Specialist Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist

Posting date:	01 December 2025
Salary:	£38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£38682.00 - £46580.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	14 December 2025
Location:	Skelmersdale, WN89RN
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	C9409-25-1015

Summary

To provide clinical input in the assessment and provision of wheelchairs and specialised seating interventions to service users in Chorley, South Ribble and West Lancashire. The post holder will be responsible for a caseload and the supervision of staff and students as required. Main Tasks and Responsibilities Key Duties. To work within Trust clinical guidelines, HCPC and Registrant Body guidelines and to have a working knowledge of national and local standards and to ensure adherence to these and the delivery of a high-quality service. To ensure effective communication processes are followed to meet the needs of service users, relatives/carers and other members of the MDT. To maintain a high standard of record keeping regarding service user care, which is comprehensive, concise, valid and audited on a regular basis. To provide clinical and professional advice to all members of the therapy team. To deputise for B7 therapists when required. The role includes a minimum of 85% clinical time within working hours. Clinical & professional responsibilities. Use complex communication skills and knowledge when working with service users, their families and other provider agencies. To involve the service user, family/carers in all relevant discussions about their management and decisions that are made about their wheelchair provision. To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with service users who lack capacity to consent to treatment. To provide leadership; promoting a learning culture for colleagues and other agencies. To ensure excellence in service delivery through personal and service development. To undertake complex clinical assessments of service users within your sphere of practice. To be responsible for carrying out evidence-based assessment, intervention and evaluation of service user needs in the areas of mobility, posture and pressure relief for children and adults. This may often require periods of lone working To continually evaluate the outcomes and reassess treatment and risk assessments as the service user and environment changes and update the intervention / service accordingly. To undertake assessments in a clinic environment and in a service users home, work or school environment. To be professionally responsible, and accountable, for all aspects of own work. To develop own clinical specialist skills and when appropriate assist junior colleagues in problem solving. ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES To maintain accurate, comprehensive and contemporaneous documentation, in line with legal and service requirements. To be actively involved in the collection and inputting of appropriate data and statistics for the use of the service and for audit purposes. TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES To maintain own clinical professional development; be aware of the latest evidence-based practice and new developments; and maintain your registration with the HCPC and comply with their requirements in compiling your CPD portfolio. To participate in the staff appraisal scheme. To support junior staff with clinical supervision and appraisal. To participate in the delivery of Learning and Development opportunities to all bands of staff. To teach and instruct relatives, carers and other professionals to ensure a consistent approach to service user care and to promote the understanding of the care and use of equipment. To educate service users, parents/carers on 24-hour postural management, the reasoning for this and provide indicators for the need for reassessment. To participate in courses and product demonstrations to maintain wheelchair and other mobility equipment skills. To undertake Fieldwork Education & regularly supervise students. To participate in the induction, training and education of staff in the Wheelchair Service. LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES To demonstrate leadership by means of: Effecting change within own sphere of practice when and where indicated Making recommendations to improve services Influencing, motivating, supporting and enabling others to contribute towards the effectiveness and success of the Wheelchair Service. To attend, contribute and represent at relevant meetings. To demonstrate an understanding of policies relevant to the role including the application of clinical governance and risk management. CLINICAL GOVERNANCE, RESEARCH & AUDIT To demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply to the work situation. To be aware of local and national clinical guidelines and standards of care. To network with practitioner colleagues within the trust, across the Northwest and Nationally, to learn together and share good practice. To take part in service evaluation and with the use of evidence-based practice, local and national research/audit; contribute to changes to service provision and clinical working practices. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES To ensure effective use of resources to support budget management by advising on supply of the most cost-effective wheelchair and mobility equipment needed to meet each service users clinical needs. To consider options for service cost improvements.