Employer Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Eddie Ferguson House Town Blyth Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/06/2025 23:59
Physiotherapist (Development post)
Band 5 to Band 6 Progression Post
Hello!
We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, ‘I’ve seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.’ We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Opportunities for you
Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we’ve got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.
We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there’s lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.
* Cultural diversity staff network
* Disabled staff network
* LGBT+ staff network
We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:
* Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association
* Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
* Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group
We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.
Always improving
CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We’re always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?
Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all external applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay
Job overview
This permanent band 5 Physiotherapist progression to band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist post serves the Northumberland and North Tyneside Learning Disability community population with referrals to the service being managed by the leadership and administration referral hub within Northumberland. A service level agreement exists with the North Tyneside community locality and its Northumbria health care trust / North Tyneside local authority partners. This element of the service is also managed by the Northumberland community Learning disability team and remains part of the CNTW Northumberland and North Tyneside CBU.
The core physiotherapy team will provide assessment and intervention to patients from across the Northumberland and North Tyneside region, who present with a broad range of complex and varied conditions.
Our community philosophy is to work in partnership with service users, families, carers, and other stakeholders to optimize quality of life and enable individuals and carers to utilize advised interventions to achieve maximum independence, enabling them to live in the community.
The post sits within the Northumberland Community learning Disability team and your base will be at Eddie Ferguson House in Blyth. As the Physiotherapy clinical delivery is a county wide service, there are other team bases at Greenacres in Ashington, Alnwick Fire Station and Dene Park House in Hexham.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an integral part of the wider team which delivers a range of specialist assessments and interventions for people with learning disabilities. The team has expanded over recent years and comprises of a range of clinicians including Community Nurses, Nursing Associates, Support Workers, Clinical Psychologists, Positive Behavioural Support Practitioners, Specialist Nurses, Clinical Pharmacist Associate Practitioners, Non-Medical Prescribers, and Psychiatry.
The post holder will follow a clear development programme, with monthly meetings occurring to collect evidence of agreed learning outcomes being achieved and to set clear expectations of learning objectives. These will be based on competencies, teaching and training sessions, clinical and peer supervision, practice-based learning, attendance at meetings, self-directed learning and critical reflection.
Working for our organisation
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read this in conjunction with the main Band 5 and Band 6 job descriptions. This is not intended to replace the person specification but specify skills required in relation to community services.
The following should be considered essential:
- Experience of working with people with a learning disability and/or neurological disability and a keen interest to further develop in this speciality.
- Knowledge of different clinical presentations of people with learning disability and how they impact on function.
- Clinical physiotherapy skills across the discipline including assessment and treatment techniques, clinical reasoning, and knowledge of outcome measures.
- Able to develop and provide client-centred, goal-orientated, and graded rehabilitation programmes and interventions to meet the specific needs of the service user with supervision from a senior therapist.
- Ability to clearly communicate clinical information, considering a variety of strategies to support people with complex communication/complex needs.
- Knowledge of physical, and environmental assessments and treatments
- Car driver and access to a car with a full UK driving licence.
The following should be considereddesirable, or post holders should have a commitment to attaining them:
- Evidenced based critical appraisal skills.
- Knowledge regarding effect of cognition, behavioural, perceptual and communication problems of the client group.
- Knowledge of outcome measures relevant to this client group
- Member of a relevant special clinical interest group
- Knowledge and experience of service development/research.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Closing date : 12 th June 2025
We welcome your application.
Person specification
Skills and Competencies
* Skills in a range of appropriate standardised and informal assessments
* Ability to communicate effectively within multi-agency teams
* Ability to use IT systems
* Clinical physiotherapy skills across the discipline including assessment and treatment techniques, clinical reasoning, and knowledge of outcome measures.
* Experience of communication with people who have communication difficulties
Qualifications
* HCPC registered Physiotherapist or HCPC registration applied for
* Recognised Physiotherapy degree qualification.
* Evidence of relevant additional training/awareness of clinical speciality.
Experience
* Experience of working with people with a learning disability and/or neurological disability and a keen interest to further develop in this speciality.
* Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and CSP standards and other local and national initiatives
* Knowledge of different clinical presentations of people with learning disability and how they impact on function.
* Clinical physiotherapy skills including assessment and treatment techniques, clinical reasoning, and knowledge of outcome measures.
* Knowledge regarding effect of cognition, behavioural, perceptual and communication problems of the client group.
* Knowledge of outcome measures relevant to this client group
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
Please ensure to check out all of the supporting documents linked to this advert, for useful information about working for us, information from our Chief Executive and much more.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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