Specialist Physiotherapist | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

If you are an energetic and motivated Physiotherapist with a commitment to excellence in clinical practice and successful outcomes looking to work in a brand new service, then this role will appeal to you.

The postholder will provide assessment and specialist physiotherapy for individuals with eating disorders across the east of England.

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• To work clinically as part of the A-EDIT eating disorder team.
  
• To assess and provide specialist physiotherapy treatment for individuals with eating disorders, with a variety of complex physical and mental health needs.
  
• To identify patient needs, agree goals, and provide appropriate physiotherapy interventions as part of exercise pathway.
  
• To formulate and support the delivery of physiotherapy led groups as part of the exercise treatment pathway, in the form of both practical, and psycho-education based groups.
  
• To provide specialist physiotherapy advice to other health professionals, carers and other agencies, within and outside the team.
  
• To contribute to the review and development of service delivery.
  
• To reassess care as treatment progresses and alter treatment programmes using knowledge and skills underpinned by clinical experience and best practice.
  
• Be able to motivate and encourage behavioural change as part of the treatment pathway, and work towards treatment goals.
  

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

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• To keep the patients at the centre of care, support a holistic approach, and collaborate in decision making.
  
• Provide support and education to peers, new staff, non-registered staff, and students.
  
• To work to standards set by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and national guidelines.
  
• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work.
  
• To be responsible for managing a designated physiotherapy caseload and to organise this efficiently and effectively, about clinical priorities, use of time, clinical skills.
  
• To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and those of assistant staff.
  
• To undertake a comprehensive, specialist assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation of physical and mental health conditions, using investigative and analytical skills.
  
• To provide advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy interventions and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
  
• To provide specialist advice to physiotherapy and other colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team, regarding the management of dysfunctional exercise in eating disorders.
  
• To gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment and support assistant staff to do likewise.
  

This advert closes on Monday 16 Feb 2026