Clinical Specialist Practitioner

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Hartford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Critical Care Physiotherapist for a permanent position. You will be responsible for planning, delivering, and evaluating physiotherapy services for critically ill patients within multi-speciality intensive care units. The role involves supervision of staff and students, independent practice, and participation in out-of-hours services. Enjoy benefits such as flexible working arrangements and continuous professional development opportunities. Join a dedicated team committed to improving patient care and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

On-site leisure facilities

Subsidised transport

Flexible working arrangements

24/7 staff food service

Qualifications

• Experience in critical care physiotherapy.
• Ability to work independently and without supervision.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Plan and evaluate adult critical care physiotherapy services.
• Supervise staff and students.
• Provide high-standard therapy in various units.
• Manage coordination and mentoring of physiotherapists.
• Participate in out-of-hours respiratory services.

Skills

Management skills

Supervisory skills

Respiratory physiotherapy competency

Team collaboration

Job description

A permanent or fixed term/secondment opportunity has arisen for an experienced individual to join our Critical Care team, working in the trust's Adult Critical Care areas. You will work within a large team of physiotherapists led by a Consultant physiotherapist to support the respiratory care, weaning and rehabilitation of a wide range of critically ill patients. We are a large multi‑speciality hospital supporting both the local population and wider tertiary populations. You will have the opportunity to work in all of our peri‑operative specialities – John Farnam Intensive Care unit and Neuroscience Critical Care Unit (both are large multi‑speciality and tertiary ICUs). You would be supported in learning new skills and gaining additional training to support your work within these large multi‑speciality intensive care units.

• Strong peer support
• Positive commitment to CPD and post‑graduate education. The department has a proven record of accomplishment in supporting those staff wishing to undertake Master's level studies.
• Development of your supervisory, teaching and management skills
• Service development opportunities.

The team is friendly and dedicated towards the delivery of an excellent service for all our users, and is constantly looking at better ways to provide a service. You will be required to partake in our Emergency out of hours services, which includes our weekend and on‑call services.

Responsibilities

• Planning, delivery and evaluation of the adult critical care physiotherapy service.
• Supervision of staff and students.
• Provide a high standard physiotherapy service to patients in a peri‑operative bed (John Farman ICU, IDA, Neuro Critical Care Unit).
• Occasionally treat patients in a level one surgical bed.
• Undertake management roles including coordinating workloads, delegating duties, appraising and mentoring physiotherapists, and participate in recruitment and selection.
• Maintain specialist respiratory physiotherapy competency to participate in the out of hours respiratory physiotherapy service and assist in training physiotherapy staff to a agreed competency.
• Act independently and without supervision.

About Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH)

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1,100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values – Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high‑quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

Diversity and Inclusion

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Immigration and Visa

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full‑time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full‑time permanent contract unless you have applied for a Graduate visa, or you have successfully completed your course and applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of employment, or the Trust has agreed to sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment. This vacancy will close at midnight on 28th December 2025. Interviews are due to be held on 9th January 2025.

Benefits

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on‑site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose‑created colleague‑only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work‑life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part‑time working, job‑share, term‑time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.