Virtual Lead Therapist - APP

Bupa; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Bupa health insurance

Enhanced pension

CPD support

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Bupa is seeking a Virtual Advanced Practice Physiotherapist Lead Therapist to lead MSK APPs/EPPs, combining hands-on care with leadership. The role is home-based with occasional attendance at Bupa Place Salford Quays or local centres, and includes governance, quality improvement and staff development responsibilities.

The successful candidate will maintain clinical practice while mentoring teams, delivering MSK sessions, and driving patient outcomes across the MSK service in a supportive,

Qualifications

• HCPC-registered Advanced Practice Physiotherapist with MSK expertise.
• Previous leadership, coaching or people management experience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; able to engage stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and support to APPs and EPPs in the MSK service.
• Deliver regular MSK clinical sessions with high patient care standards.
• Review customer feedback, complaints, incidents, and clinical risks.
• Conduct clinical audits and support quality assurance initiatives.
• Lead implementation of clinical policies and governance requirements.
• Mentor clinicians through coaching and supervision.

Skills

Advanced Practice Physiotherapist

Leadership

Communication skills

Clinical governance

Mentoring

Education

HCPC registered

Job description

Job Description:

Virtual Advanced Practice Physiotherapist Lead Therapist

Homebased with occasional attendance in either Bupa Place (Salford Quays, M50 3SP) or alternative local Bupa Centre as required

Permanent

£58,000 FTE

Full-Time/Part-Time 30 hours minimum number of working days is 4 days per week (Including 1 late shift per week and 1 full weekend in every 6 weeks)

We make health happen

At Bupa, our purpose is simple: helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.

As a Lead Therapist APP, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our Musculoskeletal (MSK) services. Combining hands‑on clinical practice with leadership responsibilities, you'll provide expert clinical support, guidance and development to a team of Advanced Practice Physiotherapists (APPs) and Enhanced Physiotherapy Practitioner (EPPs), helping to deliver consistently excellent clinical outcomes and customer experiences.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced MSK clinician who is passionate about leadership, clinical excellence and developing others. Working closely with operational and clinical leaders across the business, you'll help drive quality, governance, service improvement and strategic objectives while continuing to maintain your own clinical practice.

You'll help us make health happen by:

• Providing clinical leadership and support to a team of APPs and EPPs across the MSK service.
• Delivering regular MSK clinical sessions, maintaining a high standard of patient care and clinical expertise.
• Supporting the review and management of customer feedback, complaints, incidents and clinical risks.
• Conducting clinical audits and supporting quality assurance initiatives across the service.
• Leading the implementation of clinical policies, procedures and governance requirements within your team.
• Acting as a trusted clinical advisor and escalation point for colleagues and stakeholders.
• Supporting the development and mentoring of clinicians through coaching, feedback and clinical supervision.
• Promoting a positive learning culture and encouraging continuous professional development across the team.
• Supporting recruitment, induction and onboarding of new clinicians.
• Monitoring clinical performance and customer feedback to identify improvement opportunities and drive service excellence.
• Collaborating with operational and clinical leadership teams to support strategic initiatives and business performance.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• Registered Advanced Practice Physiotherapist and current HCPC registration.
• Significant post‑graduate experience within musculoskeletal medicine.
• Previous leadership, mentoring or people management experience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Strong decision‑making and problem‑solving capabilities.
• A collaborative leadership style with the ability to motivate and develop others.
• Adaptability and resilience within a fast‑paced and evolving healthcare environment.
• A proactive, solution‑focused approach and a commitment to clinical excellence.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health, from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing.

Joining Bupa in this role, you'll receive:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with the option to buy and sell leave.
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.
• Enhanced pension plan and life insurance.
• Access to a range of health and wellbeing initiatives and benefits.
• Ongoing professional development and CPD support.
• Opportunities to influence and shape the future direction of our MSK services.

Why Bupa?

We're 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 understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

As a Disability Confident employer, we'll offer an interview to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you're treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone who needs them.

If you have any questions or require more information about this role, please feel free to reach out to [e-mail]

Time Type: Full time

Job Area: Clinical Services

Locations: Home Based North c/o Bupa Place