Lead Physiotherapist

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 excel