Job summary
As a Clinical specialist physiotherapist you will be accountable for ensuring the provision of high-quality therapy care across relevant clinical pathways within Acute Therapy Services. Deliver expert-level clinical practice, utilizing advanced clinical reasoning to support effective patient care and provide guidance and mentorship to therapy staff. You will lead the ongoing evaluation and development of clinical practice within the specialist area, ensuring alignment with current national and local policies, guidelines, and professional frameworks. Contribute to the development of evidence-based practice through clinical audit, effectiveness reviews, and research activities, while supporting the wider team in embedding outcomes into service improvement. Collaborate with Clinical Service Managers and Lead Therapists to drive the modernization and continuous improvement of Therapy Services, promoting innovation and service excellence.
Main duties of the job
You will manage a complex caseload requiring advanced clinical reasoning and specialist intervention. Responsibilities include supporting recruitment processes, conducting appraisals, addressing performance issues, and contributing to service integration and development across occupational therapy and physiotherapy. The role also involves leading clinical networks, developing care pathways, overseeing risk assessments and clinical protocols, and supporting operational leadership. You will be expected to maintain up-to-date specialist knowledge and applying evidence-based practice are integral to delivering high standards of patient care.
Key duties
Manage complex clinical caseloads requiring advanced reasoning and specialist therapy.Supervise, train, and delegate tasks to junior staff and assistants to ensure safe and competent practice.Support recruitment and act as Appointing Officer for the team.Monitor and appraise clinical performance; address competence or capability issues.Communicate professionally to resolve complex issues and support staff development.Contribute to the integration of services and leadership within the specialty.Conduct risk assessments, develop protocols, and contribute to safe systems of work.Assist operational leads with service management responsibilities.Maintain and apply current specialist knowledge and best practice evidence.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of 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.
Job description
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.
Job description
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
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent team working skills and the ability to work collaboratively with specific reference to current NHS landscape
- Able to demonstrate strong, confident leadership within a care pathway and across the wider system.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, team working and leadership skills
- Excellent organisational skills, ability to act on own initiative, to prioritise work and manage multiple tasks for self and other.
- Ability to analyse complex problems, formulate solutions and implement sustainable change.
- Able to maintain confidentiality
- IT literate
- Demonstrates a proactive approach to supporting staff health and wellbeing.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience as a qualified therapist
- Significant experience at Specialist level in relevant specialty
- Clinical Educator
- Participation in Clinical Audit & Practice Development
- Supervision and line management of Therapy staff including appraisal
- Professional Presentations
- Demonstrates a clear understanding of the pathways and role of acute therapy within the wider system.
- Post-registration NHS experience as a Physiotherapist
- Demonstrates the ability to deliver high level decision making regarding rehabilitation and discharges.
Desirable
- Member of Special Interest Group
- Governance
- Teaching
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- BSc in Physiotherapy
- Current HPC Registration
- Postgraduate Masters level module in relevant subject to this post or equivalent relevant knowledge and skills accumulated through formal training and experiential learning
- Current documented evidence of continuous personal & professional development, relevant to the current post
- Current advanced clinical knowledge and skill in specialty
- Current knowledge of evidence-base for specialty
- Good basic knowledge of therapy practice for management of frailty, deconditioning, secondary prevention related to speciality and health coaching approaches
Desirable
- Master's degree in relevant Speciality
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible and reliable approach to working practices
- Positive attitude to change management
- Proactive approach to service delivery
- Full driving licence and access to a car
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent team working skills and the ability to work collaboratively with specific reference to current NHS landscape
- Able to demonstrate strong, confident leadership within a care pathway and across the wider system.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, team working and leadership skills
- Excellent organisational skills, ability to act on own initiative, to prioritise work and manage multiple tasks for self and other.
- Ability to analyse complex problems, formulate solutions and implement sustainable change.
- Able to maintain confidentiality
- IT literate
- Demonstrates a proactive approach to supporting staff health and wellbeing.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience as a qualified therapist
- Significant experience at Specialist level in relevant specialty
- Clinical Educator
- Participation in Clinical Audit & Practice Development
- Supervision and line management of Therapy staff including appraisal
- Professional Presentations
- Demonstrates a clear understanding of the pathways and role of acute therapy within the wider system.
- Post-registration NHS experience as a Physiotherapist
- Demonstrates the ability to deliver high level decision making regarding rehabilitation and discharges.
Desirable
- Member of Special Interest Group
- Governance
- Teaching
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- BSc in Physiotherapy
- Current HPC Registration
- Postgraduate Masters level module in relevant subject to this post or equivalent relevant knowledge and skills accumulated through formal training and experiential learning
- Current documented evidence of continuous personal & professional development, relevant to the current post
- Current advanced clinical knowledge and skill in specialty
- Current knowledge of evidence-base for specialty
- Good basic knowledge of therapy practice for management of frailty, deconditioning, secondary prevention related to speciality and health coaching approaches
Desirable
- Master's degree in relevant Speciality
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible and reliable approach to working practices
- Positive attitude to change management
- Proactive approach to service delivery
- Full driving licence and access to a car
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Community Stroke Service and SPARC
Beech Hill Rehab Unit, Norfolk Park Road
Sheffield
S2 3QE
Employer's website
https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
