Band 7 Senior Physiotherapist (Team Leader) Neurosciences

University Hospitals Birmingham Nhs Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist (Team Leader) to lead advanced assessments and manage a team within the Regional Neurosurgery & Neurology Unit.

You will mentor registered and unregistered staff, drive service improvement, and work with Consultants, Clinical Specialists and the wider MDT to deliver high‑quality physiotherapy across acute neurosciences.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in acute neurosciences including respiratory impairments.

Responsibilities

• Lead autonomous specialist assessments and treatment of complex acute neurological patients.
• Provide leadership to registered and unregistered staff and contribute to education programmes.
• Participate in service evaluation and quality improvement projects to advance practice in neurosciences.
• Support MDT collaboration and develop clinical pathways and rotation planning.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team collaboration

Clinical reasoning

Education

Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Physiotherapist (Team Leader) to work in a Regional Neurosurgery & Neurology Unit located within a large Teaching Trust & Major Trauma Centre. The successful candidate will have the opportunity work as part of a large dynamic team & alongside Consultant Physiotherapists, Clinical Specialists, & the wider MDT including Consultants & specialist nursing staff to deliver and develop the service.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who wishes to progress their clinical leadership skills and broaden their experience working within these specialty areas. The successful candidate will have managerial responsibility for a group of both registered and unregistered staff and provide leadership to the team ensuring provision of a high standard physiotherapy service. They will take a lead role in the advanced assessment and treatment of a variety of complex patients within the pathways and be proactive in developing and expanding clinical practice within this specialty area. There is a strong commitment to MDT service delivery and improvement, and the opportunity to contribute to the wider therapy service as a leader.

Candidates should have significant experience in the field of acute neurosciences including working with patients with acute respiratory impairments and complex multifactorial needs.

The Physiotherapy Department actively supports individual CPD and personal development.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be expected to work autonomously, undertaking specialist, advanced assessments and treatment of patients with diverse or complex acute neurological presentations.
• They will be expected to use advanced clinical reasoning, analytical and investigative skills to interpret clinical and non-clinical information in order to provide an accurate diagnosis, treatment planning and goal setting, and pathway planning.
• The post holder will be expected to actively participate in the development and education of registered, un-registered and undergraduate therapists within the speciality. They will also be required to contribute to relevant departmental and speciality education programmes such as respiratory competency training.
• There will be an expectation for active participation in service evaluation and quality improvement projects. The post-holder will be expected to have an awareness of current evidence in neurosciences and its application to clinical practice, using advanced clinical reasoning skills.

Key skills for this post include

confidence in communication, strong leadership, collaborative working with peers, and a personal desire to develop. Candidates must be able to demonstrate excellent time management skills day to day, as a well as proactive management of team and operational planning such as appraisals, rotation planning, respiratory competency training, staff planning and staff induction.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.