# Senior Physiotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-physiotherapist/4810f30e-1fe1-412e-bfd3-d76a7d7fcdda - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-physiotherapist/4810f30e-1fe1-412e-bfd3-d76a7d7fcdda.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Maudsley Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inclusive of HCAS (Inner) - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Position funded by research grant held at KCL) - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (N/A) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-10T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-27T17:10:32.299Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/South_London_Maudsley_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Therapy_Physiotherapy/Therapy_Physiotherapy-v8334816 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8334816?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.slam.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for an enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our Working Age Adults Physiotherapy Team and play a central role in delivering physical activity and exercise interventions within a specialist weight management and metabolic health service for people with severe mental illness ('TUNE-UP'). Delivered in partnership between South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, the service brings together multidisciplinary expertise to improve physical health and support people to become more active. You will need a recognised physiotherapy qualification, current HCPC registration, previous NHS experience and robust clinical experience as a qualified Physiotherapist. You should bring a broad range of assessment and rehabilitation skills, experience of multidisciplinary working and the ability to adapt interventions to individual needs. A passion for improving the care of people with mental illness is essential. Experience in mental health services, physical activity interventions, weight management or metabolic conditions would be valuable. You will combine clinical expertise with empathy, strong communication skills and a motivational approach, helping people overcome barriers to participation and build confidence in physical activity. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you! ### Main duties of the job You will deliver structured physical activity and exercise interventions as part of a multidisciplinary weight management and metabolic health service for people with severe mental illness. Working autonomously, you will assess physical health, functional ability and rehabilitation needs, developing individualised programmes that account for mental health, motivation and barriers to participation. You will deliver individual and group interventions, review progress and adapt treatment plans and risk assessments as needs change. You will work across clinical and community settings, supporting service users to access local physical activity opportunities and collaborating with community partners and physical activity workers. Interventions may include face-to-face and remote exercise groups. You will work closely with dietetics, psychology, nursing and medical colleagues, alongside partner services at Guy’s and St Thomas’, to provide coordinated care. You will contribute to developing and evaluating new initiatives, undertake audit and quality improvement, provide education to service users, carers and staff, and supervise junior physiotherapists and students as agreed with your supervisor. Flexible Working This is a part-time post of 22.5 hours per week. Flexible hours and working days can be agreed within service opening hours, taking account of clinical and team requirements. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of the responsibilities and requirements. Overall job purpose and responsibilities include: - Deliver structured physical activity and exercise interventions within the multidisciplinary weight management and metabolic health service. - Work as an autonomous practitioner, undertaking comprehensive assessments and developing individualised treatment and rehabilitation programmes. - Consider how mental illness affects physical health, motivation and engagement, adapting interventions sensitively to each person’s needs. - Deliver individual and group sessions across inpatient, outpatient and community settings, including remote interventions where appropriate. - Evaluate outcomes, reassess treatment plans and manage clinical and environmental risks. - Support service users to access community resources, including leisure centres and local physical activity opportunities. - Work collaboratively with service users, carers, multidisciplinary colleagues, community partners and services at Guy’s and St Thomas’ to provide integrated care. - Provide advice, education and training to support physical activity, rehabilitation and wellbeing. - Maintain accurate clinical records and uphold professional standards, informed consent and clinical governance requirements. - Contribute to service development, audit, outcome measurement, quality improvement and research. - Champion the physical health needs of people with mental illness and promote the contribution of physiotherapy to their care. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - A broad range of physiotherapy skills in musculoskeletal conditions, orthopaedics, neurology and functional rehabilitation - An understanding of NHS policy and priorities in relation to mental health services - Commitment to ensuring that services meet the needs of service users and their supporters - Ability and skill to work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team - Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and to work with the needs of minoritised groups **Desirable** - Able to demonstrate advanced physiotherapy skills in a mental health inpatient setting - Research skills experience - An understanding of issues relating to physical activity within health services - An understanding of working with weight management interventions and/or with metabolic conditions - An understanding of pre and post registration training needs for physiotherapists ### Experience **Essential** - Robust experience working clinically as a qualified Physiotherapist - Experience of working collaboratively with service users, their supporters and other health and social care professionals - Experience of integrated MDT working - Experience of supervising junior physiotherapy staff and students on placement **Desirable** - Experience working in mental health services or demonstrable experience of working collaboratively with people severe and enduring mental health conditions - Experience of audit or research relevant to physiotherapy practice - Experience of leading service development and/or quality improvement projects ### Qualifications **Essential** - HCPC Registered Physiotherapist - Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy - Experience working as a Physiotherapist within the NHS or a comparable healthcare setting. **Desirable** - MSc/MA or MPhil or equivalent - Membership of relevant professional and specialist interest group e.g. CSP, CPMH and evidence of engagement with the group - Willingness to develop and advance own learning ## Documents - [slam staff benefits (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2341) - [happy to talk flexible working (pdf, 680.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1723) - [tune-up physio job description (pdf, 304.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10658284) - [tune-up physio person specification (pdf, 88.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10658285) - [candidate recruitment information pack (pdf, 2.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2474) ## 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.