Specialist Physiotherapist

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Physiotherapist

The closing date is 30 August 2026

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Job summary

Band 6 Experienced Physiotherapist for Tower Hamlets, Community Therapy Team (CTT)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Physiotherapist to join our Community Health Services at East London NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a Band 6 Physiotherapist with a broad clinical experience across: orthopaedics, neurology, respiratory as well as care of the elderly and enjoy the challenges of providing rehabilitation to people in their own homes.

The Community Therapy Team covers a range of healthcare needs including rehabilitation at home, palliative care, falls prevention, admission avoidance, management of long-term conditions and support towards self-management. Experience in all these areas is desirable.

You will be supported by experienced Band 7 Physiotherapists, and work alongside a dedicated team of other Band 6 & 7 Physiotherapists, as well as Occupational therapists in the team. In your role you will be responsible for rehab support workers and students. This will offer you the opportunity to develop your supervisory and managerial skills.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this position early if we experience high demand therefore early application is advised.

For further information please contact: Davinder Kaur, Therapy Pathways Manager at davinder.kaur12@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a highly motivated, innovative, and flexible physiotherapist to join our team in working with patients in the community.

Applicants must have strong clinical skills as well as the ability to manage complex cases independently, providing a comprehensive therapy assessment and intervention, evidencing problem solving and clinical reasoning skills in line with evidence-base practice.

The work is varied and challenging and your role is to support the multidisciplinary team across the service as well as deputising for the team lead when required.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Details

Date posted

14 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£47,951 to £56,863 a year per annum Inc HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-CTH8209776

Job locations

• Community Therapy Team


• 3rd Floor, Beaumont House, Mile end hospital


• LONDON


• E1 4DG


• United Kingdom

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Community Therapy Team

3rd Floor, Beaumont House, Mile end hospital

LONDON

E1 4DG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

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Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Therapy Pathways Manager

Davinder Kaur

davinder.kaur12@nhs.net

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Physiotherapist to join our Community Health Services at East London NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a Band 6 Physiotherapist with a broad clinical experience across: orthopaedics, neurology, respiratory as well as care of the elderly and enjoy the challenges of providing rehabilitation to people in their own homes.

The Community Therapy Team covers a range of healthcare needs including rehabilitation at home, palliative care, falls prevention, admission avoidance, management of long-term conditions and support towards self-management. Experience in all these areas is desirable.

You will be supported by experienced Band 7 Physiotherapists, and work alongside a dedicated team of other Band 6 & 7 Physiotherapists, as well as Occupational therapists in the team. In your role you will be responsible for rehab support workers and students. This will offer you the opportunity to develop your supervisory and managerial skills., We are looking for a highly motivated, innovative, and flexible physiotherapist to join our team in working with patients in the community.

Applicants must have a strong clinical skills as well as the ability to manage complex cases independently, providing a comprehensive therapy assessment and intervention, evidencing problem solving and clinical reasoning skills in line with evidence-base practice.

The work is varied and challenging and your role is to support the multidisciplinary team across the service as well as deputising for the team lead when required.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.