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Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking a part-time physiotherapist to join the Mental Health Service for Older People in Easington. The role involves providing assessment and treatment for older patients with complex mental health issues and supporting their recovery journey. The position offers flexitime, robust clinical supervision, and a commitment to continued professional development.

Benefits

Flexitime working
Excellent training & development programme
Supportive professional line management
Commitment to external training events

Qualifications

  • Experienced physiotherapist providing assessment and treatment activities.
  • Minimum 12 months post qualifying experience in Physiotherapy delivery.
  • Registered with HCPC.

Responsibilities

  • Assess and treat older individuals with complex mental health and physical needs.
  • Work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
  • Deliver physiotherapy tailored to address frailty syndrome.

Skills

Autonomy
Assessment
Treatment Planning
Understanding of Mental Health Conditions

Education

Professional Qualification in Physiotherapy
HCPC Registration

Job description

Job Summary

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced physiotherapist, part time (30 hours) to join Mental Health Service for Older People community team in Easington Community Team.

The successful candidate will be an autonomous qualified physiotherapist providing assessment, treatment planning and provision for older people with Organic and functional mental health problems, who have complex physical and psychological needs. Often these patients present with additional needs around frailty syndrome so you will be expected to assess using appropriate outcome measures and deliver physiotherapy specific interventions to address frailty syndrome.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will benefit from being part of a trust wide group of Physiotherapy staff working in TEWV, with guidance from Clinical Leads, Clinical Specialists and the Professional Head of Physiotherapy.

Additional attractive features of this post includes flexitime working, a robust clinical supervision scheme, an excellent training & development programme, and supportive professional line management. We are also committed to supporting external training events, CPD, research and audit interests, under our appraisal scheme.

About Us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Details

Date posted

16 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

346-DDM-024-25-A

Job locations

The Old Vicarage

271 Station Road

Seaham

SR7 0BG

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will be an autonomous qualified physiotherapist providing assessment, treatment planning and provision for older people with Organic and functional mental health problems, who have complex physical and psychological needs. Often these patients present with additional needs around frailty syndrome so you will be expected to assess using appropriate outcome measures and deliver physiotherapy specific interventions to address frailty syndrome.

You will be working closely with other professions in the CMHT MDT, contributing to daily teams huddle. Significant post qualifying experience in Physiotherapy including experience working with older people with complex needs is essential. Experience of working with patients with mental health needs is desirable.

You will be HCPC registered.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will be an autonomous qualified physiotherapist providing assessment, treatment planning and provision for older people with Organic and functional mental health problems, who have complex physical and psychological needs. Often these patients present with additional needs around frailty syndrome so you will be expected to assess using appropriate outcome measures and deliver physiotherapy specific interventions to address frailty syndrome.

You will be working closely with other professions in the CMHT MDT, contributing to daily teams huddle. Significant post qualifying experience in Physiotherapy including experience working with older people with complex needs is essential. Experience of working with patients with mental health needs is desirable.

You will be HCPC registered.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Appropriate professional qualification in physiotherapy role
  • Current relevant registration with specific regulatory body
  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS) level 7 (SLT =8) for International recruits

Desirable

  • Post graduate training in relevant specialist area

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 12 months post qualifying experience of physiotherapy delivery

Desirable

  • Experience of supporting people with mental health issues, learning disability or autism
  • Experience of working in Multidisciplinary Team

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of the needs of service users with mental health conditions or learning disabilities.

Desirable

  • Clinical risk assessment and application in practice
  • Knowledge of evidence based practice in designated specialist area
  • Post graduate training in specialist area if applicable to post (e.g. dysphagia, autism diagnostics)
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of managing complex physiotherapy cases
  • Awareness of professional standards and its application to practice

Person Specification

Essential

  • Understanding of the needs of service users with mental health conditions or learning disabilities.

Desirable

  • Clinical risk assessment and application in practice
  • Knowledge of evidence based practice in designated specialist area
  • Post graduate training in specialist area if applicable to post (e.g. dysphagia, autism diagnostics)
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of managing complex physiotherapy cases
  • Awareness of professional standards and its application to practice

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

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Old Vicarage

271 Station Road

Seaham

SR7 0BG

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Old Vicarage

271 Station Road

Seaham

SR7 0BG

Employer's website

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

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