Clinical Lead Physiotherapist

NHS; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a motivated Clinical Lead Physiotherapist to join the TOCALS team at Hywel Dda University Health Board. The role involves providing specialist assessments, developing personalized care plans, and supporting professional development in a multidisciplinary environment. The successful candidate will contribute to high-quality, person-centered care, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and ensuring continuity of care for diverse patient populations.

Qualifications

• Extensive postgraduate experience across various clinical areas.
• Experience in service improvement aligned with national drivers.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist assessments focused on discharge planning.
• Develop and implement personalized care plans.
• Support ongoing professional development and lead training programs.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational Skills

Team Management

Service Improvement

Education

Postgraduate Experience

Job description

Job summary

This post is a Fixed Term/ Secondment until 12.05.2027. If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement from your current manager is required prior to application.

Hywel Dda Health Board presents an exciting opportunity for a motivated, passionate, and experienced individual. The successful candidate will join our multidisciplinary front-of-house team, TOCALS (Transfer of Care Advice and Liaison Service), as a Clinical Lead Physiotherapist. TOCALS supports a wide variety of patients, presentations, and pathologies, including falls and frailty, neurological conditions, cardio-respiratory issues, trauma, and orthopaedic problems (including major trauma patients).

TOCALS aims to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, promoting high-quality, person-centered care that considers the patient holistically, fostering independence and wellbeing. The service plays a crucial role in linking acute, intermediate, community, and third-sector services to ensure continuity of care and the right care in the right place at the right time.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have extensive postgraduate experience across various clinical areas, applying this to diverse patient populations. They will be capable of providing highly specialist assessments focused on discharge planning, developing and implementing co-produced, personalized care plans. The post involves tracking patient journeys through hospital and into the community.

The candidate must demonstrate a passion for high-quality care and experience in service improvement aligned with national drivers. Strong leadership, organizational, and team management skills are essential, especially in fast-paced environments. The role includes supporting ongoing professional development, leading training programs, staff supervision, and annual reviews. Supporting students through Clinical Supervisor duties is also a key aspect.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board provides NHS healthcare services across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and surrounding counties. Employing 12,000 staff, it delivers primary, community, hospital, mental health, and learning disability services to nearly 400,000 people across Wales, in partnership with local authorities and various sectors, including volunteers.

Our facilities include four main hospitals, five community hospitals, two integrated care centers, and numerous community facilities such as GP practices, dental practices, pharmacies, ophthalmic services, mental health and learning disability sites, and home care services. We also offer highly specialized services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee.

Details

Date posted: 16 May 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: 7

Salary: £46,840 to £53,602 per annum (pro-rata)

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 48 months

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 100-AHP045-0525

Job location: Glangwili General Hospital, Dolgwili Road, Carmarthen, SA31 2AF