Advanced Clinician

Ajmhealthcare; Reading; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave plus bank-holiday

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Pension Scheme

Blue Light Discount Card

Sick pay provision

Job summary

AJM Healthcare in Reading is seeking a qualified Clinician to join our integrated clinical team as an Advanced Clinician. You will conduct assessments with NHS wheelchair users in multiple settings, manage your own caseload, and work closely with service leads to ensure high quality care.

You must hold a HCPC-registered qualification in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy, a valid UK driving license, and be prepared for enhanced DBS checks. This is a full-time role with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Qualified clinician with HCPC registration in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy.
• Full UK driving license with up to 6 points acceptable.
• Experience conducting comprehensive patient assessments in wheelchair services is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Hold, prioritise and manage your own caseload of service users with complex needs.
• Provide high-quality assessments and prescribe manual or powered wheelchairs, seating and related equipment.
• Work to professional standards, guidelines and best practice; offer advanced clinical advice.
• Supervise rehabilitation staff and coordinate a multi-disciplinary team when required.
• Plan internal staff training and manage special projects within the service.

Skills

Clinical assessments

Patient care

Team collaboration

Education

Occupational Therapist qualification

Physiotherapist qualification

HCPC registration

Job description

AJM Healthcare
Role: Advanced Clinician - Full time position - 40 hours per week

Benefits: 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays with accrual to 29 and 33 days with continuous service , Employee Assistance Programme, Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme*, Blue Light Discount Card, Company sick pay provision with continuous service.

AJM Healthcare is a leading provider of wheelchair & community equipment services to the NHS and the Private Sector. We have over 35 years’ experience in these sectors and see ourselves as innovators helping increase independence, offering choice and personalisation, while delivering better outcomes. Our team provide a caring, user-centric and holistic approach that is tailored to each individual.

What we are looking for:

We are seeking to recruit a qualified, registered Clinician to join our integrated clinical team. You will be conducting assessments with our NHS Wheelchair users in various settings within the surrounding areas ensuring outstanding customer experience is maintained throughout. You will showcase an empathic and resilient approach when faced with challenging situations with the ability to work collaboratively with our customer service, logistics, and the wider clinical teams. You will be responsible for managing your own caseload of patients with a range of permanent wheelchair mobility, postural, and pressure relief needs. You will ensure best practice is maintained throughout whilst receiving professional guidance from the Clinical and Service Leads.

Key Responsibilities:

• Hold, prioritise, plan and organise your own caseload of service users, some of whom will have complex needs
• Provide high quality, service user focused assessment and prescription of manual wheelchairs, powered wheelchairs, buggies and seating
• Work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promoting best practice and undertaking all aspects of clinical duties
• Provide highly advanced clinical advice to other members of the team; may act as lead for a specialism
• Possess h ighly developed expertise within the specialism of wheelchair services, underpinned by highly developed theoretical knowledge and experience
• Supervise and allocate work to rehabilitation assistants, rehabilitation engineering technicians, and foundation level clinicians
• Plan training sessions for internal staff and external healthcare professionals whilst co-ordinating a multi-disciplined team and manage projects when required.

To be considered for this role, you must hold a valid qualification in either Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapy and also hold HCPC (Healthcare and Professional Council) registration. We would also require you to hold a valid manual UK driving license with no more then 6 points on due to insurance purposes.

Closing Date: 2nd October 2026

This position is working in a regulated environment and will therefore be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure check.Cost will be covered by the Company.

*Continuationof the NHS Pension Scheme is only available to the successful candidates who has been a member of this scheme within the last 12 months and subject to NHS Pensions T&Cs.

AJM Healthcare is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to equality in the workplace and does not discriminate based on race, gender, religion, marital status, age, physical or mental disabilities, medical condition. AJM will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. Please note, during certain high volume recruitment times, AJM may wish to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.