Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Physiotherapist - Operational Clinical Lead

The closing date is 22 February 2026

Job summary

Are you looking to develop your operational and strategic experience while maintaining excellent clinical skills as a Specialist Physiotherapist working with complex palliative patients? This could be the role for you.

You'll share responsibility for operational leadership and clinical and strategic service development within the Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Specialist Palliative Care Team. Working as part of a senior multidisciplinary leadership team, you'll contribute to an exciting period of service transformation and the development of strong clinical leadership across all professions.

The role includes direct clinical contact with patients in the community, managing complex situations, contributing to policy and service development, driving quality improvement and supporting service transformation. You will provide expert clinical support and education to patients with lifelimiting conditions, their families, and professionals across Portsmouth and SouthEast Hampshire.

You'll lead and coordinate the Specialist Palliative Care MDT team and work collaboratively with other Band 7 colleagues to appraise, supervise, and support staff, promoting a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

We're seeking a Physiotherapist with experience of deteriorating conditions, strong leadership and communication skills, and the ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively. We're committed to professional development and offer opportunities for further learning.

Main duties of the job

*Provide expert autonomous palliative care practice.

*Leading and coordinating the work of the Specialist Palliative Care (SPC) team, encompassing clinical, consultative, teaching, leadership and research functions to deliver this high level of service to all professionals, patients, families and carers.

*Influence clinical decisionmaking and ensure highquality patient care through advanced specialist knowledge grounded in theory, evidence, and experience.

*Offer operational leadership and contribute to strategic service development across the SPC team.

*Work collaboratively with other Band 7 CNS colleagues to appraise, supervise, and support the multidisciplinary team.

*Foster a culture of continuous improvement, promoting safety, quality, and innovation.

*Working in line with the requirements set out in the NMC/HCPC Governing Bodies.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Date posted

09 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

348-PSE-10454

Job locations

The Rowans Hospice

Purbrook Heath Road, Purbrook

Waterlooville

Hampshire

PO7 5RU

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by post graduate diploma specialist training, experience, short courses plus further specialist training to masters equivalent level.
*Post-registration specialist training relevant to Specialist Palliative Care.
*Management or leadership qualification / experience
*Teaching Qualification or equivalent / experience
*Practice assessor/supervisor
*Advanced communication skills training

Desirable

*Membership of an appropriate clinical special interest group.
*Completion of uDNACPR (NHS South England)

Experience

Essential

*In depth post registration experience at advanced grade in relevant setting with relevant management experience.
*Experience in Palliative Care
*Experienced in assessing, developing, and delivering care with a range of clinical interventions to deteriorating patients.
*Experience of MDT working
*Experience of teaching, training, and supervision/assessing staff and students
*Evidence of developing policy, guidelines contributing to management of resources
*Experience in managing teams and knowledge of own personal management skills/style.
*Valid Driving Licence

Desirable

*In depth experience of working in the community at an advanced grade in relevant setting.
*Working as a core member of the specialist in palliative care

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by post graduate diploma specialist training, experience, short courses plus further specialist training to masters equivalent level.
*Post-registration specialist training relevant to Specialist Palliative Care.
*Management or leadership qualification / experience
*Teaching Qualification or equivalent / experience
*Practice assessor/supervisor
*Advanced communication skills training

Desirable

*Membership of an appropriate clinical special interest group.
*Completion of uDNACPR (NHS South England)

Experience

Essential

*In depth post registration experience at advanced grade in relevant setting with relevant management experience.
*Experience in Palliative Care
*Experienced in assessing, developing, and delivering care with a range of clinical interventions to deteriorating patients.
*Experience of MDT working
*Experience of teaching, training, and supervision/assessing staff and students
*Evidence of developing policy, guidelines contributing to management of resources
*Experience in managing teams and knowledge of own personal management skills/style.
*Valid Driving Licence

Desirable

*In depth experience of working in the community at an advanced grade in relevant setting.
*Working as a core member of the specialist in palliative care

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.

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

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

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rowans Hospice

Purbrook Heath Road, Purbrook

Waterlooville

Hampshire

PO7 5RU

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rowans Hospice

Purbrook Heath Road, Purbrook

Waterlooville

Hampshire

PO7 5RU

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)