Job vacancy: Physiotherapist, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool

Job summary

Main area: Physiotherapy
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: 12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working essential)
Job ref: 287-AMED-378-26

Employer: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Aintree Hospital
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/10/2026 23:59

Physiotherapist

NHS AfC: Band 7

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

To provide specialist physiotherapy assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for patients admitted to the Major Trauma Centre.
To independently manage a complex caseload of patients with traumatic injuries including:
- Polytrauma
- Traumatic brain injury
- Spinal cord injuries
- Orthopaedic trauma
- Chest trauma
- Limb loss and amputations
- Complex medical and rehabilitation needs.
To undertake comprehensive assessment of:
- Physical function
- Mobility and transfers
- Respiratory function
- Balance and coordination
- Exercise tolerance
- Rehabilitation potential
- Discharge needs.
To develop and implement evidence-based treatment programmes aimed at preventing complications, maximising recovery and promoting independence.
To provide specialist physiotherapy intervention within both acute ward and critical care environments, including respiratory management, early mobilisation and rehabilitation.
To assess and manage patients with complex physical, cognitive, psychological and social needs as part of a holistic rehabilitation approach.
To contribute to rehabilitation prescriptions and support seamless transitions between acute care, inpatient rehabilitation and community services.

Acute Trauma and Critical Care

To provide physiotherapy assessment and treatment for patients requiring critical care rehabilitation and step-down rehabilitation following critical illness.
To support early rehabilitation and mobilisation of critically ill and mechanically ventilated patients where appropriate.
To work closely with Critical Care and Trauma teams to optimise patient recovery and prevent secondary complications associated with prolonged hospitalisation.
To participate in daily trauma board rounds, consultant-led ward rounds and multidisciplinary reviews.

Multidisciplinary Team Working

To participate fully in multidisciplinary team meetings, rehabilitation MDTs, board rounds and discharge planning meetings.
To work collaboratively with:
- Major Trauma Consultants
- Trauma and Orthopaedic Teams
- Critical Care Teams
- Nursing Staff
- Occupational Therapists
- Clinical Psychologists
- Dietitians
- Speech and Language Therapists
- Pharmacists
- Mental Health Liaison Teams
- Social Care Teams.
To provide expert physiotherapy advice to the wider MDT regarding rehabilitation potential, discharge planning and ongoing therapy requirements.
To contribute to goal setting and person-centred rehabilitation planning.

Discharge Planning and Care Coordination

To contribute to effective discharge planning from the point of admission.
To work closely with internal services and external agencies to ensure timely, safe and effective discharge arrangements.
To develop productive working relationships with:
- Community rehabilitation teams
- Community physiotherapy services
- Specialist rehabilitation units
- Neuroscience rehabilitation services
- Major Trauma Network partners
- Social Care providers
- Voluntary and charitable organisations
- Specialist tertiary referral services.
To provide detailed handovers and rehabilitation recommendations to ensure continuity of care across the patient pathway.

Communication Responsibilities

To communicate highly complex and sensitive information regarding diagnosis, prognosis, rehabilitation goals and discharge plans to patients and their families.
To adapt communication styles for patients with cognitive impairment, communication difficulties, brain injury, psychological distress or altered levels of consciousness.
To act as an advocate for patients and families throughout the rehabilitation process.
To provide education and support to patients, carers and healthcare professionals regarding recovery, rehabilitation and ongoing management.

Leadership, Education and Service Development

To provide supervision, mentorship and support to junior physiotherapists, therapy assistants and students.
To contribute to the planning and delivery of teaching and training programmes.
To support the development of evidence-based clinical practice within the Major Trauma Service.
To actively participate in service development initiatives, quality improvement projects and implementation of national major trauma standards.
To contribute to the continued development of rehabilitation pathways within the Major Trauma Centre and wider Major Trauma Network.

Governance, Audit and Research

To maintain accurate, comprehensive and contemporaneous clinical records in accordance with Trust, HCPC and CSP standards.
To participate in audit, service evaluation, data collection and quality improvement activities.
To support outcome measurement and rehabilitation data collection where required.
To contribute to governance processes including incident reporting, risk management and implementation of learning identified through audits, peer reviews and service evaluations.

Service Requirements

To participate in the delivery of a seven-day Major Trauma Therapy Service.
To maintain professional registration and undertake continuing professional development in line with HCPC and CSP requirements.
To comply with all Trust policies, professional standards and Major Trauma Network requirements.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

B.Sc in Physiotherapy
Grad.Diploma in Physiotherapy
Current registration with HCPC
Post Graduate courses in Management at various levels/equivalent

Desirable criteria

Post-Graduate courses in a variety of specialities/clinical education

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience working in working in various specialities and in management roles.

Knowledge

Desirable criteria

Experience in conducting audit
Experience in conducting or supporting Research projects

Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Forward thinking with knowledge of current NHS/speciality issues
Ability to pass on skills and knowledge to others
Excellent managerial skills
Ability to manage and work as part of MDT
Able to handle difficult, sensitive and emotional situations.
Ability to think quickly, assess clinical situations and take decisions upon that information

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months’ of their 18^th birthday.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £25.70 (standard disclosure) or £46.70 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment.

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Our statement on modern slavery

We have zero tolerance of slavery and human trafficking and are committed to maintaining and improving systems, processes and policies to avoid complicity in human rights violation and to prevent slavery and human trafficking in our supply chain.

The Trust policies, procedures, governance and legal arrangements are robust, ensuring that proper checks and due diligence are applied in employment procedures to ensure compliance with this legislation. We also conform to the NHS employment check standards within our workforce recruitment and selection practices. This strategic approach incorporates analysis of the Trust’s supply chains and its partners to assess risk exposure and management on modern slavery.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

Fair Employment Charter Status - Aspiring Level

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Samantha Holder
Job title: Therapy Lead
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01515298084

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Job summary

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Physiotherapist

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

Acute Trauma and Critical Care

Multidisciplinary Team Working

Discharge Planning and Care Coordination

Communication Responsibilities

Leadership, Education and Service Development

Governance, Audit and Research

Service Requirements

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Experience

Essential criteria

Knowledge

Desirable criteria

Skills

Essential criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Application numbers

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

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