Specialist Physiotherapist

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Specialist Physiotherapist to manage a clinical caseload at Herts & Essex Hospital. The role involves delivering high-quality patient care, supervising junior staff, and contributing to departmental training and service improvement initiatives. Ideal candidates will be HCPC-registered with experience in managing diverse patient needs and have a strong commitment to enhancing healthcare standards. This role offers opportunities for career progression and flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Access to Learning & Development opportunities

Flexible shifts

Wellbeing resources

Paid annual leave

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Physiotherapist with experience in supervising staff.
• Competency in using electronic patient records required.
• A UK driving licence is necessary for this role.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied clinical caseload applying advanced knowledge.
• Supervise, teach, and assess junior physiotherapists and students.
• Communicate with multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure patient care.

Skills

HCPC-registered PT

Experience supervising staff/students

Competent with electronic patient records

UK driving licence/car

SystmOne experience is desirable

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a SpecialistPhysiotherapist based at Herts & Essex Hospital in Bishops Stortford. Inthis role, you will be responsible for delivering a complex package ofhigh-quality healthcare, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment andpatient-centred advice for individuals with a wide range of needs such asorthopaedics, care of the elderly and neurology. You will support patients,carers, relatives and multidisciplinary colleagues by providing expert clinicalguidance, education and recommendations to ensure safe and effective care. Inaddition, you will deputise for the Lead Therapist when required, contributingto service delivery, decision-making and high clinical standards across theunit.

Main duties of the job

As aSpecialist Physiotherapist, you will manage a substantial and varied clinicalcaseload, applying advanced theoretical knowledge and practical expertise todeliver high-quality interventions. You will be responsible for supervising,teaching and assessing junior physiotherapists, technical instructors andstudents, ensuring high standards of practice across the team. The roleinvolves regular communication with multidisciplinary colleagues, includingmedical and nursing staff, social workers and other healthcare professionals,as well as engaging with patients, relatives and carers to support safe andeffective care. You will also take an active role in ongoing professionaldevelopment, contributing to departmental training initiatives, and participatingin audit and research activities to support service improvement.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job responsibilities

• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for allaspects of your own clinical work, ensuring a consistently high standard of physiotherapy care for all patients under your management.
• To hold clinical responsibility for a designated caseload, organising andprioritising workload efficiently and effectively, and undertakingcomprehensive and where appropriate standardised assessments addressing allfunctional mobility issues.
• To formulate soundly reasoned prognoses and recommend the most appropriatecourse of intervention, developing patient-centred goals that promoteengagement in self-maintenance, productivity and leisure to achieve safedischarge.
• To facilitate and deliver educational and rehabilitative group sessions,continuously evaluating and modifying treatment programmes in response toindividual patient need and clinical risk.
• To maintain thorough, accurate and timely assessment and treatment recordsin accordance with legal, departmental and Trust requirements, contributing toevidence-based audit and research to enhance practice.
• To contribute to service development through compliance withorganisational policies, acting as a Champion for specific service areas,supporting in-service training programmes, and leading aspects of practiceimprovement as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• HCPC-registered PT
• Experience supervising staff/students
• Competent with electronic patient records
• UK driving licence/car
• SystmOne experience is desirable

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.

Hertfordshire & Essex Community Hospital