Professional Lead for Physiotherapy

Job summary

Are you looking for an exciting new leadership opportunity in a beautiful part of the UK?

The Professional Lead for Physiotherapy provides leadership and governance for Physiotherapists in Cornwall across Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust and Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The post works closely with professional leads for other AHP services as well as the 3rd sector, voluntary services, Higher Education Institutes, and many others.

You will be responsible for the strategic oversight from local, regional, and national perspectives on health, education, workforce development and service delivery, advising Associate Director of AHPs, Integrated Therapy Lead, Therapy Managers, Area Directors, Triumvirate Managers and others.

This job share post is across acute and community services, and supports a population of around 500,00 which can double in the holiday periods. Our system is supporting more of its population to access services close to home, responding in a preventative approach and embedding digital solutions.

We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive environment. We have extensive educational links to help you develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. You'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Interview date - 24th March 2026

Main duties of the job

To provide professional leadership and governance across organisations for Cornwall Partnership NHSFoundation Trust(CFT)and RoyalCornwallHospitalsTrust (RCHT)and to work closely with other stakeholders within Cornwall to include but not exclusively the 3rdSector, voluntaryservicesand other areas outside of healthcare.

To provide professionalstrategicover sightfrom local and national perspectives on health, education and social care development and service delivery, advising theAssociate DirectorAHP's,IntegratedtherapyLead, Therapy managers, Area Directors, Triumvirate Managersand other operational managers acrossorganisations.

Todevelop and deliver, safe and effective servicesin accordance withnational targets, national and local standards, serviceprioritiesand performance indicators, ensuringthatthe provision ofevidence basedtherapy provision for patientsand their families/carersis considered along withclinical guidance from within their professional body.

To work collegiately with operational managers to ensure the current workforce is appropriately trained and have theappropriate skillmix. Contribute to the development of future workforce planning in conjunction with HR and operational managers andtaking into accountcost impact of strategic workforce planning of professional groups

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.