Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist

Job summary

Are you an experienced physiotherapist?

Are you passionate about body mechanics, movement, rehabilitation, and the beauty of the link between physical and mental health?

Then we are looking for you! We want someone who loves a challenge, is inquisitive and who approaches clinical cases as holistic puzzles to be navigated. Someone who is brave enough to push the boundaries of service development, but who is experienced enough to reflect upon their own development needs, in this emerging specialism and unconventional clinical environment.

We are an Inpatient Mental Health Physiotherapy service dedicated to delivering excellent care. We work to combine Musculoskeletal, Orthopaedic, Neurological, Falls Management, and Rehabilitation physiotherapy, with specific mental health skills, to support our service uses to maximise their independence and quality of life.

As a team we are all about service development and collaboration, we welcome healthy debate and listen to our stakeholders to ensure our therapy is co-produced.

Main duties of the job

We appreciate that not all Physiotherapists will have a working knowledge of Mental Health specialist skills. Therefore, you will be supported by our team of experienced staff, clinical specialists & Lead Physiotherapist, to expand upon your transferrable skills to build your mental health clinical practice. You will develop person centred innovative therapy techniques in a supportive MDT environment.

Our ideal candidate is someone who is able to:

o Conduct thorough, evidence-based & person-centred physiotherapy assessment, treatment & rehabilitation

o Monitor patient progress, adapting treatment plans as required

o Maintain accurate clinical records in line with professional standards. Including risk assessments, care plans & reports

o Work independently and collaboratively within a wider therapy and Multidisciplinary Team, contributing to clinical excellence & patient wellbeing

o Use excellent communication, organization, & interpersonal skills

o Educate patients & families on safety, relapse prevention & self-management strategies

o Participate in your own Continuous Professional Development (CPD) & contribute to team learning via structured CPD opportunities including, Inservice Training, Journal Club, Peer Supervision & Observed Practice

o Provide leadership to Physiotherapists & support staff, including clinical & professional supervision & appraisal

o Support staff management, including, rostering, operational supervision & management

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

28 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-26-306

Job locations

Wotton Lawn Hospital

Horton Road

Gloucester

GL1 3WL

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