Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust – Specialist Physiotherapist
Closing date: 22 May 2026
Overview: Are you an innovative Physiotherapist seeking a specialist community role with system impact? Join the Provider Improvement and Response Team (PIRT) to improve outcomes for residents in care and nursing homes across Staffordshire and Stoke‑on‑Trent. This permanent post is aligned to a 12‑month project supporting care home quality improvement and may evolve with service needs.
Responsibilities
* Build and maintain effective relationships with care homes, partners and multidisciplinary teams to support high‑quality, coordinated care.
* Work across organisational boundaries to identify risks, address challenges and support improvements in care delivery and resident outcomes.
* Undertake holistic assessments of residents’ needs where required, working with care home staff to strengthen care planning and support.
* Provide advice, guidance and practical support to care home staff in areas such as safety, falls prevention, infection control and wellbeing.
* Contribute to reducing avoidable hospital admissions through proactive identification of deterioration and early intervention.
* Support education, training and upskilling of care home staff to improve confidence, capability and quality of care.
* Identify themes, risks and barriers within services, escalating concerns and contributing to system‑wide learning and improvement.
* Maintain accurate, timely records and ensure effective communication across teams and organisations.
* Contribute to service development, projects and quality improvement initiatives within the local health and care system.
* Work autonomously with a high level of professionalism, demonstrating adaptability, sound judgement and effective workload management.
Qualifications
* Clinically confident with experience supporting older adults and complex needs.
* Community experience, ideally with care homes.
* Strong communication and problem‑solving skills.
* Committed to quality improvement and collaborative working.
* Flexible to travel.
* Current band 6 experience.
* Knowledge and experience working with older adults.
Support: You will receive clinical supervision via MPFT CHIST and AHP services.
To make a meaningful impact in a varied role, we would love to hear from you.
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