High Dependency Unit and Acute Mental Health Senior Physiotherapist


Company:	Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Doncaster, DN4 8QN
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Sept 2026
Closing date:	23 Oct 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior physiotherapist to join our Mental Health services at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a rare and rewarding opportunity to work at the forefront of specialist mental health physiotherapy, providing expert clinical input and leadership across Phoenix High Dependency Rehabilitation and Rotherham Acute Mental Health Ward. This will be 2.5 days at Phoenix High Dependency Rehab Unit and 1.9 days on the Rotherham Care Group Acute wards at Swollownest court.

This role will be part of a multi–disciplinary team assessing physiotherapy needs and providing clinically effective and efficient interventions on an individual and group basis for people with mental health needs.

· To provide specialist assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with complex physiotherapy problems as an autonomous practitioner for adults with mental health problems.

· To manage a defined caseload using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions and record all interventions.

· To provide clinical education and training.

· To provide physiotherapy clinical input within the HDU Mental Health Team working as a member of the multi-professional team.

· To complete home visits and outreach work to enable safe and timely discharge.

· To be responsible for providing information to the Clinical Lead Mental Health Physiotherapist and the HDU Team Manager as needed.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.

This advert closes on Wednesday 7 Oct 2026

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