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Lead Physiotherapist
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 day(s) ago
Reference: 173-40126-LPS-A
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated Physiotherapist to join our specialist multidisciplinary team working across Liaison Psychiatry Outpatients and the Leeds and West Yorkshire ME/CFS Service.
This unique role offers the opportunity to provide clinical and professional leadership across two specialist services that support individuals presenting with complex physical and psychological health needs, Persistent Physical Symptoms (PPS), Long Term Conditions, and ME/CFS.
Working alongside experienced colleagues from Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics, and medical professions, both services deliver integrated, person-centred care through a combination of outpatient appointments, and virtual consultations, with the requirement for community-based interventions across the West Yorkshire footprint. This enables accessible, flexible support for individuals whose conditions can significantly impact daily functioning, independence and quality of life.
Interested in applying? Join our online information session on Thursday 15 October, 12pm to 1pm. Contact the recruiting manager for the joining link.
Can't make it? Informal conversations are warmly encouraged. Please contact the recruiting manager to arrange a discussion. We may also arrange an additional information session if there is sufficient interest
Main duties of the job
As Lead Physiotherapist, you will:
- Provide highly specialised physiotherapy assessment, formulation and intervention for patients with complex physical and psychological health difficulties.
- Lead the development, implementation, review and evaluation of the Severely Affected Pathway and ARCC Pathway across the respective services.
- Hold a caseload of individuals presenting with severe and complex ME/CFS, Persistent Physical Symptoms and long-term health conditions.
- Deliver physiotherapy interventions across clinic, virtual and domiciliary settings.
- Provide professional leadership, supervision and support to colleagues, students and wider team members.
- Chair and facilitate relevant MDT meetings, including ARCC and ME/CFS pathway discussions.
- Contribute to service design and redesign, quality improvement initiatives, audit and research activity.
- Deliver teaching, training and consultation to multidisciplinary colleagues, patients, carers and partner organisations.
- Support the development of psychologically informed and person-centred approaches to rehabilitation and recovery.
About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Details
Date posted
01 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
173-40126-LPS-A
Job locations
Liaison Psychiatry Outpatients & ME/CFS Service
Becklin Centre (LS9), Newsam Centre (LS14) and LGI (LS1) and community working
Leeds
LS14 6UH
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will provide leadership for physiotherapy across both services, with responsibility for the development, delivery and ongoing evaluation of the Severely Affected (SA) Pathway within the ME/CFS Service and the Adult Rehabilitation for Complex Conditions (ARCC) Pathway within Liaison Psychiatry Outpatients. The successful candidate will also need to represent physiotherapy across the wider organisation and regionally and nationally when identified.
This role combines advanced clinical practice, professional leadership and service development, for people with some of the most complex presentations across community and outpatient settings, providing an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinician looking to further develop their expertise within a highly specialist and evolving service.
If you are a motivated physiotherapist with a passion for service development and improving outcomes for people with complex long-term conditions and ME/CFS, we would welcome your application.
Please note we may close this advert early if a sufficient number of applications are received.
We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.
All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [email protected]
Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.
If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments. To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read theCandidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will provide leadership for physiotherapy across both services, with responsibility for the development, delivery and ongoing evaluation of the Severely Affected (SA) Pathway within the ME/CFS Service and the Adult Rehabilitation for Complex Conditions (ARCC) Pathway within Liaison Psychiatry Outpatients. The successful candidate will also need to represent physiotherapy across the wider organisation and regionally and nationally when identified.
This role combines advanced clinical practice, professional leadership and service development, for people with some of the most complex presentations across community and outpatient settings, providing an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinician looking to further develop their expertise within a highly specialist and evolving service.
If you are a motivated physiotherapist with a passion for service development and improving outcomes for people with complex long-term conditions and ME/CFS, we would welcome your application.
Please note we may close this advert early if a sufficient number of applications are received.
We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.
All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [email protected]
Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.
If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments. To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read theCandidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MSc/Degree/post graduate diploma or equivalent in physiotherapy
Skills
Essential
- Significant experience of leading service development projects with the ability to plan change, implement new ways of working/pathways and evaluation of changes made
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years post-registration
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of delivering interventions for patients with long term health conditions, PPS, severe and/or ME/CFS across outpatient and community settings
Values Based
Desirable
- Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
- Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
- Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MSc/Degree/post graduate diploma or equivalent in physiotherapy
Skills
Essential
- Significant experience of leading service development projects with the ability to plan change, implement new ways of working/pathways and evaluation of changes made
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years post-registration
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of delivering interventions for patients with long term health conditions, PPS, severe and/or ME/CFS across outpatient and community settings
Values Based
Desirable
- Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
- Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
- Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Liaison Psychiatry Outpatients & ME/CFS Service
Becklin Centre (LS9), Newsam Centre (LS14) and LGI (LS1) and community working
Leeds
LS14 6UH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Liaison Psychiatry Outpatients & ME/CFS Service
Becklin Centre (LS9), Newsam Centre (LS14) and LGI (LS1) and community working
Leeds
LS14 6UH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)