Lead Physiotherapist

Active Care Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading complex care service provider in Greater London is seeking a Lead Physiotherapist to oversee their skilled Physiotherapy team. The role involves delivering high-quality, patient-centered neurorehabilitation and supporting team development. Candidates should have HCPC registration and significant experience in neurorehabilitation. This position offers a supportive environment with numerous employee benefits, including training opportunities and healthcare plans.

Benefits

Free Lunch on Duty

25 days plus bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension matching

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay

Qualifications

• Significant experience of working in a neurorehabilitation setting.
• Confident in leading a team and providing clinical supervision.
• Passionate about evidence-based practice and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a skilled Physiotherapy team.
• Deliver specialist physiotherapy interventions for adults with neurological conditions.
• Provide clinical supervision and mentoring for your team.
• Contribute to integrated care planning and patient reviews.
• Ensure continuity of care from assessment to discharge.

Skills

HCPC registration

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Service development skills

Job description

Our standard working hours are 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. However, we understand the importance of a positive work-life balance, and therefore, if you require some flexibility to better suit your personal or professional needs, we encourage you to discuss this with us, and we will do our best to accommodate your preferences where possible.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a skilled Physiotherapy team, including Band 7s, Band 6s, Band 5s, assistants, and students, fostering a supportive and high-performing culture
• Deliver and oversee specialist, evidence-based physiotherapy interventions for adults with acquired brain injury and complex neurological conditions
• Provide clinical supervision, mentoring and development opportunities for your team, supporting their growth and maintaining high clinical standards
• Work collaboratively within a dynamic multidisciplinary team (MDT), contributing to integrated care planning, goal setting, and patient reviews
• Oversee the coordination of physiotherapy input, from assessment through to discharge, ensuring continuity of care and optimal outcomes
• Embed reflective practice, clinical governance, and outcome measurement into everyday practice
• Contribute to service development through research, audit, and innovation, supporting Blackheath's vision of being a leader in neurorehabilitation
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, colleagues, and external stakeholders, ensuring a joined-up and compassionate approach to care
• Play a key role in training and educating colleagues across the MDT on physiotherapy principles, interventions and best practice.
• Keep people safe from harm and protect their human rights

Qualifications

• HCPC registration
• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
• Significant experience of working in a neurorehabilitation setting
• Confident in leading a team and providing clinical supervision
• Strong communication, leadership and service development skills
• Passionate about evidence-based practice and continuous improvement

Benefits

• Free Lunch on Duty
• Birthday off
• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e-learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Benefits Hub giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24-hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A salary sacrifice Aegon 5% matched pension
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know

About the Role

As our Lead Physiotherapist, you will take the clinical and operational lead for the Physiotherapy team, delivering high-quality, patient-centred neurorehabilitation across our Level 1C Neurobehavioural Unit and Level 2A Complex Disability Management Unit, within an established, dynamic multidisciplinary team (MDT). This is an exciting opportunity to shape and develop a service that places recovery, innovation, and person-centred care at the heart of everything we do.

Come and join the one of UK's largest providers of complex care. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone. Blackheath Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre specialises in delivering high-quality care for individuals with acquired brain injury, neurological conditions, and complex needs. Our patient-centred approach aims to inspire hope, rebuild lives, and enable meaningful progress.

Active Care Group are a pioneering national provider of complex care services, delivering pathways and better outcomes for people. We have a collaborative and holistic approach to care underpinned by proven clinical and therapeutic expertise. We specialise in supporting young people and adults with complex needs to make positive progress and lead happier, more independent lives.