Job Description

An exciting opportunity is available to join our Prehabilitation Team as a Band 7 Physiotherapist for a 14-month fixed term contract.



The Prehab Team is a well established and nationally recognised therapy led service for patients undergoing preparation for major surgery and cancer treatments.



Working closely with other Prehab AHP's and the wider MDT of Surgeons, anaesthetists and specialist nurses, you will be required to lead on and complete specialist assessments for individuals in clinics across sites (both in face to face and virtual settings), support group-based programmes and support public health initiatives and behaviour change. This role offers the opportunity to blend physical, nutritional and wellbeing intervention; therefore, it is desirable that the successful candidate be able to demonstrate experience across these areas.



As well as clinical experience this candidate requires excellent skills in communication, change management and time management. Eligible candidates will have the opportunity to lead informing national policy and be at the forefront of developments in prehabilitation, both nationally and internationally. The successful candidate will therefore be required to be forward thinking in their approach and active in forming relationships and networking with other clinicians internally and externally to the Trust.



Maintain a high standard of clinical work when carrying out assessment and treatment of patients preparing for surgery or oncological treatments in line with latest guidance and research.



Maintain a high standard of clinical work when carrying out assessment and treatment through face to face, virtual and telephone consultations in line with latest guidance and research.



Responsible for providing support to patients inclusive if advice to optimise physical activity, nutrition and wellbeing.



Responsible for the safe and effective running of group-based services.



Support national benchmarking for prehabilitation services.



Support involvement in research.



Support teaching and presenting about prehab.



Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.



We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.



UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.



For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.



Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.



For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page .



Maintain a high standard of clinical work when carrying out assessment and treatment of patients preparing for surgery or oncological treatments in line with latest guidance and research.



Maintain a high standard of clinical work when carrying out assessment and treatment through face to face, virtual and telephone consultations in line with latest guidance and research.



Responsible for providing support to patients inclusive if advice to optimise physical activity, nutrition and wellbeing.



Responsible for the safe and effective running of group-based services.



Support national benchmarking for prehabilitation services.



Support involvement in research.



Support teaching and presenting about prehab.