Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 20 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 22 March 2026 |
| Location: | Maidstone, ME16 9PL |
| Company: | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7789503/380-FR0635 |
Summary
Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.
Join Our Forensic Services Team and Make a Difference
Are you an experienced and compassionate Physiotherapist looking for a unique and rewarding role? Kent and Medway Mental Health Trust is seeking a motivated Specialist Physiotherapist to join our Forensic Services, helping to support individuals with complex mental health and physical health needs within secure settings.
This is an exciting opportunity to apply your physiotherapy skills in a dynamic and multidisciplinary forensic environment, where you will play a crucial role in developing the service and promoting mobility, independence, and overall well-being for service users in low and medium secure units.
As a Specialist Physiotherapist within Forensic Services, you will:
· Assess and provide treatment for patients with a wide range of physical health conditions, often co-occurring with severe mental illness.
· Work closely with a multidisciplinary team, including psychiatrists, nurses, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and psychologists, to ensure holistic patient care.
· Develop and deliver individualised rehabilitation plans to improve mobility, function, and quality of life.
· Support service users with pain management, exercise programmes, and education on maintaining physical health.
· Contribute to risk assessments and care planning in a secure environment.
· Provide training and guidance to staff on movement, injury prevention, and the benefits of physical activity.
What We are Looking For
HCPC-registered Physiotherapist.
Experience working within complex care settings, mental health, forensics (desirable but not essential).
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage service users who may present with challenging behaviours.
Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team and wider AHP team
Commitment to patient-centred care and rehabilitation.
Join us in making a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals in forensic mental health care.
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s doing well together.
Take a look at our Clinical Associate Psychologist Video
Take a look at our Consultant Clinical Forensic Psychologist Video
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Mar 2026
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