Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist

Job summary

33.18 Hours per week

Join our friendly and passionate Community Therapy Team at Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust as a highly skilled and enthusiastic Physiotherapist. You will have the opportunity to work with adults with a wide range of conditions, delivering personalised care in the community and making a meaningful difference to patients lives. Working as a Band 7 Clinical Specialist in the Locality Therapy Team offers the opportunity to deliver high-quality, complex patient care while also developing leadership skills and shaping service delivery. The role provides a balance of clinical autonomy, team leadership, and involvement in service improvement, alongside strong multi-disciplinary working across the health and social care system. This makes it a highly rewarding position for both professional development and improving patient outcomes. The core purposes of the role is to provide specialist clinical expertise for patients with highly complex needs. Lead and support staff to ensure high standards of clinical care and practice. Manage a personal caseload, including assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and reablement. Contribute to the planning, development, and evaluation of therapy services. Supervise, mentor, and appraise staff within the team.

Main duties of the job

1. Clinical Leadership * Act as a clinical expert and advisor within the service * Support decision-making for complex cases and specialist interventions * Lead on equipment provision and specialist interventions 2. Caseload Management * Carry responsibility for a complex caseload * Deliver comprehensive assessments, diagnosis, and treatment planning * Promote independence, self-management, and safe discharge planning 3. Team Leadership & Supervision * Provide day-to-day supervision and formal appraisal of staff * Mentor therapists, support workers, and students * Delegate work and ensure practice meets professional standards 4. Service Development & Quality * Contribute to service improvement, audits, and research * Monitor quality and address performance or risk issues * Support implementation of evidence-based practice and national guidance (e.g. NICE) 5. Multi-Disciplinary Working * Work closely with GPs, consultants, nurses, social care, and third sector partners * Ensure co-ordinated, patient-centred care across services 6. Operational & Flexible Working * Adapt working hours to meet service needs, this may include weekends and bank holidays Essentially responsible for delivering high-quality, specialist patient care while leading and developing the therapy team and service.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey ,show progress in areas that matter most to staff. We have seen good results in how colleagues feel about health and wellbeing, alongside increased confidence that employees are recognised and supported

But don't just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence

Certificates of Sponsorship

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All band 2 roles are not eligible for sponsorship. The trust no longer supports HCSW band 3 roles with sponsorship

Details

• Date posted: 03 June 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year Per annum, Pro rata
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: C9165-26-05-067a
• Job locations: Woodside Building, Moorgate Road, Rotherham, S60 2TY, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.