Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist (Rotational) | Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Mid Cheshire Hospitals; Crewe (VA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist (Rotational) at Leighton Hospital, Crewe. The post offers six-month rotations across Cardio-respiratory, Orthopaedics, A&E and Stroke/Rehabilitation, with opportunities for development, training and involvement in service improvement.

The role requires autonomous clinical practice within a 7-day service framework, with on-call responsibilities once competencies are established.

Qualifications

• Clinical specialist post holder provides high-standard physiotherapy assessment and treatment autonomously.
• Active member of a 7-day working service.
• Engages in on-call competencies and unsupervised on-call work when qualified.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive physiotherapy assessments and treatment plans.
• Work across Cardio-respiratory, Orthopaedics, A&E and Stroke/Rehabilitation during rotations.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement care plans.
• Maintain competencies for on-call and out-of-hours emergencies.
• Contribute to service development and audit activities.

Skills

Physiotherapist

Clinical assessment

Autonomous practice

Multidisciplinary team

Job description

Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist (Rotational) | Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated physiotherapist to join our Band 6 rotations here at Leighton Hospital.The rotations are 6 monthly and consist of Cardio-respiratory, Orthopaedics, A&E and Stroke/ Rehabilitation.

We look forward to welcoming you into the team and will offer you support and training opportunities. We encourage service development and audit participation, and will support you to develop as a clinician. We also offer improvement coaching to support with service development projects when commenced.

• As a clinical specialist, the post holder would provide a high standard comprehensive physiotherapy assessment and treatment service of patients with a wide range of conditions working as an autonomous clinician, using accurate analytical skills and clinical reasoning to interpret assessment findings, making diagnosis where appropriate, identifying patient problems, setting goals, and providing an appropriate treatment plan and progression.
• To be an active member of a 7 day working service.
• Upon completion and maintenance of on-call competencies, to work unsupervised in an on-call and out of hour’s emergency service.
• To work autonomously to manage a defined complex patient caseload whilst working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• To provide specialist clinical services to patient while rotating across the core specialty wards within Leighton hospital.
• Contributing to teams when on rotation through the service, gaining and maintaining relevant competencies required to practice in different teams.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.

The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more specific details regarding the job.

This advert closes on Thursday 15 Oct 2026