Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Principal Physiotherapist with the knowledge, skills and experience to work at advanced level with people with a learning disability and/or autism. This is a rare chance to shape and strengthen physiotherapy provision across both community services and Water Meadow View, the Trust’s specialist mental health inpatient unit for people with a learning disability. The successful applicant will play a pivotal role in championing high quality, equitable, person‑centred care, ensuring that people are supported to maximise physical health, participation and quality of life.
Responsibilities
The post holder will provide clinical support to professionals working in the service and deliver expert assessment and intervention. You will also have the opportunity to use your skills, knowledge and experience to facilitate and lead complex clinical work across the care group footprint, influencing practice across pathways and settings. This post offers genuine scope to innovate, develop new ways of working and help transform services across organisational boundaries, strengthening joint working with partners and improving outcomes for people with learning disabilities and/or autism.
You will have a passion for person centred, evidence based practice, and a proven track record of driving up standards through clinical leadership, quality improvement and service development. You will be supported and encouraged to lead and promote research and innovation, share learning, and inspire others—making a visible, lasting contribution to the Trust’s improvement journey and the wider system.
Commitment to Diversity and Equality
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under‑represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
Working Patterns and Wellbeing
LSCFT supports 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 and flexi‑time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well.
What We Offer
In exchange we will support you to achieve your potential as both a senior leader and a clinician. If you are wanting to join us on our improvement journey and take the next exciting steps in your career, we’d love to hear from you.
This advert closes on Thursday 4 Jun 2026.
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