Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health Inpatients
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-BAY888-ZK
- Employer
- Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Harbour, Blackpool
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Physiotherapist
Band 6
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
We are delighted to offer an opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated and forward thinking Physiotherapist to join our adult mental health inpatient services across The Bay Network. This role forms part of our growing Allied Health Professional (AHP) workforce, working alongside Dietetics, Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.
This post forms part of the Mental Health Inpatient Physiotherapy Team, who provide specialist physiotherapy input across all mental health inpatient wards within the LSCFT footprint. The role offers the opportunity to contribute to clinical leadership, service development, and the ongoing professional growth of the team.
We are seeking an individual who is keen to build on their clinical and leadership skills and contribute to a culture of learning, excellence and development within the AHP community. A specialist interest in frailty, falls prevention, or physical health in mental health would be desirable, though not essential. Most importantly, you will be committed to delivering high quality, person centred care and will be supported to reach your full potential as both a clinician and a developing leader.
Main duties of the job
Working for our organisation
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.
LSCFT support 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please see attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC Registration
- Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Evidence of CPD in relevant areas
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience and ability to work effectively within an MDT
- Evidence of clinical topic training / staff presentations
- Evidence of supervision of assistant staff / students
Experience
Essential criteria
- Treatment of a broad range of conditions
- Demonstrable evidence of improving and developing service /practice
- Evidence of leading and implementing clinical change Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency collaborative working.
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sam Bennett
- Job title
- Consultant Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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