Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Learning Disabilities

Job overview

Hywel Dda University Health Board are delighted to offer the opportunity for an experienced physiotherapist to join our Community Learning Disabilities Team (CLDT) in Carmarthenshire, West Wales.

You will work within a well-established multidisciplinary team supporting adults with learning disabilities to maximise their health, wellbeing, independence and quality of life. As one of four CLDT's within Hywel Dda UHB, the service offers strong professional networks, peer support and opportunities for collaborative development.

Alongside managing a specialist caseload, the successful candidate will undertake a Clinical Lead role in an agreed area of physiotherapy practice. We are particularly interested in applicants with an interest in spasticity management.

This role offers a highly specialist caseload, professional leadership support, regular supervision, continuing professional development opportunities, and involvement in service improvement, audit, education and innovation.

We are seeking a physiotherapist with significant post-registration experience, excellent communication skills and a passion for improving outcomes for people with learning disabilities. You will demonstrate strong clinical decision-making, evidence-based practice, caseload management and multidisciplinary working skills.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work autonomously as a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, providing highly specialist assessment, treatment and management for adults with learning disabilities who present with complex physical and health needs.

They will manage a specialist caseload, using advanced clinical reasoning to develop, implement and evaluate evidence-based interventions. Working closely with individuals, families, carers, mainstream services and the multidisciplinary team, they will support people to maximise physical function, health outcomes, independence and quality of life.

The role includes making reasonable adjustments to ensure people with learning disabilities can access effective physiotherapy services, either by facilitating access to mainstream provision or providing specialist intervention where required.

The post holder will provide physiotherapy leadership within the Community Learning Disabilities Team and contribute to service development, audit, research and quality improvement initiatives. They will lead on a defined specialist area of Learning Disability Physiotherapy, supporting clinical practice, staff development and competency across the service.

Responsibilities also include contributing to policies, pathways, standards and training programmes, supervising and supporting physiotherapy staff, support workers and students, and deputising for the Professional Lead Learning Disabilities Physiotherapist when required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

If you are looking to combine clinical practice, leadership and service development within a supportive team in a beautiful part of Wales, we would love to hear from you.

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 05/10/26

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.

Welsh language skills are desirable