We’re excited to launch our new Healthy Ageing (Frailty) Pathway and are seeking a dedicated Frailty Physiotherapy Clinical Specialist (Band 7) to provide expert, person-centred physiotherapy across both acute and community urgent-care settings.
In this pivotal role, you will identify, assess, and manage adults—predominantly those aged 65 and over living with frailty. You’ll work collaboratively within a proactive multidisciplinary team (MDT) to optimise physical function, enable timely discharge, and prevent avoidable hospital admissions through evidence-based interventions and rehabilitation.
This is an excellent opportunity to shape a new model of care that supports people to live well, maintain independence, and achieve the best possible outcomes within their own homes and communities.
Save the date - should you be successful in the selection process you will be invited to attend an interview on the 25th November (further details to follow).
- Act as the service’s clinical physiotherapy specialist for frailty, providing timely, holistic assessment and treatment, and contributing to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment-aligned plans.
- Coordinate care and discharge with therapy, nursing, medical and discharge teams to ensure safe transitions between hospital, community hospitals, care homes and patients’ own homes.
- Manage an independent, complex caseload, applying advanced clinical reasoning and positive risk-taking to support safe decisions.
- Work flexibly across a 7-day service spanning ED interfaces, SDEC/ambulatory care and community, responding to urgent referrals and supporting patient flow.
- Provide specialist advice, mentor/supervise junior staff and students, and contribute to audit, QI and service development.
You’ll join Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust within the Healthy Ageing Service, a compassionate, multi-professional team delivering integrated frailty care across the urgent care pathway. We value learning, innovation and staff wellbeing, and we work closely with ED, inpatient, community and voluntary-sector partners to deliver seamless, person-centred care that upholds dignity and independence.
Browse our interactive booklet to explore our staff benefits!
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lisa Baker Job title: Professional Practice lead for Physiotherapy Email address: lisa.baker5@nhs.net Telephone number: 01803 655049
01803 655049 Mobile: 07741153638
