There are over 160 Physiotherapists employed across the Trust. They provide expertise within a range different specialist services for individuals at all stages of their illness, condition, and recovery whilst as an inpatients or in the wider community. Areas in which our physiotherapists work include
- Children's Physiotherapy Services
- Children's Community Respiratory Physiotherapy and Rapid Response Team
- Community Discharge to Assess and Therapy Services
- Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs)
- Community Stroke Teams and long-term neurological conditions
- COPD Services and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Elderly Rehabilitation and Inpatient Therapy at Highbury Hospital and Lings Bar Hospital
- Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
- Specialist Physiotherapy in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services
- High Secure Forensics at Rampton Hospital
- Virtual Wards
Our committed physiotherapists encourage independence, support healthier lifestyles, greater function, and engagement for people of all ages to help maintain health, prevent disease, and manage pain. They are involved in a range of continuing professional development, research, and audit opportunities, collaborating with others to develop innovations and strategies to meet the growing demands on healthcare systems. There is a network of support for physiotherapists and opportunities to work as a permanent member of staff, on a fixed term contract or on our bank. We also facilitate physiotherapists to return to practice.
Clinical education is an important part of our physiotherapist's roles and we host students from the BSc, MSc and apprenticeship programmes. of University of Nottingham, University of Lincoln, and Sheffield Hallam University.