Bank Physiotherapist

Job summary We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and driven Specialist Physiotherapist to work within our Hospice Therapy team. You will work within a supportive multi-disciplinary team across the hospice, including working with inpatients, community and within our Wellbeing Hub to provide high quality rehabilitative palliative care. The role will include managing a caseload of patients with a range of diagnoses, ensuring thorough holistic assessment and management of physical, spiritual, psychological and social needs. The ideal candidate will have experience working within a range of settings as a Physiotherapist. Main duties of the job Deliver high quality Specialist Physiotherapy interventions whilst adhering to HCPC standards and Chartered society of Physiotherapists. Provide Physiotherapy assessments and interventions that enable our patients to function with minimal dependency, optimise quality of life and promotes wellbeing. Ensure that systems are in place to constantly monitor and improves the quality of Physiotherapy interventions and practices. Work within an environment that promotes education and learning for our professional and lay community to promote a palliative rehabilitation approach. About us St Clare Hospice is a charity providing specialist palliative care to improve the lives of people affected by a life-limiting illness in West Essex and the borders of East Hertfordshire. Our care helps patients, their families, and carers, to make the most of every moment together, no matter how long they have left to live. We support them both at home and in the Hospice. Our Therapy Team deliver high quality care to patients across a range of settings; within the community, the inpatient unit and the new St Clare Hospice Wellbeing hub which launched in October of this year. The St Clare Hospice Wellbeing hub is a new service model that incorporates Therapies, Patient family and Support Services and Community Engagement Team. The Therapy team are central to the provision of the living well programme, expert clinics, and community education networking events. Our focus is to drive forward a Palliative Rehabilitative approach to enable people to live well with life limiting illness. Details Date posted 14 August 2026 Pay scheme Other Salary £22.50 an hour Contract Bank Duration 1 days Working pattern Part-time Reference number NTX1227687 Job locations St Clare Hospice Hastingwood Wood Hastingwood Essex CM17 9JX United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities Clinical Service To provide high standards of holistic and individualised patient care, embracing the hospice's vision and values. To assess, plan and implement a wide range of interventions and regular evaluations/reviews to ensure care is appropriate to meet the patient's needs in achieving their maximum independence. Work with patients to identify mutually agreed goals, monitor, evaluate and modify treatment using outcome measures in order to progress and ensure effectiveness of interventions. Provide high quality non-pharmacological interventions for the management of symptoms such as pain, breathlessness, anxiety and fatigue. Provide support and advice to patients and their families, friends and caregivers as appropriate and within your scope of practice. You will plan your time to work across the Community, IPU and Wellbeing Hub, managing your caseload effectively and mitigating risk by proactive reprioritisation and good communication. To lead, participate and assist with development of palliative rehabilitation programmes for patients where appropriate. To be aware of contraindications limitations to treatment within the disease constraints and be skilled in the recognition and management of palliative care and generalist emergencies. To apply a high level of understanding of the effect of a palliative care diagnosis when providing support and input. Communicate clearly, effectively, professionally and compassionately with patients, carers and coll…