Senior Physiotherapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Sefton; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working requests considered

Job summary

The Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist to join the ICRAS North Liverpool and South Sefton Therapy team. You will manage a complex caseload, lead junior staff, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary colleagues to support timely discharges and avoid hospital admissions.

You will hold HCPC registration, a physiotherapy degree, and an enhanced DBS. The role involves seven-day service with shifts 8am–8pm and flexible cover across urgent care.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Risk assessment skills.
• Up-to-date knowledge of current physiotherapy best practice; use of outcome measures and models of practice.
• Application of standard setting, audit, evaluation and review.
• Core physiotherapy skills applicable to this field.
• Understanding of partnership working, care management principles and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload autonomously, assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating interventions for adults with multiple comorbidities.
• Lead and supervise junior staff through supervision and appraisal, and provide clinical advice across the team.
• Work with other professionals to keep patients in suitable settings and avoid hospital admission.
• Participate in planning, developing and evaluating physiotherapy services, leading defined projects.
• Carry out holistic assessments and individualized treatment plans from assessment to discharge.
• Prioritise referrals by need, risk and service capacity.
• Work flexibly across urgent care services as needed.
• Lead service user reviews and manage risk assessments and plans.
• Liaise with families, carers, GPs and other professionals on assessment and care planning.
• Monitor and audit care plans and treatments delivered by team members.
• De-escalate distressed service users and support staff after incidents.
• Contribute to development of the profession and facilitate learning for students and practitioners.

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Risk assessment

Audit and evaluation

Clinical governance

Evidence-based practice

Education

Degree in physiotherapy

Teaching or mentorship qualification or equivalent

Job description

Senior physiotherapist post in the ICRAS North Liverpool and South Sefton Therapy team at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, supporting adults with multiple complex comorbidities. Work centres on rehabilitation across the Urgent Community Response service, intermediate care beds and hospital discharges, with an autonomous caseload and supervision of junior staff. Seven-day service running 8am to 8pm, so late and weekend shifts sit on the roster alongside flexible cover across urgent care. HCPC registration, a physiotherapy degree and an enhanced DBS are required.

What the job involves

• Manage a complex caseload autonomously, assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating evidence-based interventions for adults with multiple comorbidities
• Lead and supervise junior staff through supervision and appraisal, and give clinical advice across the team
• Work with other professionals to keep patients in suitable settings and avoid hospital admission
• Take part in planning, developing and evaluating physiotherapy services, leading defined projects
• Carry out holistic assessments and individualised treatment plans, reviewing them from assessment to discharge
• Prioritise physiotherapy referrals by need, risk and service capacity
• Work flexibly across urgent care services as demand requires
• Lead service user reviews and manage risk assessments and risk management plans
• Liaise with families, carers, GPs and other professionals on assessment and care planning
• Monitor and audit care plans and treatment delivered by team members
• De-escalate aggressive or distressed service users and support staff after violent incidents
• Contribute to the development of the profession and facilitate learning for students and practitioners

Qualifications

• Degree in physiotherapy
• Teaching or mentorship qualification, or equivalent work-based experience

Registration & licences

• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council as a physiotherapist

Experience

• Demonstrable post-registration experience in a specialised area of physiotherapy
• Experience of successful multi-agency working

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills, including explaining complex information to patients, carers and colleagues
• Risk assessment skills
• Up-to-date knowledge of current physiotherapy best practice, with use of outcome measures and models of practice
• Application of standard setting, audit, evaluation and review
• Core physiotherapy skills applied to this field
• Understanding of partnership working, care management principles and clinical governance

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS disclosure

Other

• IT literate
• Self-management and motivation
• Ability to travel across boundaries
• Evidence of CPD and awareness of current national and local health and social care agenda

Nice to have

• Membership of a professional body
• Practice placement education qualification
• Evidence of post-registration study in a relevant field
• Management and clinical leadership experience
• Experience of service development, audit and research relevant to the clinical area

What’s offered

• Flexible working requests considered for all roles