Medical Physiotherapist

2 weeks ago


Carnforth Lancashire, United Kingdom Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Mental Health Network


Salary: Band 5


Hours: 30 hours per week/part time


The Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is a rewarding place to work as a Physiotherapist. We have sound professional structures to lead and inspire our Physiotherapy workforce of over 90 employees.


Our established and growing Mental Health Physiotherapy service provides an excellent opportunity to work alongside dedicated professionals providing high quality care to our mental health inpatients, not only within the Harbour Hospital but within several other mental health inpatient units across our network. As a Physiotherapist in our mental health team, you will provide physiotherapy intervention across four older adult wards in the harbour and also to our younger adult wards when required.
There will be opportunities to get involved in our other mental health units across the trust. You will see patients with a variety of physical conditions, some with very complex needs who require ongoing mental health treatment. The Physiotherapy team comprises of qualified physiotherapists and physiotherapy assistants who work closely with occupational therapists, therapy workers, health and well-being workers, speech therapists, psychologists, consultants and nursing staff.


Experience of working in mental health is desirable but not essential. It would be beneficial however to have good ground knowledge in the different aspects of physiotherapy, specific mental health conditions and the impact this has on our physical health. In return you will have clinical and management supervision from your team lead, specialist support by experienced senior staff and colleagues, continuing professional development and access to specialist physiotherapy forums.


The Mental Health Team are led by a multidisciplinary management team, including a Professional Lead for physiotherapy. This is a rare opportunity and an exciting time to join our dynamic team as a physiotherapy clinician, to be involved in developing our innovative services.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.


The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.


Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy

Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy


Evidence of supervision of assistant staff / students
Knowledge and appreciation of lone working risks

Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency collaborative working.

Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency collaborative working.


Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
The Harbour Physiotherapy



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