Senior Physiotherapist - Complex Rehab Unit

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Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Senior Physiotherapist in the Complex Rehab Unit, providing specialized rehabilitation for patients with complex needs. You will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, crafting evidence-based treatment plans and contributing to service development. This role offers professional development opportunities as part of a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Physiotherapy with HCPC registration required.
• Significant post-registration experience across varied clinical areas.
• Experience in a multidisciplinary team, with a focus on education and supervision of less experienced staff.

Responsibilities

• Create tailored evidence-based treatment plans for complex patients.
• Monitor and evaluate patient care and treatment delivery.
• Participate in clinical governance and multidisciplinary meetings.

Skills

Communication

Time Management

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Education

Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy or equivalent

HCPC registration

Job description

Employer Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Broadgreen Hospital Town Liverpool Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/06/2025 23:59

Senior Physiotherapist - Complex Rehab Unit

Band 6

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled Band 6 physiotherapist based on the Phoenix Unit , Broadgreen Hospital. The Pheonix Unit is a level 2 rehabilitation unit within the Cheshire and Merseyside Rehabilitation Network (CMRN) providing individually tailored rehabilitation programmes to suit the needs of a diverse group of patients following significant trauma or life changing diagnoses.

The successful candidate will be part of a motivated, forward thinking multidisciplinary team. It is essential to have demonstrable knowledge and experience across a breadth of clinical areas including orthopaedics, neurology, vascular and respiratory as well as an enthusiasm to further develop their skills.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate excellent communication, time-management and interpersonal skills. They should be motivated to work effectively autonomously and as part of a team. We provide regular supervision and training opportunities. A commitment to continued professional development and the development of others is essential.

As part of the CMRN, therapists have opportunity to be involved in service development at both a local and regional level.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for creating tailored evidence based treatment plans with appropriate goal setting for a range of complex presentations. Collaborative working and understanding of the roles of the wider MDT is essential.

Clinical Governance, research and quality improvement activities are encouraged within the service.

Therapists are required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, supporting a 7 day service; working extended days.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To undertake physiotherapy assessment, clinically diagnose and implementagreed treatment plans, evaluate care delivery according to health careneeds a range of complex patients.
• To demonstrate a strong awareness of evidence based practice enabling the implementation of goal setting to support a variety of conditions.
• To advise, assist and educate other staff and students with the management of patient caseloads.
• To ensure effective communication with patients, carers and all other Health & Social Care Professionals regarding all aspects of patient care. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating.
• To demonstrate a strong understanding of a 24 ethos to rehabilitation.
• Represent Physiotherapy Service at Multidisciplinary Meetings to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated Multidisciplinary Service.
• To be involved in a integrated care approach to complex rehabilitation including joint working with other health care professionals in supporting patient reach their rehabilitation goals.

Please refer to detailed Job Description attached

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy or equivalent
• HCPC registration

Experience

• Significant post-registration experience in a junior rotational post providing a broad range of clinical experience to include musculoskeletal / medical / respiratory conditions
• Majority of clinical experience in the NHS UK
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of a contribution to clinical education / supervision of less experienced staff, students or assistants

Knowledge

• Broad range of clinical assessment and treatment skills based on current best practice
• Demonstrates an ability to comprehend and work within policies on health and safety, risk management and data protection
• Working knowledge of current NHS issues
• Evidence of self directed learning and willingness to participate in CPD

Skills

• Demonstrates effective and adaptable communication skills including written and verbal
• Evidence of time management and organisational skills
• Demonstrates an ability to pass on skills / knowledge to others
• Demonstrates an ability to manage own work load, determine priorities and delegates tasks
• Demonstrates an ability to problem solve

Other

• Demonstrates an ability to work independently and to seek advice when necessary
• Demonstrates an ability to work effectively in a team
• Demonstrates an ability to respond effectively to complex, emotional or challenging situations
• Demonstrates an ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
• Demonstrates a genuine interest in medical / surgical specialties

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Candidatesapplying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months’ of their 18 th birthday.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications submitted from 2nd December will be subject to the new DBS fee of £26.50 (standard) and £54.50 (Enhanced).

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

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 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Kirsten Evans Job title Therapy Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0151 282 6686 Additional information

For further details / informal visits contact:

Kirsten Evans

Therapy Lead
0151 282 6686