Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Physiotherapist

The closing date is 19 June 2025

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, person centred, Specialist Physiotherapist, with great leadership and interpersonal skills.You will be leading a high-quality Physiotherapy service to adults with mental health difficulties who are current inpatient at the redwoods Hospital in Shrewsbury.You will lead a highly specialist physiotherapy service to adults with Complex mental health difficulties and comorbidities, undertaking clinical diagnoses, assessment and physiotherapeutic management and interventions.Deliver a high standard of care using a holistic evidence-based person centred approach on a daily basis. The role will be split equally between clinical practice and providing clinical leadership, teaching and supervision to members of the physiotherapy and multi-disciplinary members across all wards at the Redwoods Centre ranging from Acute care to Older adult acute and dementia.You will be an autonomous practitioner, holding a small mixed clinical caseload of those with mobility, postural management and respiratory needs. Working without direct supervision within the context of a multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

  • Be professionally accountable for all aspects of own work, including caseload management and direct clinical care. To work within the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists and Health and Care Professionals Councils code of conduct and scope of practise.
  • Obtain and record informed consent from clients at each contact in accordance with Trust policy.
  • Carry out comprehensive specialist Physiotherapy assessments for clients with complex learning and physical health needs. Interpret clinical information and data related to clinical parameters along with non-clinical information and use clinical reasoning skills to accurately diagnose and develop specific treatment plans.
  • Provide specialist advice to other professionals or single assessments to meet clients' holistic care needs.
  • Formulate and deliver individual treatment plans based on specialist knowledge, evidence-based practise, national and local guidelines using profession-specific clinical skills and techniques. (E.g. 1:1 interventions, carer education, patient education).
  • Maintain and share up to date knowledge of Physiotherapy assessment and intervention evidence base developments for this client group.
  • Maintain and share up to date knowledge of instrumental assessment available and to be able to signpost to services that assess and provide this.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

  • Supporting your career development and progression
  • Excellent NHS Pension scheme
  • Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Options for flexible working
  • Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
  • Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
  • If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
  • Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
  • Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
  • Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
  • Free car parking at all trust sites
  • Free flu vaccinations every year
  • Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Details

Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

Depending on experience £46,148 - £52,809 pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

301-KM-25-7252229

Job locations

The redwoods centre

bictn heath

Shrewsbury

SY3 8DS


Job description

Job responsibilities

On occasion the post holder will be expected to support Business continuity plans with colleagues at Stafford hospital at times on an urgent needs basis/as necessary.

Please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

On occasion the post holder will be expected to support Business continuity plans with colleagues at Stafford hospital at times on an urgent needs basis/as necessary.

Please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • diploma or BSc in physiotherapy
  • clinical educator
  • Registered with HCPC

Desirable

  • Masters Degree
  • leadership qualification
  • experience working within Acute mental health setting

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive post grad experience including rotation across clinical settings
  • Highly developed specialist knowledge across a range of Physiotherapy procedures and client groups

Desirable

  • Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously
  • experience working with adults and older adults in a care setting
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • diploma or BSc in physiotherapy
  • clinical educator
  • Registered with HCPC

Desirable

  • Masters Degree
  • leadership qualification
  • experience working within Acute mental health setting

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive post grad experience including rotation across clinical settings
  • Highly developed specialist knowledge across a range of Physiotherapy procedures and client groups

Desirable

  • Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously
  • experience working with adults and older adults in a care setting

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The redwoods centre

bictn heath

Shrewsbury

SY3 8DS


Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The redwoods centre

bictn heath

Shrewsbury

SY3 8DS


Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Modern Matron

Alex Short

Alex.Short@mpft.nhs.uk

01743210000

Details

Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

Depending on experience £46,148 - £52,809 pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

301-KM-25-7252229

Job locations

The redwoods centre

bictn heath

Shrewsbury

SY3 8DS


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