Branch: Southern HSC Trust area (SHSCT)
Location: SouthTyrone Hospital/Mullinure Hospital
Directorate: Adult Community and Acute Services
Salary: Band 6 (£38,682 - £46,580)
Contract Type: Permanent
Closes: Tue, 24 November 2026 @ 4:00 PM

Job Summary
To provide a high standard of safe effective physiotherapy, with treatment programmes designed to meet each individual patient's specific needs to those patients who attend the day hospital or rapid access clinic in order to prevent unnecessary attendance at Emergency Dept and unnecessary admission to a hospital environment.

To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessments and treatments of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, and determine accurate clinical diagnosis of patients.

To undertake skilled assessment, with advanced clinical reasoning and diagnosis to assist in the formulation of the physiotherapy aspect of treatment/care plans.

To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working without direct supervision.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure own practice and that of staff under supervision meets the Physiotherapy Rules of Professional Conduct and required professional, national and local standards.
• Be responsible for own practice and accountable for all aspects of physiotherapy treatment and care delivered to the patient.
• Assess, diagnose and develop individual care/treatment plans for a range of conditions, some highly complex or for patients with complex clinical, social and psychiatric needs.
• Provide advice to medical, nursing and multidisciplinary staff regarding patients' respiratory function, condition and physiotherapeutic management.
• Facilitate CPD for self and more junior staff, and provide clinical supervision, training, mentoring and advice to qualified and non-qualified staff.
• Supervise, educate and assess physiotherapy students to graduate standard.
• Participate in or lead clinical audit and research, and undertake evidence-based projects to improve service delivery.

Essential Requirements

• 2 years post registration experience, including working in a multidisciplinary team.
• BSc/Diploma in Physiotherapy and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Two postgraduate courses appropriate to rehabilitation.
• Full current UK driving licence and access to a car on appointment.

As part of the Recruitment & Selection process it may be necessary for the Trust to carry out an Enhanced Disclosure Check through Access NI before any appointment to this post can be confirmed. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer.