Senior Physiotherapist

Mersey Care Nhs Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust in the North West is seeking a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the ICRAS North Liverpool & South Sefton Therapy team. You will deliver patient-centred care across urgent and intermediate care settings, managing a caseload for adults 18+ with complex co-morbidities.

The post requires flexible work across the service, including evenings and weekends as part of a roster. You will provide leadership and supervision to junior staff, contribute to service planning and

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of patients with multiple co-morbidities as an autonomous practitioner.
• Provide leadership for junior staff through supervision and appraisal.
• Contribute to planning, development and evaluation of physiotherapy services within a designated area.
• Collaborate with other professionals to enable patient discharge and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

Job description

Closing date: 08 November 2026

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata

Band: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Job summary

ICRAS North Liverpool & South Sefton Therapy team is seeking a committed Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our service, supporting the patients through shared care within their localities. We are seeking a highly skilled, enthusiastic, and proactive therapist to join our team. The service responds to the rehabilitation needs of adults 18+, who have multiple complex co-morbidities. The team support The Urgent Community Response service (UCR), Intermediate Care Bed Base services and Hospital discharges. The service operates 7 days a week, 8am -8pm covering late and weekend working as part of a roster.

The postholder will be required to work flexibly across urgent care services, as needed, to support the effective management of service capacity and demand.

We strive to communicate and collaborate between Integrated care systems to address the health and social care needs across the area, maximising patient independence and preventing hospital admissions. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our multi-disciplinary team.

The team consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Assistant Practitioners, Health Practitioner Assistants, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Nursing staff and Podiatrist.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to effectively manage a caseload of patient's comorbidities as an autonomous practitioner, using evidence based/ patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions of the patient group. The post holder will provide leadership for junior staff when appropriate, through supervision and appraisal. The post holder will participate in planning, development and evaluation of physiotherapy services within a designated area/team, holding responsibility for defined projects.

The post holder take a holistic approach in the assessment and treatment of service users / patients, being responsible for the provision of appropriate, high quality care to a defined caseload which may be of a complex nature, using the appropriate model of care and evidenced based practice.

Work in partnership with other professionals to enable patients / clients to be maintained in an appropriate environment, thus avoiding hospital admission.

To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Physiotherapy profession and service developments within Urgent and Intermediate Care and will facilitate effective learning within the area of practice for all students and practitioners.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

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