Advanced Physiotherapist | University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 July 2025 |
| Location: | Barrow in Furness, LA14 4LF |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7315897/331-B16360425-A |
Summary
We are excited to offer an opportunity for experienced Physiotherapist to fulfil a clinical leadership role fortheacute inpatient medical services with responsibility for the planning, delivery and evaluation of the service provided on a day-to-day basis.
If successful, you will be responsible, as a Team leader, for the management,organisationand development of Physiotherapyservices within theacute inpatient medicalservices,working in partnership with other Advanced Physiotherapists and the wider AHP Band 7 team, Clinical Service manager and Therapy Leads.
Youwill work as an autonomous practitioner with responsibility for the management of a clinical caseload, providing highly specialised assessment,treatmentand advice to patients.
The successful candidate willprovidehighly specialist advice to the speciality team and to staff working in other specialist areas or professions.
You will provide supervision, advice and guidance to Specialist Physiotherapists and Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners, Technical Instructors and students on a day-to-day basis. You willbe responsible forthe clinical practice of physiotherapy assistants and Undergraduate Physiotherapy students who work under your supervision.
You will take a lead role in the planning and delivery of training and education for the physiotherapy team and support theprofessional and personal development ofstaff.
To be a clinical lead foracute inpatient medical serviceswith responsibility for the planning delivery and evaluation of the service provided on a day-to-day basis.
To be responsible, as a Team leader, for the management,organisationand development of Physiotherapyservices within the acute inpatient respiratory and medicalservices,working in partnership other Advanced Physiotherapists, Clinical Service manager and Therapy Lead.
To work as an autonomous practitioner with responsibility for the management of a clinical caseload, providing highly specialised assessment,treatmentand advice to patients.
Toprovidehighly specialist advice to the speciality team and to staff working in other specialist areas or professions.
To provide supervision, advice and guidance to Specialist Physiotherapists and Physiotherapists,assistantsand students on a day-to-day basis. Tobe responsible forthe clinical practice of physiotherapy assistants and Undergraduate Physiotherapy students who work under your supervision.
To take a leading role in the planning and delivery of training and education for the physiotherapy team, to support the professional and personal development of staff.
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
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This advert closes on Monday 14 Jul 2025