Physiotherapist: Sponsorship Available

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the therapy team at the newly opened Preston Lodge (UHL) as part of the Phase 2 opening in November 2025.

Preston Lodge will be a 53-bedded reablement focused unit providing the 3R model (rehabilitation, reablement and recovery) for patients who are not yet ready to return home, and have been referred for a D2A pathway from UHL. The aim is to improve patient care and experience, and support faster discharges.

 

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Physiotherapist you will join a team of Therapists (OT’s, Physio’s and TSW’s) at Preston Lodge. You will demonstrate excellent communication, prioritisation and time management skills working within a multidisciplinary team carrying out assessments and interventions to patients with complex cognitive and physical needs to facilitate safe and effective discharge. A wide range of clinical skills and knowledge of a variety of conditions is essential for this role. Previous experience in rehabilitation or D2A setting would be highly beneficial.

You will receive regular supervision, appraisal and be encouraged to be involved in service development, audit and research. You will be expected to support and supervise other staff as well as provide practice placements for students.

You will be part of the wider Medicine Therapy team that work across LRI and LGH. There may be times when you are asked to support therapy work on other UHL sites.

Person Specification

BSc/Dip Physiotherapy

Essential

  • Bsc/Dip Physiotherapy

HCPC

Essential

  • Registered with HCPC

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Wider range of relevant experience
  • Experience in a Medicine setting

Desirable

  • Experience in D2A setting
  • Experience in a rehabilitation setting

Communication/relationships

Essential

  • Demonstrates good communication skills/ability network
  • Evidence of being an effective team member

Team work

Essential

  • Evidence of MDT working

Desirable

  • Evidence and experience of student clinical education
  • Evidence and experience of supervising other staff

Enthusiam for post/UHL

Essential

  • Enthusiasm for area and post
  • Enthusiasm for Trust

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).

Closing Date: 14 August 2025

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