Lead Physiotherapist - Learning Disabilities

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An established health and social care organization seeks a Lead Physiotherapist specializing in Learning Disabilities. In this dynamic role, you'll manage a complex caseload, providing essential physiotherapy services to adults with diverse needs. Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, you'll ensure compliance with regulatory standards while leading and mentoring staff. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of individuals with learning disabilities, all within a supportive and person-centered environment. If you're passionate about improving health outcomes and thrive in a collaborative setting, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working

Professional development opportunities

Supportive supervision/mentoring model

Qualifications

• Post-qualifying experience in a Community MDT is essential.
• Experience with adults with Learning Disabilities is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload and implement clinical interventions.
• Provide leadership and supervision to physiotherapy staff.

Skills

Effective written communication

Effective verbal communication

Teamwork facilitation

Time management

Education

UK-recognised diploma or degree in physiotherapy

Registered with Health and Care Professions Council

Job description

Lead Physiotherapist - Learning Disabilities

Band 7

Main area: Adult Learning Disabilities

Grade: Band 7

Contract: 6 months (Fixed-Term)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

• Full time
• Flexible working

Job ref: 310-MASMH-6601341-A

Site: Scott House

Town: Huntingdon

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 12/03/2025 23:59

Job overview

I am Lilly, one of the Service managers for the Cambridgeshire Learning Disability Partnership. I trained as an Occupational therapist and have worked in the team for 10 years.

I love working in this service because our unique set up allows health and social care to work side by side which means we can be truly person centred for our patients. Our patient group is complex and diverse, which makes this role such an exciting opportunity.

If you are successful, you will maintain and manage a complex specialist caseload. This will involve visiting people in their own homes, day services, respite services, and local hospitals. Every day is different as we work with people 18+ and cover a variety of health issues including mobility issues, seating, respiratory, dysphagia, bowel management, and promoting the health needs of people with learning disabilities.

We provide an external enhanced supervision/mentoring model tailored to meet your needs. The experienced learning disability physiotherapist will be commissioned to support you in your physiotherapy practice.

Main duties of the job

You will work autonomously and manage assessment, identification, treatment, and management of specialist health needs of the clients on your caseload. This includes working with the MDT to conduct appropriate risk assessments for complex conditions relevant to physiotherapy.

You will communicate effectively and sensitively with the MDT, service users, carers, and partner agencies. You will have the opportunity to lead in the implementation and evaluation of specialist programmes of care supporting individuals or groups with learning disabilities.

You will provide professional supervision to other staff and students as appropriate. As a team, we also provide specialist training support to other teams and agencies, and you will be expected to support in the delivery of some of this training.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• To be responsible for the delivery of a countywide specialist learning disability Physiotherapy service ensuring compliance with CQC regulatory requirements.
• To provide professional leadership & management to the Physiotherapy staff (and students) including recruitment, supervision, appraisal, and professional development.
• To provide specialist Physiotherapy input into planning, development, and evaluation of learning disability services.
• As an autonomous practitioner, manage a highly complex caseload, including planning and implementing appropriate clinical interventions.
• To lead in Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working within the LDP and with Key partners, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.
• To provide professional leadership and management responsibility within the LDP as part of the extended Management Team.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• UK-recognised diploma or degree in physiotherapy
• Registered with Health and Care Professions Council

Experience

• Demonstrable post-qualifying experience within a Community MDT.
• Experience of working with adults with Learning Disability.
• Some experience in respiratory physiotherapy.
• Experience in providing clinical supervision.
• Experience of effectively managing a staffing resource.

Skills & Abilities

• Effective written, verbal communication, and presentation skills.
• Effective organisation and time management skills.
• Ability to encourage and facilitate good teamwork.

Other

• Ability to travel on a countywide basis.

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at the interview if you would be willing to register with TSS.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020, we currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

If you are successful at interview, you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references, and Occupational Health.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post, you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020.