Highly Specialist Physiotherapist in Vascular | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Greater London is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist for a full-time role focused on advanced assessment and treatment of patients with vascular conditions post-surgery. The ideal candidate will possess a relevant Physiotherapy degree, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work both autonomously and within a team. This position includes clinical leadership responsibilities and opportunities for mentorship and development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in advanced assessment and clinical management of patients.
• Strong focus on education and mentorship of junior staff.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and delivery of physiotherapy services.
• Assess and manage patients with vascular and renal diseases.
• Communicate effectively with healthcare professionals regarding patient care.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Motivated and versatile team player

Quality improvement focus

Education

Relevant Physiotherapy degree

Job description

Overview

We are looking for motivated and versatile team player to join our therapy teamwithin theSurgical & Vascular Team. The Royal London Hospital is offering an opportunity for a Senior Physiotherapist to work in a specialist role in the advanced assessment, treatment and clinical management of patients with vascular disease and patients post-surgery, including major amputation. This is a one year maternity leave fixed term post.

The ideal candidate will have a passion forPhysiotherapy; excellent communication skills, plenty of initiative and enthusiasm with the ability to work autonomously and as a part of the wider MDT.

Within Bart’s we offer arobust teachingandtrainingprogramme with the opportunity to completeQuality Improvementand Audit projects, we provide asupportiveandengagingenvironment to develop and grow our therapists. As a Band 7 physiotherapist you will have theopportunityto develop your own supervisory and management skills through supporting and supervising junior therapists, students and/or therapy support workers. The ideal candidate will have a strong focus on quality improvement and education within the vascular setting.

The role is for a full time post and includes being a member of the Respiratory On Call Rota, as well as covering a weekend service.

To provide clinical leadership across the RLH Surgical & Vascular pathway.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a team leader role, working alongside the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist and fellow Band 7 therapists, in planning, co-ordinating, delivering, and evaluating the physiotherapy service provided for patients across Surgical & Vascular Pathway.
• To take a lead role in the assessment, treatment, and management of patients with vascular disease, renal disease, including those who have had surgeries and undergone major Amputations. The role includes occasional cross cover under the specialities of general surgery, elective orthopaedics, gynae-oncology, neuro-surgery, neuro-oncology, trauma.
• To communicate effectively with other health care professionals, social services, and outside particularly regarding patient care, progress, and planning of rehabilitation and/or discharge needs.
• To be responsible for the day-to-day clinical and operational management ensuring professional delivery of the physiotherapy service with support for the Surgical & Vascular Therapy Team.
• To work with the Clinical Lead Therapist to develop the service to best meet changing health and social care agendas. To provide clinical leadership and skill development to the Surgical & Vascular Therapy Team.
• To deputise for and support the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist when and where required.

About Barts Health

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Wednesday 7 Jan 2026