Senior Physiotherapist (Palliative Care)

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced Physiotherapist with skills in rehabilitation, respiratory care and musculoskeletal pathology, to join the LTHT Palliative Care team. This is a 24-month post funded by the Jane Tomlinson Appeal (JTA) and is an exciting opportunity to work as part of an established multidisciplinary team, scoping and developing the physiotherapy role within palliative care. The post will also focus on exploring and expanding the use of Kinesio Taping/Elastic Taping in the management of palliative patients, alongside exploring the opportunities for providing training for healthcare staff in the use of taping, more widely.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced Physiotherapist with skills in rehabilitation, respiratory care and musculoskeletal pathology, to join the LTHT Palliative Care team. This is a 24-month post funded by the Jane Tomlinson Appeal (JTA) and is an exciting opportunity to work as part of an established multidisciplinary team, scoping and developing the physiotherapy role within palliative care.

Job responsibilities

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.