Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist

Job overview

Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.

Join Our Forensic Services Team and Make a Difference

Are you an experienced and compassionate Physiotherapist looking for a unique and rewarding role? Kent and Medway Mental Health Trust is seeking a motivated Specialist Physiotherapist to join our Forensic Services, helping to support individuals with complex mental health and physical health needs within secure settings.

This is an exciting opportunity to apply your physiotherapy skills in a dynamic and multidisciplinary forensic environment, where you will play a crucial role in developing the service and promoting mobility, independence, and overall well-being for service users in low and medium secure units.

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Physiotherapist within Forensic Services, you will:

• Assess and provide treatment for patients with a wide range of physical health conditions, often co-occurring with severe mental illness.
• Work closely with a multidisciplinary team, including psychiatrists, nurses, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and psychologists, to ensure holistic patient care.
• Develop and deliver individualised rehabilitation plans to improve mobility, function, and quality of life.
• Support service users with pain management, exercise programmes, and education on maintaining physical health.
• Contribute to risk assessments and care planning in a secure environment.
• Provide training and guidance to staff on movement, injury prevention, and the benefits of physical activity.

What We are Looking For

HCPC-registered Physiotherapist.

Experience working within complex care settings, mental health, forensics (desirable but not essential).

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage service users who may present with challenging behaviours.

Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team and wider AHP team

Commitment to patient-centred care and rehabilitation.

Join us in making a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals in forensic mental health care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification

We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.