Specialist Physiotherapist

NHS; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Sheffield is seeking a motivated Specialist Physiotherapist to join the Surgical Division. This role involves patient care in areas like General Critical Care and collaborating on service improvements. The ideal candidate will have a BSc in Physiotherapy, current HCPC registration, and experience in managing complex caseloads. The position offers a salary of £38,682 to £46,580 annually, with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Commitment to professional development

Strong emphasis on staff health and wellbeing

Qualifications

• Post registration NHS experience as a Physiotherapist.
• Ability to manage a complex specialist caseload in respiratory conditions.
• Experience in teaching and developing staff and students.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day management of the area.
• Participate in service improvement and development projects.
• Provide high-quality education to multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Clinical reasoning

Education

BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent

Current HCPC registration

Job description

Go back Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Physiotherapist

The closing date is 31 August 2025

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a motivated and passionate Physiotherapist to join the Surgical Division at the Northern General Hospital.

The Surgery Division delivers therapy to a number of specialist areas including:

• General Critical Care (Level 2 and 3) receiving Major Trauma
• General Surgery including Specialist Services for Vascular, Colorectal, Upper Gastro-Intestinal and the Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Unit
• Cardiology
• Respiratory Medicine
• Adult Cystic Fibrosis
• Respiratory Outpatients

This post currently rotates annually between our Surgery wards and General Critical Care.

As part of our commitment to delivering the best care to our patients and supporting and developing our staff, we are starting a journey to review the rotations within these areas.

As a Band 6 within the Division, you will have the opportunity to be part of this review of the structure and skill mix which, in consultation with the staff, may lead to change within the rotations.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist you will continue to build on your clinical knowledge and skills but will also have opportunity to develop across all pillars of practice. In an environment that facilitates team and collaborative working you will progress within the following areas:

• Leadership - through supporting the day-to-day management of the area, supervising, supporting and developing people, both within the team and students and improving your knowledge of the wider STH/NHS
• Quality improvement - through participation in service improvement and development projects within ATS and the ward teams.
• Education - through the provision of high-quality education both to members of Acute Therapy Services and the multi-disciplinary teams.

We are committed to investing in staff by delivering robust clinical and developmental programmes alongside clinical supervision and a strong emphasis on staff health and wellbeing.

Are you a Physiotherapist with?

• Post graduate experience sufficient to acquire knowledge and skills in Physiotherapy practice in acute respiratory conditions and rehabilitation and the ability to manage a complex caseload in these areas
• Clinical ability to deliver on-call and weekend acute respiratory care (Training can be provided)
• Effective interpersonal, communication and team working skills
• Implementation of PROUD values in daily practice

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

We are committed to supporting and developing staff within our areas with robust clinical and developmental programmes both in the process of being embedded.

Please be aware, the teams you will be working within deliver acute respiratory services 24/7. Your commitment to extended hours shifts, on call and weekend working will be expected as part of this role.

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent
• Current HCPC registration

Experience

• Post-registration NHS experience as a Physiotherapist.
• Post-registration knowledge and skill to manage a complex specialist caseload in the relevant clinical speciality applied for.
• Clear demonstration of understanding of NHS admission/referral/rehabilitation pathways for respiratory patients
• Experience and skills in teaching and development of staff and students
• Service Improvement Project

Further Training

• Evidence of continuous personal & professional development
• Good post-registration theoretical and practical knowledge of therapy practice in chosen field
• Evidence-Based Practice/Clinical Effectiveness Course
• Competency in Physiotherapy clinical reasoning, processes & practices
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• Able to act on own initiative, organise and prioritise work and manage multiple tasks
• Able to maintain accurate written records & statistics utilising relevant IT
• Calm approach to changing work situations
• Able to teach and motivate others
• Understanding of stress and ability to help others cope under pressure

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.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearpa/pro rata for part time staff