Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Physiotherapist to work within our intermediate care team based within Newton Hospital and Duffy Suite, St Helens Hospital for 22.5 hours per week. You will be responsible for managing a case load of patients with a variety of different medical conditions and needs, planning and completing relevant assessments and interventions to promote independence and recovery.

The successful candidate will:

Have a working knowledge of a broad range of medical conditions with proven clinical skills applicable to intermediate care



Deliver evidence-based practice using rehabilitative and compensatory approaches



Be able to carry out complex holistic assessments



Be able to make decisions based on sound clinical reasoning



Demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills



Have excellent discharge planning skills, facilitating the patient's discharge from hospital to the most appropriate environment for their needs



Be flexible in their approach and be willing to work across Newton Hospital and Duffy Suite, St Helens Hospital at short notice to support service demand



Adapt to changing working patterns as the team work their hours across a 7-day rota



The trust is committed to the professional development of our staff; clinical supervision will be provided from the Band 7 Physiotherapist within the team. We offer a supportive and friendly environment and welcome innovative ideas.



Our philosophy is to keep the patient at the heart of everything we do, and to always go the extra mile. Intermediate care offers the chance to work closely with patients building therapeutic relationships to get the best possible outcome.



The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, hardworking and motivated with clinical, communication, organisational and time management skills. There will be opportunity to work on devising a tailored activity program for our patients with support from the wider therapy team.



All posts are subjected to enhanced DBS checks.



Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.



We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care



Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.



Primary Care



Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.



Community Services



Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.



Specialist Regional Services



We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018

Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme



Please ensure you have read through the attached and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date:

15th August 2025

Closing date:

4th September, 2025

Proposed Interview date:

12th September 2025



Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.