Specialist Physiotherapist - Cancer prehabilitation / Rehabilitation

Job summary

Specialist Physiotherapist (Band 6) - Cancer prehabilitation

** Following final approval this post will be extended to April 2026Funded by Yorkshire cancer Research and working as part of the regional Active Together South Yorkshire Service, this post is a great opportunity for a Physiotherapist to make a difference to people from Doncaster and Bassetlaw receiving vital Cancer treatments.

This is an exciting time to join this innovative and forward-thinking team expanding to different tumour sites as well as a new central base at The Dome in addition to the Aurora Health and Wellbeing Hub in Worksop.Prehabilitation is a multimodal approach supporting people to prepare for cancer treatments enabling enhanced recovery with fewer complications and better long term health outcomes. This exciting new field promotes healthy behaviours through the prescription of exercise, nutrition and psychological interventions.

There will be opportunities for regular clinical supervision, regional networking, internal training, and external courses to develop knowledge and skills specific to Cancer Prehabilitation and rehabilitation.

This successful applicant will work collaboratively with colleagues from Rotherham, Sheffield and Barnsley Active Together Services to improve standards of care for cancer patient across the region.

Main duties of the job

o To be a specialist clinician within the speciality of cancer rehabilitation / prehabilitation working across Doncaster and Bassetlawo To Provide a high standard of clinical assessments of patients pre and post Cancer treatmentso To support the delivery of group exercise and education sessionso Delivery of specialist 1:1 therapy sessions to optimise patient physical function - face to face and working virtuallyo Support, mentor and develop more junior staff within the teamo Effectively manage own caseload and that of other team memberso Support clinical lead AHP in the development of the cancer prehabilitation/ rehabilitation serviceo To work collaboratively with colleagues in health, social care, local authority and other agencies to meet the needs of patients.

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About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, it's our pledge to help you Develop, Belong and Thrive, Here.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.