Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist - Prehabilitation

NHS; United States; Remote; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health institution is seeking a Physiotherapist to lead treatment interventions in prehabilitation. You will join an innovative multidisciplinary team and use advanced clinical skills to support patients for optimal health outcomes. Excellent career progression and training opportunities offered.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Oncology, Orthopaedics, Neurology, or other specialties.
• Experience in audit/research and teaching.
• Ability to provide leadership and mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for physiotherapy interventions.
• Manage a complex caseload in out-patient and community settings.
• Supervise physiotherapy students and junior staff.

Skills

Communication

Clinical reasoning

Assessment skills

Teamwork

Education

Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy

HCPC Registration

Master's Degree or equivalent specialty knowledge

Job description

Job summary

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience working in the CTMUHB prehabilitation team. This is a relatively new service driven by an enthusiastic and innovative multi-disciplinary team to optimise patients health and wellbeing prior to treatment.

This is an exciting time for AHPs in CTMUHB. We are looking for visionary team members at all levels to guide and implement service development to be implemented at pace to enable the vision of supporting people in CTMUHB to achieve their maximum potential - physically, cognitively, socially and psychologically. (AHP Framework, 2019).

You will be an integral part of the team comprising SLT, OT, Dietetics and therapy support practitioners as core but also the wider multi-disciplinary team involving CNS, Diagnostic, Surgical and Oncological teams.

You will be an innovative thinker, able to lead on a new project, work autonomously and as part of a team and a skill for collecting and analysing data.

The right candidate will have a strong team ethos and will value the importance of involving the clinical teams as an integral part of this service development. The candidate will be supported in experiencing excellent opportunities for cross discipline working.

Additionally, your career progression is important to us and CTM has an excellent L&D offer as well as support for external learning.

Main duties of the job

Provide clinical leadership for the physiotherapy aspects of prehabilitation, delivering specialist Physiotherapy interventions throughout CTMUHB.

To manage a defined caseload of clients with complex needs within out-patient and community settings, using evidence based /client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

To provide leadership for less experienced staff, through supervision and appraisal as delegated by supervisor.

To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Physiotherapy Services within this designated area/team, holding responsibility for defined projects.

To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Health Board Physiotherapy Service.

To use highly specialised, advanced clinical reasoning skills to determine a differential diagnosis.

To regularly supervise Physiotherapy students on practice placements, and other students.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Details Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,840 to £53,602 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

110-AHP072-0625

Job locations

Dewi Sant Hospital

Albert Road

Pontypridd

CF37 1LB

Job description Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Job description Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification Qualifications and/or Knowledge Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy.
• HCPC Registration
• Master's Degree or equivalent level of specialist knowledge and experience.
• Knowledge of appropriate clinical guidelines - Local and National

Desirable

• Evidence of leadership training/management training
• Membership of relevant specialist interest group

Experience Essential

• Broad range of experience with specialist experience in Oncology/ Orthopaedic/ Neurological/ Respiratory medicine/ Community/ inpatient rehabilitation/ Palliative care physiotherapy
• Substantial experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and/or multi disciplinary team
• Experience of audit/ research (clinical and organisational).
• Experience of formal and informal teaching.
• Experience of working within healthcare systems.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching at post graduate level.

Aptitude and Abilities Skills Essential

• Excellent communication skills (verbal, nonverbal and written).
• Ability to use highly specialised clinical reasoning skills independent of other Practitioners, in an expert area of practice.
• Advanced assessment skills.
• The physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling, equipment and advanced manual treatment techniques.
• Experience of and Ability to work efficiently and effectively within a team environment.
• Coaching/mentoring & MI/ presentation/instructing/ class taking skills.
• Good IT skills.

Desirable

• The ability to speak or learn Welsh to a satisfactory level.

Personal Qualities Essential

• Self-motivated and capable of motivating others.
• Able to set priorities and deliver against targets.
• Ability & Experience of working collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team

Circumstances Essential

• Ability to carry out full range of duties (including travel between the various hospital, community and domiciliary settings) in a timely manner.
• Ability to work flexibly.

Person Specification Qualifications and/or Knowledge Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy.
• HCPC Registration
• Master's Degree or equivalent level of specialist knowledge and experience.
• Knowledge of appropriate clinical guidelines - Local and National

Desirable

• Evidence of leadership training/management training
• Membership of relevant specialist interest group

Experience Essential

• Broad range of experience with specialist experience in Oncology/ Orthopaedic/ Neurological/ Respiratory medicine/ Community/ inpatient rehabilitation/ Palliative care physiotherapy
• Substantial experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and/or multi disciplinary team
• Experience of audit/ research (clinical and organisational).
• Experience of formal and informal teaching.
• Experience of working within healthcare systems.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching at post graduate level.

Aptitude and Abilities Skills Essential

• Excellent communication skills (verbal, nonverbal and written).
• Ability to use highly specialised clinical reasoning skills independent of other Practitioners, in an expert area of practice.
• Advanced assessment skills.
• The physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling, equipment and advanced manual treatment techniques.
• Experience of and Ability to work efficiently and effectively within a team environment.
• Coaching/mentoring & MI/ presentation/instructing/ class taking skills.
• Good IT skills.

Desirable

• The ability to speak or learn Welsh to a satisfactory level.

Personal Qualities Essential

• Self-motivated and capable of motivating others.
• Able to set priorities and deliver against targets.
• Ability & Experience of working collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team

Circumstances Essential

• Ability to carry out full range of duties (including travel between the various hospital, community and domiciliary settings) in a timely manner.
• Ability to work flexibly.

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

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Dewi Sant Hospital

Albert Road

Pontypridd

CF37 1LB

Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Dewi Sant Hospital

Albert Road

Pontypridd

CF37 1LB

Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)