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Principal Practitioner Physiotherapist

Employer
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Preston
Salary
£48,526 to £54,619 a year per annum
Closing date
18 Oct 2022

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Profession
Mental health practitioner
Grade
Band 8A
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Significant investment in the Learning Disability community health services has created an exciting opportunity for a Principal Physiotherapist with the knowledge, skills and experience to work at advanced level with people with a learning disability and/or autism.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide clinical support to professionals working in the service and deliver expert assessment and intervention. The successful applicant will be registered with the Health and Care Professionals Council, be educated to Masters Level in relevant subject (or working towards) and have expert clinical skills in supporting people with a learning disability. You will have strong leadership and advanced clinical skills and significant experience of working across organisational boundaries, to innovate and transform services.

You will have a passion for person centred, evidence based practice, and a proven track record of driving up standards, leading and promoting research, and leading change.

About us

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. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification Education / Qualification Essential
  • First degree/equivalent professional pre-registration qualification in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy/Speech & Language Therapy
Knowledge & Skills Essential
  • Extensive specialist knowledge of the care and management of patients in area of specialist.
  • Expert clinician with advanced clinical reasoning and therapy skills.
  • Evidence of clinical leadership skills including influencing and achieving change and professional development of others.
Experience Essential
  • Significant post registration experience in the speciality area including having worked as a clinical specialist (band 7) in area of speciality.


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