Contact information
Please contact Andrea Kulikovsky, Integrated therapy team leader, hospital avoidance team: A.kulikovsky@nhs.net
or Abby Daykin, Integrated therapy team leader, complex care team; abbegail.daykin@nhs.net
About the role
We are excited to offer an excellent opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Inpatient Physiotherapist to join our teams across Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, working in a split post between Pinderfields Hospital and Dewsbury District Hospital.
This post offers a varied and rewarding role, combining proactive hospital avoidance work with specialist elderly care inpatient physiotherapy, ideal for someone looking to broaden their clinical skills while working within supportive, well-established multidisciplinary teams.
What We’re Looking For
* HCPC-registered Physiotherapist
* Relevant post-registration experience, including inpatient physiotherapy
* Experience or strong interest in elderly care and/or hospital avoidance services
* Excellent communication and teamwork skills
* Ability to work autonomously and manage a varied caseload
* Commitment to service development, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice
This is an ideal opportunity for a Band 6 physiotherapist looking to develop skills across both acute hospital avoidance and elderly care, while contributing to innovative services across the Trust.
Base: Pinderfields Hospital & Dewsbury District Hospital
Working Pattern:
* 3 days Hospital Avoidance Team, Pinderfields Hospital
* 2 days Elderly Care Inpatients, Dewsbury District Hospital
* This is a 7 day service, weekend working is expected as part of the role with days off taken back during the week
Main duties
The Role
Hospital Avoidance Team Pinderfields Hospital (3 days per week)
You will work as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team delivering rapid assessment and intervention to patients at risk of hospital admission. The focus is on promoting independence, preventing unnecessary admissions, and supporting safe management in the community or alternative pathways. The team also cover the acute admission unit, frailty assessment units, elderly care and gastro wards.
Elderly Care Dewsbury District Hospital (2 days per week)
You will provide high-quality physiotherapy assessment and treatment to older adults with complex medical, cognitive, and functional needs on the inpatient wards. The role includes discharge planning, MDT working, and supporting safe and timely transitions of care.
Essential person specification requirements
What We’re Looking For
* Degree in Physiotherapy
* HCPC-registered Physiotherapist
* Broad range and relevant post-registration experience, including inpatient physiotherapy within the NHS.
* Respiratory competent and on-call experience
* Experience or strong interest in elderly care and/or hospital avoidance services and Frailty.
* Excellent communication and teamwork skills
* Ability to work autonomously and manage a varied caseload
* Ability to work within, lead and co-ordinate the team
* Flexible to change and adaptable to work in a fast paced environment
* Commitment to service development, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice
* Ability to supervise both non qualified and qualified members of staff
* Ability to teach others and develop the service, complete audits and present the findings
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application guidance:
We understand that more applicants are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our benefits
* Access to the NHS pension plan
* Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
* Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
* Extensive benefits and support, including:
* Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
* Home electronics scheme
* Cycle to work scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
* Car lease salary sacrifice scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
* Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
* Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
* Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
* Career progression, training and support
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