Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 6 months (Secondment: 6 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 294-CORP-7339188-FZ-A
- Employer
- South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Springfield Hospital
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £46,419 - £55,046 per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.
We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".
When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.
As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
Mental Health Physiotherapy is a fast-growing and exciting specialism within Physiotherapy. This is a unique opportunity to join the first team of Physiotherapists to work across the Trusts adult mental health wards. As an inaugural member of this team you will be pivotal in the creation, design and delivery of this exciting new service.
This is a Specialist Physiotherapist (Band 6) role and would ideally suit an experienced practitioner with the desire to help deliver a high-quality service to people with mental health conditions.
You will be supported by a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist (Band 7). The team will be led by a Professional Lead Physiotherapist (Band 8a) in Mental Health.
You will not be expected to supervise any Physiotherapists initially but the plan is to grow the service to include Band 5 Physiotherapists and at which point you would be responsible for supervision. There will be opportunities to support student Physiotherapists when the service has been established.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be based in East Sussex and provide input onto wards in Hastings. You will manage a caseload of adult patients with mental health conditions. You will provide input for adult, older adult and dementia wards. Experience in mental health is advantageous but not essential.
A broad range of skills in some of the following areas is required: older people, dementia, rehabilitation, neurology, musculoskeletal, orthopaedic and respiratory physiotherapy.Due to the specialist nature of the role and broad range of care pathways we offer, support and CPD will be provided to develop skills gaps.
About us
By joining our team, you will benefit from:
- Strong supportive teams with dedicated supportive leaders
- Excellent CPD opportunities
- A service that works to develop clear evidence-based care pathways
Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
Working for our organisation
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
About our locations:
Springfield University Hospital, Tooting
Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will have the skills to manage a varied caseload across a range of care pathways including, mobility and falls, dementia care, posture care, respiratory care, MSK pain/chronic pain and other physical health conditions such as neurological conditions and orthopaedic conditions. As well as direct interventions and group classes, physiotherapy will be delivered by increasing the skills and competencies of other staff on wards.
You will have support from and work collaboratively within the physiotherapy professional group which spans the whole of Sussex and includes a large team of learning disability physiotherapists and MSK chronic pain physiotherapists.
You will be collaborating across services to deliver results. We work closely with colleagues in Social care, Primary Care and other specialist secondary services.
This is a great opportunity to use the skills you have developed across a broad range of care pathways.
REQUIREMENTS
In order to be a successful Physiotherapist in our team you will be:
- A qualified Physiotherapist, registered with the HCPC
- Experienced in a broad range of areas aforementioned
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced and varied role
Person specification
TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Physiotherapy degree
- Full HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate training courses relevant to Mental Health.
- CSP registered.
- No HCPC cautions or conditions of practice in place.
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- 3 years experience as a junior grade in a broad range of clinical rotations including MSK, older people, neurology, respiratory care and rehabilitation.
- Experience of working with service users presenting with mental health conditions.
- A good understanding of issues facing service users with mental health conditions.
- Successful team working.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in a mental health setting
- Previous involvement in clinical audit or research
- Previous experience of supervising students &/or physiotherapy assistants
- Experience working with hearing impairment/deafness
- Experience working with eating disorders
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Lysia Gregory
- Job title
- Head of Physiotherapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
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