Senior Physiotherapist - Band 7

The New Foscote Hospital; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A private healthcare facility in Aylesbury is seeking a qualified Senior Physiotherapist to lead its neuro-spinal rehabilitation therapy team. You will be responsible for providing high-quality rehabilitation, ensuring compliance with legal standards, and fostering excellent communication among the therapy team. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership skills and experience in neuro-spinal rehabilitation. Join us and contribute to delivering outstanding patient care in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Good staff-to-patient ratios

Accessible senior leadership

Strong interdepartmental relationships

Qualifications

• Experience in neuro-spinal rehabilitation preferred.
• Strong leadership and teamwork skills required.
• Commitment to maintaining high standards of patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding rehabilitation to patients.
• Support service development within the hospital.
• Ensure legal and regulatory standards are adhered to.
• Drive service improvement to enhance patient outcomes.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Teamwork skills

Regulatory compliance commitment

Education

HCPC-qualified

Job description

Overview

The Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital is looking for an experienced, dynamic and organised Senior Physiotherapist to work within our neuro‑spinal rehabilitation therapy team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a hugely reputable organisation and provide the highest standards of care.

Before applying, please note that:

• The Akessa Health Care does not offer hybrid or remote working
• The role is for an energetic, enthusiastic and capable candidate, not for those who wish to slow down.

Main duties

• Demonstrate leadership within the Therapy department in providing outstanding rehabilitation to patients on an individual and group basis according to agreed goals and objectives.
• Work with the Director of Operations, Clinical Services and wider Executive team to support the development of services within RBH, ensuring the hospital is a leader in rehabilitation services.
• Ensure patients receive the best possible rehabilitation, fostering excellent communication and ensuring consistency between the ward and therapy team.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary working across the hospital and collaborate with colleagues across all departments.
• Support positive team working both internally and externally.
• Provide management support and guidance to the Therapy Department.
• Assist with the development and delivery of training for junior staff.
• Ensure hospital operations comply fully with CQC domains (safe, caring, effective, responsive, well‑led) and other statutory legislation.
• Drive service improvement to enhance patient outcomes and the patient journey experience.
• Support induction, specialist training, and ensure training KPIs are met.
• Follow hospital policies, procedures and SOPs at all times.
• Mentor and manage the therapy team to enable them to carry out their roles in line with the hospital’s aims and integrated values framework.
• Establish effective communication with patients, relatives and significant others to create an open environment for voicing concerns.
• Develop key relationships with external stakeholders to uphold the hospital’s reputation.
• Collaborate with the Admissions and Discharge Coordinator to manage referral and admission/discharge pathways, optimizing occupancy.
• Represent the therapy team at operational meetings to ensure delivery of a coordinated service.

Clinical responsibilities

• Supervise, monitor and evaluate the service delivered to patients, ensuring legal and regulatory standards are adhered to.
• Monitor patients’ journeys through hospital pathways to ensure appropriate service levels are implemented and met.
• Work closely with the Head of Nursing to facilitate integrated patient pathways, including 24‑hour rehab, progress and discharge planning, progress and discharge reports.
• Follow assessment and rehabilitation pathways and collect outcome measure data for individual patients to demonstrate effective treatment and outcomes.
• Assist in patient and relative education in preparation for discharge, ensuring effective therapeutic relationships and maximised outcomes.

About us

The Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital, established in Aylesbury in 1832, has provided services and treatments to thousands of people from across the region. The ownership transferred to our new management team in January 2023, making the hospital a family‑owned business that provides clinical care to private, insured and NHS patients, with a strong ethos of caring for our staff.

We have strong IT, operational, clinical governance and accountancy support. Extensive rejuvenation of the estate and updating of the clinical facilities are underway, including refurbishment of the outpatient area and reception, construction of a comprehensive radiology service (CT and MRI), operating theatre, and endoscopy suites.

Our clinical outcomes are of the highest standards, and the latest CQC report rated our hospital’s standards as good across all parameters.

Person specification

• HCPC‑qualified.
• Experience in neuro‑spinal rehabilitation preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Commitment to maintaining high standards of patient care and regulatory compliance.

Benefits

• Good staff‑to‑patient ratios allow more time for patients.
• Senior leadership are accessible, with a transparent management structure.
• Consultants have good relationships with therapists and other hospital staff.

Disclosure

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any convictions.