understanding of NICE and CSP/COT Fallers Guidelines

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Key Attributes

Essential

  • Personally and professionally responsible
  • Able to self-motivate
  • Able to work as a team member
  • Flexible, adaptable and reliable
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Able to resolve situations of conflict
  • To be occupational health cleared for the role specified
  • To have a full UK drivers' license and have use of a car.

Person Specification

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Education/Qualification

Essential

  • Personally and professionally responsible
  • Able to self-motivate
  • Able to work as a team member
  • Flexible, adaptable and reliable
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Able to resolve situations of conflict
  • To be occupational health cleared for the role specified
  • To have a full UK drivers' license and have use of a car.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Honeypot Lane Health Centre

839 Honeypot Lane

Stanmore

HA7 1AT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Honeypot Lane Health Centre

839 Honeypot Lane

Stanmore

HA7 1AT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Essential

  • Personally and professionally responsible
  • Able to self-motivate
  • Able to work as a team member
  • Flexible, adaptable and reliable
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Able to resolve situations of conflict
  • To be occupational health cleared for the role specified
  • To have a full UK drivers' license and have use of a car.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Honeypot Lane Health Centre

839 Honeypot Lane

Stanmore

HA7 1AT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Honeypot Lane Health Centre

839 Honeypot Lane

Stanmore

HA7 1AT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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