# Physiotherapist Consultant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/physiotherapist-consultant/ecefca6a-5f58-4655-ab78-2412bb911a68 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/physiotherapist-consultant/ecefca6a-5f58-4655-ab78-2412bb911a68.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Preston - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 25.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-21T13:41:17.041Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8030215 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8030215?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Principal Physiotherapist with the knowledge, skills and experience to work at advanced level with people with a learning disability and/or autism. This is a rare chance to shape and strengthen physiotherapy provision across both community services and Water Meadow View, the Trust’s specialist mental health inpatient unit for people with a learning disability. The successful applicant will play a pivotal role in championing high quality, equitable, person-centred care, ensuring that people are supported to maximise physical health, participation and quality of life. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will provide clinical support to professionals working in the service and deliver expert assessment and intervention. You will also have the opportunity to use your skills, knowledge and experience to facilitate and lead complex clinical work across the care group footprint, influencing practice across pathways and settings. This post offers genuine scope to innovate, develop new ways of working and help transform services across organisational boundaries, strengthening joint working with partners and improving outcomes for people with learning disabilities and/or autism. You will have a passion for person centred, evidence based practice, and a proven track record of driving up standards through clinical leadership, quality improvement and service development. You will be supported and encouraged to lead and promote research and innovation, share learning, and inspire others—making a visible, lasting contribution to the Trust’s improvement journey and the wider system. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities In exchange we will support you to achieve your potential as both a senior leader and a clinician. If you are wanting to join us on our improvement journey and take the next exciting steps in your career, we’d love to hear from you ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Principal Physiotherapist with the knowledge, skills and experience to work at advanced level with people with a learning disability and/or autism. This is a rare chance to shape and strengthen physiotherapy provision across both community services and Water Meadow View, the Trust’s specialist mental health inpatient unit for people with a learning disability. The successful applicant will play a pivotal role in championing high quality, equitable, person-centred care, ensuring that people are supported to maximise physical health, participation and quality of life. ## Job Description The post holder will provide clinical support to professionals working in the service and deliver expert assessment and intervention. You will also have the opportunity to use your skills, knowledge and experience to facilitate and lead complex clinical work across the care group footprint, influencing practice across pathways and settings. This post offers genuine scope to innovate, develop new ways of working and help transform services across organisational boundaries, strengthening joint working with partners and improving outcomes for people with learning disabilities and/or autism. You will have a passion for person centred, evidence based practice, and a proven track record of driving up standards through clinical leadership, quality improvement and service development. You will be supported and encouraged to lead and promote research and innovation, share learning, and inspire others—making a visible, lasting contribution to the Trust’s improvement journey and the wider system. ## Responsibilities In exchange we will support you to achieve your potential as both a senior leader and a clinician. If you are wanting to join us on our improvement journey and take the next exciting steps in your career, we’d love to hear from you ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Extensive specialist knowledge of the care and management of patients in area of specialist - Expert clinician with advanced clinical reasoning and therapy skills - Evidence of clinical leadership skills including influencing and achieving change and professional development of others - Evidence of managing individual staff/teams and managing performance, including undertaking appraisals ### Qualifications **Essential** - First degree/equivalent professional pre-registration qualification in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy/Speech & Language Therapy - HCPC registered Licence to practice - Validated postgraduate qualifications/courses in relevant areas - Significant post qualification experience in the relevant field ## Documents - [jdps (doc, 546.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10317608) - [we do more at lscft (pdf, 654.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2256) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.