Senior Physiotherapist Carlisle & District ICC

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a physiotherapist to join the Carlisle and District ICC which provides admission prevention, supported discharge, specialist assessment and rehabilitation for patients with a wide range of long and short-term conditions. We work closely with our health and social care colleagues for care and advice, as well as working closely with Brampton Community Hospital to provide flow and discharge support.

The post is a full time, permanent position

The successful candidate will need to be motivated and able to demonstrate excellent assessment and communication skills as well as good team working.

The ICC currently offer a 7 day service with the hours between 8am-8pm with flexible shift patterns.

Interviews will only take place face to face in Carlisle, please ensure you would be able to attend this.

Main duties of the job

Main duties

Carlisle and District ICC demonstrates fantastic multidisciplinary team working by providing rehabilitation alongside rapid response care. You will work particularly with frailty patients, those who are at risk of or who have fallen and for patients with long term conditions.

You will need to have excellent communication skills, be able to demonstrate the ability to work in challenging environments and be committed to working autonomously, providing evidence based assessment, treatment and rehabilitation.

This post offers the chance to develop clinical, supervisory and managerial skills. We support the education of physiotherapy students from local Universities and you should be able to demonstrate commitment to your own and other’s professional development.

We work closely with Commissioners, GPs, Acute Services, Community hospitals, CHOC, Cumbria County Council Adult Social Care and third sector organisations. A key focus is to provide care in patient’s own homes to prevent hospital admissions, facilitate early discharge and where possible to enable patients to manage their own conditions and remain in their own homes, enhancing both their independence and quality of life.

Patients can be seen as in-patients (in Community Hospital beds or Interim Community beds) or in patient’s own homes (including residential and nursing homes), the job will cover both areas with the main base being Hilltop Heights.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Completion of core junior rotations (Respiratory/neurological/musculo-skeletal/elderly care)
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
  • Experience of working within the NHS
  • Good Knowledge of Evidence Based Clinical Practice within Rehabilitation
  • Good Knowledge of Continuing Professional Development/Lifelong Learning
  • Knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance including Risk Management
  • Understanding of Professional Code of Conduct and confidentiality
  • Knowledge of key NHS drivers for change and implications for Physiotherapy services

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working at a Band 6 level
  • Experience of working within a community setting.
  • Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Teaching / Mentoring of healthcare professionals
  • Knowledge of management of patients with long-term conditions and falls
  • Knowledge of clinical audit and outcome measures, and their use in service improvement

Qualifications

Essential

  • CSP recognised Degree/Diploma or equivalent in Physiotherapy
  • HCPC registered

Desirable

  • Evidence of attendance at relevant post graduate courses
  • Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Skills & Aptitudes

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Good organisational and time management skills
  • Ability to organise workload of self and others
  • Ability to motivate self and others
  • Relevant practical physiotherapy skills
  • The post holder needs good IT skills, the ability to input data, communicate via email and search for evidence based practice

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Patient focused
  • Flexible
  • Reliable
  • Friendly and approachable
  • Able to travel independently, (and at times) transport patients and /or equipment across the locality
  • Able to work 7 days per week
  • Take an active part in training for personal and professional development
  • Willing to actively take part in training of others
  • Must have full clean UK driving licence and access to own transport, including business insurance.

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).

Closing Date: 21 July 2026

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