Clinical Lead Physiotherapist for Older People's Mental Health (OPMH)
| Posting date: | 29 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 January 2026 |
| Location: | Rotherham,, S60 2UD |
| Company: | Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7700288/376-RCG-0692 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced mental health physiotherapist to deliver high quality, evidence-based physiotherapy for patients with mental health problems as part of our Rotherham Services.
We are looking to recruit a Band 7 Physiotherapist into a clinical leadership role. You would be joining an established progressive, forward-thinking service. The role will involve working alongside and supporting physiotherapists and other care professionals primarily within the Rotherham Care Group, across the inpatients mental health units .
We are looking to attract an effective communicator with clinical expertise and a flexible problem-solving approach. The ability to work well with all members of the multi-disciplinary team is essential, as is the ability to promote the role of physiotherapy in line with the National Mental Health Physiotherapy Strategy and NICE Guidance.
You will be expected to deliver at the highest level of clinical reasoning and will be enthusiastic and motivated to work as part of an integrated team. You will need good organisational and communication skills and be able to demonstrate highly developed specialist clinical expertise and knowledge.
We are looking for a therapist with appropriate demonstrable post-graduate experience. Experience of working with clients with mental health problems, working within acute medicine, orthopaedics, elderly care and pain management would also be desirable. This position would be ideal for an experienced Band 6 Physiotherapist wanting to progress into a Band 7 role, or an experienced Band 7 Physiotherapist looking for a new challenge and wanting to further develop their clinical leadership and management skills and contribute to the ongoing development of Older People’s Mental Health Services.
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Jan 2026
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced mental health physiotherapist to deliver high quality, evidence-based physiotherapy for patients with mental health problems as part of our Rotherham Services.
We are looking to recruit a Band 7 Physiotherapist into a clinical leadership role. You would be joining an established progressive, forward-thinking service. The role will involve working alongside and supporting physiotherapists and other care professionals primarily within the Rotherham Care Group, across the inpatients mental health units .
We are looking to attract an effective communicator with clinical expertise and a flexible problem-solving approach. The ability to work well with all members of the multi-disciplinary team is essential, as is the ability to promote the role of physiotherapy in line with the National Mental Health Physiotherapy Strategy and NICE Guidance.
You will be expected to deliver at the highest level of clinical reasoning and will be enthusiastic and motivated to work as part of an integrated team. You will need good organisational and communication skills and be able to demonstrate highly developed specialist clinical expertise and knowledge.
We are looking for a therapist with appropriate demonstrable post-graduate experience. Experience of working with clients with mental health problems, working within acute medicine, orthopaedics, elderly care and pain management would also be desirable. This position would be ideal for an experienced Band 6 Physiotherapist wanting to progress into a Band 7 role, or an experienced Band 7 Physiotherapist looking for a new challenge and wanting to further develop their clinical leadership and management skills and contribute to the ongoing development of Older People’s Mental Health Services.
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Jan 2026
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