Lead Rehabilitation Physiotherapist

Cromwell Hospital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading private hospital in West London seeks a skilled Lead Rehabilitation Physiotherapist to oversee the adult physiotherapy team, focusing on neurology, oncology, and more. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in managing a diverse caseload, including complex conditions. Offering a competitive salary and benefits like a generous holiday scheme and health insurance. This role presents an opportunity to lead innovative service development within a supportive framework.

Benefits

Payment of professional registration fees

Generous holiday scheme

Health insurance

Enhanced pension plan

Life insurance

Support with travel costs

Discounted gym access

Free onsite massages

Subsidised canteen

Qualifications

• Extensive experience within a similar clinical and leadership role.
• Confident working with clients with complex neurological presentations.
• Experience in managing deteriorating patients.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the adult physiotherapy team focusing on neurology and oncology.
• Manage a diverse caseload of inpatients and outpatients.
• Lead innovative initiatives expanding therapy services.

Skills

Neurological rehabilitation

Leadership in clinical settings

Complex patient management

Cardiorespiratory on-call service

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC Registration

Job description

About the role

Cromwell Hospital, a leading private facility in West London, offers comprehensive outpatient and inpatient services. We are seeking a skilled Lead Rehabilitation Physiotherapist to oversee the adult physiotherapy team, with a focus on neurology, oncology and medical admissions, extending to the Adult Intensive Care Unit.

Main duties

This role combines operational oversight and clinical leadership, working collaboratively with fellow lead therapists to support the Therapy Manager. The ideal candidate will have substantial expertise in neurological rehabilitation, including vestibular physiotherapy. Responsibilities include managing a diverse caseload of inpatients and outpatients, triaging referrals, and treating complex and chronic conditions, often with multiple comorbidities.

Equipment and investment

The Therapy Department at Cromwell Hospital has recently undergone significant investment to enhance both the clinical environment and therapeutic resources, aimed at improving patient outcomes and experience. This includes the acquisition of advanced equipment such as a 12‑lead FES bike and the Xcite2 FES system, enabling efficient multichannel functional electrical stimulation integrated with task‑specific exercises. Cromwell Hospital is currently the only private hospital in the country offering both technologies to improve patient outcomes.

Strategic development

Given this strategic development, we are seeking a candidate with proven experience in large‑scale service development. The successful applicant will be expected to lead innovative initiatives that expand therapy services and contribute to revenue generation in alignment with the hospital’s broader objectives.

Leadership support

You will benefit from a supportive senior leadership team and be able to access career development opportunities to increase your potential as a strong and capable leader.

Position Details

Lead Rehabilitation Physiotherapist

Cromwell Hospital, Kensington, SW5 0TU

Salary: Competitive

37.5 hrs

We make health Happen:

What you’ll bring

• Degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registration
• Extensive experience within a similar clinical and leadership role
• Confident working with clients with complex neurological presentations and rehabilitation needs, including ICU
• Experience in managing deteriorating patients as part of a cardiorespiratory on‑call service

Benefits

• Payment of professional registration fees
• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Generous refer a friend scheme
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan, life insurance and income protection
• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
• Discounted access to online gym sessions
• Various family friendly benefits
• Free onsite massages for staff
• Subsidised staff canteen

About us

Why Bupa?

Were a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all our people to Be you at Bupa, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. Thats why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level Two Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. Well make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Person Specification

• Degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registration
• Extensive experience within a similar clinical and leadership role
• Confident working with clients with complex neurological presentations and rehabilitation needs, including ICU
• Experience in managing deteriorating patients as part of a cardiorespiratory on‑call service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.