Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

Advanced Practice Physiotherapist: Knee Revision Surgery

The closing date is 11 July 2025

Job summary

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist to shape the future of care for patients undergoing consideration of complex knee revision surgery. As an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist within the Major Revision Knee Centre at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, you will play a pivotal role in transforming patient pathways, leading innovation, and influencing national standards of physiotherapy practice. Working across multidisciplinary teams and regional networks, you will provide expert clinical leadership, develop advanced rehabilitation protocols, and mentor senior clinicians across multiple Trusts. This role offers the chance to directly impact patient outcomes, contribute to cutting-edge research, and drive service transformation in one of the UK's leading orthopaedic institutions.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties

  • Lead specialist clinics for complex knee arthroplasty patients, including non-operative pathways.
  • Provide expert assessment, diagnosis, and management within the major revision knee pathway.
  • Attend and contribute to multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings and case discussions.
  • Develop and implement advanced clinical protocols across the regional knee revision network.
  • Mentor senior clinicians and support professional development across multiple Trusts.
  • Design and deliver specialist training and contribute to national education strategies.
  • Lead and participate in clinical audits, research, and service evaluations.
  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless patient care.
  • Uphold high standards of clinical governance, innovation, and evidence-based practice.
  • Support strategic service development and transformation aligned with Trust objectives.

About us

RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world's most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/

Details

Date posted

24 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£59,490 to £66,239 a year pro rata per annum inclusive of HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

392-RNOH-1237

Job locations

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

Stanmore

HA7 4LP


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide excellent clinical leadership, drive innovation, lead research and significantly contribute to the strategic direction of the service in keeping with the trusts vision and objectives.

The post holder will work within the major knee revision pathway to provide evidence-based treatment recommendations for patient management. The post holder will be accountable for the provision of consultant clinic appointments (virtual and face to face) to support highly complex adult patients during their pathway. The post holder will also provide expert knowledge and skills advice to other nationally based health care professionals, allowing equity of treatment for all patients. They will also forge a strong rehabilitation relationship within the regional revision knee network and other shared care Trusts, for clinical and audit purposes.

Please see job description for full details

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide excellent clinical leadership, drive innovation, lead research and significantly contribute to the strategic direction of the service in keeping with the trusts vision and objectives.

The post holder will work within the major knee revision pathway to provide evidence-based treatment recommendations for patient management. The post holder will be accountable for the provision of consultant clinic appointments (virtual and face to face) to support highly complex adult patients during their pathway. The post holder will also provide expert knowledge and skills advice to other nationally based health care professionals, allowing equity of treatment for all patients. They will also forge a strong rehabilitation relationship within the regional revision knee network and other shared care Trusts, for clinical and audit purposes.

Please see job description for full details

Person Specification

Job Role

Essential

  • nature and scope of role criteria

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  • nature and scope of role criteria

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  • Communications criteria

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  • Communications criteria

job role

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  • Service development and delivery criteria

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  • Service development and delivery criteria
Person Specification

Job Role

Essential

  • nature and scope of role criteria

Desirable

  • nature and scope of role criteria

job role

Essential

  • Communications criteria

Desirable

  • Communications criteria

job role

Essential

  • Service development and delivery criteria

Desirable

  • Service development and delivery criteria

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

Stanmore

HA7 4LP


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

Stanmore

HA7 4LP


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Director of Allied Health Professions

John Doyle

john.doyle13@nhs.net

02039470100

Details

Date posted

24 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£59,490 to £66,239 a year pro rata per annum inclusive of HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

392-RNOH-1237

Job locations

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

Stanmore

HA7 4LP


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