Senior Physiotherapist Band 7

Location: Woking, Surrey

Status: Part time

Salary: £Competitive depending on experience

Contact email: recruitment@wsbh.org.uk

Woking & Sam Beare Hospice are pleased to announce the following position:

Senior Physiotherapist band 7

We are a patient-centred charity that delivers palliative and end of life care to those with advanced life-limiting illnesses, who live in Northwest Surrey. We care for patients and provide support to families and carers in the community as well as in our In-Patient Unit and Well Being Centre at the Hospice.

You will, therefore, be joining a passionate and dedicated team of professionals that make a real difference to the families across Surrey community.

” a beautiful setting, warm friendly staff and colleagues, and the gratitude of the patient’s and their families fuel my energies to keep going with a challenging role. What we do is not easy but it’s very worthwhile”

Clinical Colleague

 Our therapy team consists of Occupational therapists, Physiotherapists, and Therapy assistants. We work closely with a team of Clinical Nurse Specialists, Palliative Care doctors, our Hospice at Home team, Counsellors and Complimentary therapists. The locations we see patients in are varied and this role includes working across inpatient, outpatient and community services. The ability to travel in your own car to visit patients at home is essential.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Band 7 Physiotherapist who is patient focused and passionate about palliative care. This is an exciting opportunity to help develop and improve physiotherapy services within a supportive multidisciplinary environment. The post holder will provide expert assessment, treatment and management of patients with complex needs. Ideally you will have experience in Oncology, Respiratory or Palliative care or other transferrable skills that can be utilised.

In return for your skills, you can expect to join a caring multidisciplinary team working in a beautiful Hospice in the heart of North West Surrey. Our vision is to enable all of those with life-limiting illnesses to live life to the full and to equip them to die with choice and dignity.

A successful Senior Physiotherapist will be able to:

• Provide a high standard of individualised patient-centred care to patients with a progressing and life limiting illness. You will need experience in a wide range of core Physiotherapy skills.
• Work independently and as part of the wider Hospice team applying clinical skills in Physiotherapy in holistic needs assessment, treatment planning, goal setting, intervention and evaluation (use of outcome measures); including individual and group orientated approaches.
• Undertake skilled and effective communication with, patients and their relatives as well as the wider multi-disciplinary team.
• Work flexibly across community, inpatient and wellbeing services offered to patients of Woking and Sam Beare Hospice.
• Contribute to the evaluation and continued development of the Therapies Service in line with departmental and organisational objectives.
• Work closely with other team members and provide supervision and support to junior members of staff e.g. students, therapy assistants and volunteers as appropriate.
• Represent the therapy team as an active member of the MDT, understanding profession specific roles, liaising and attending MDT meetings and other relevant clinical meetings.

A successful candidate will have:

• Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
• Minimum of 5 years post registration.
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Significant post-registration experience, including working as a Senior Physiotherapist (Band 6 or above)
• Experience of working as a physiotherapist with in a multidisciplinary team (MDT)
• Experience assessing and treating patients with complex needs and long-term, progressive conditions
• Evidence of supervising junior staff, therapy assistants or students
• Experience in clinical audit, quality improvement and research
• Experience of Service Development
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability and willingness to contribute to Education and Training programmes

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.

Benefits

We are passionate about our colleagues’ careers. Along with our commitment to provide every colleague with a personal development plan to achieve their vocational goals, we provide the following industry leading benefits:

Annual Leave: All staff start with 27 days, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service, and 33 days after 10 years’ service.  NHS staff who join the hospice can have their NHS service recognised to start their holiday entitlement at the corresponding level, with proof of service.

Bike2Work Scheme: Supports staff to cycle to work through purchasing bikes and accessories with tax savings.

Blue Light Discount Card: Staff can apply for a Blue Light card that offers discounts across 15,000 retailers.

Clinical Supervision:  Available to our Clinical Team.

Death in Service: A payment for your family or beneficiaries in the unfortunate event of death whilst employed at the hospice.  It’s a way to support your loved ones financially during a difficult time.

Discounted Complementary Therapies: Our Wellbeing Team offer discounted therapies to all members of staff including massages and reflexology and Staff Wellbeing Days.

Employee Assistance Programme:  This encompasses comprehensive support for employees’ physical, mental and financial wellbeing, offering a range of services for employees and their families. These include confidential access 24/7 to a helpline and GP service, counselling services and bereavement support.

Enhanced Schemes: including occupational sick pay, maternity, paternity and adoption pay.

Eye Care Vouchers: Specsavers vouchers for annual eye tests and contribution towards glasses if required for screen work.

Flexible Working: We offer flexible working opportunities including working part time depending on the role.

Free Parking:  Available in the car park opposite the hospice

On Site Café and Wellbeing Gardens: At the hospice, there’s an-onsite café serving fresh, affordable meals, and you can enjoy our beautifully landscaped gardens lovingly maintained by our volunteer gardeners.

Pension Scheme: Hospice staff can join Royal London with a 4% employer contribution.

Training & Development: We have a dedicated education and training team to support development opportunities across the hospice including apprenticeships, professional qualifications and more.

The closing date is 13 th April 2026. However, we will be interviewing during the advertising period and reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.