Nuffield Health

Clinical Lead - Physiotherapist

The closing date is 11 June 2025

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Job summary

Clincal Lead - Physiotherapist Guildford Hospital | Physiotherapy | Permanent | Full time Up to £49,500 per annum, depending on experience 37.5 hours per week

Main duties of the job

As our Clinical lead Physiotherapist you will: Efficiently help run a dynamic team If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role. It starts with you. Maintain clinical workload alongside some managerial duties. Work with Consultants to ensure best practice Take on responsibilities for challenges, driving quality service and outcomes Help to develop and grow the department Integrate with the wider hospital teams to ensure best patient outcomes Maintain CQC standards at all times, undertake departmental risk assessments, maintain plans for minimising incidents, and report appropriately. Support the physiotherapy manager to help deliver the best experience for our patients

About us

Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital provides high-quality healthcare working with leading Consultants to offer a range of services and treatments for preventing, diagnosing and treating a wide array of medical conditions and offer a wide range of complex surgery and services. We are proud to have received a "good" rating from the health care regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our facilities include 49 en-suite patient bedrooms, 4 operating theatres, acute dependency and oncology units. We've been awarded the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark for cancer care and our Endoscopy service has achieved JAG accreditation. Our site is shared with an NHS Trust hospital, giving us access to their facilities. The working atmosphere is highly professional and stimulating, yet friendly and collaborative like that of a large family unit. The hospital is easily accessible from the A3 or M25 and we are located about 1.5 miles from Guildford town centre. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

Details

Date posted

14 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£49,500 to £49,500 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

JR0087141

Job locations

Stirling Road Guildford Surrey GU2 7RF

Guildford

GU2 7RF


Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Lead - Physiotherapist Guildford Hospital | Physiotherapy | Permanent | Full time Up to £49,500 per annum, depending on experience 37.5 hours per week The Guildford Nuffield is looking for an ambitious Clinical Lead physiotherapist to help support the management of the Physiotherapy service, ensuring delivery of high quality effective clinical care through assessment, Planning implementation and evaluation of treatment. You will help provide leadership, motivation and supervision to the physiotherapy team as well as providing clinical care for patients. You will bring experience from working within a physiotherapy setting and supervising people, but also deliver treatment to patients. The role will be primarily based at Guildford Nuffield hospital with some hours at Guildford Nuffield Fitness and wellbeing site and supporting other local site when needed. You will integrate with staff from Out-patients, pre-assessment, Theatres and the Ward. The role is outpatient based with an expectation to cover inpatients when needed. You will be responsible for the delivery of safe effective care services that provides patients with the highest level of customer experience within Physiotherapy, identifying and delivering quality improvement opportunities. You will work with the Physiotherapy Manager to deliver relevant aspects of the Hospital business plan. You'll enjoy the variety of working within different specialist areas and building strong links with our consultants. And you'll do it in an innovative, clean, modern working environment, while benefiting from support and training opportunities, plus the time and nurse-patient ratio that ensures quality of care. As our Clinical Lead Physiotherapist you will:

  • Efficiently help run a dynamic team
  • Maintain clinical workload alongside some managerial duties.
  • Work with Consultants to ensure best practice
  • Take on responsibilities for challenges, driving quality service and outcomes
  • Help to develop and grow the department
  • Integrate with the wider hospital teams to ensure best patient outcomes
  • Maintain CQC standards at all times, undertake departmental risk assessments, maintain plans for minimising incidents, and report appropriately.
  • Support the physiotherapy manager to help deliver the best experience for our patients
    • To succeed as a Clinical Lead Physiotherapist you will need:
  • To be a qualified Physiotherapist with a BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent and you'll be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
  • Demonstrable passion for excellence and driving standards
  • To be proactive, adaptable and innovative
  • Confident communicating skills with excellent customer service standards and dealing with escalations
  • Have the ability to prioritise and deal with your varied workload in an effective and timely manner.
  • Orthopaedic Experience
    • Supporting your growth. We're committed to the professional development of all our clinical colleagues. Inside our Learning and Development Academy, you'll discover a range of internal CPD courses and online content to support your clinical and professional development. As a Nuffield Health Physiotherapist, you'll also enjoy opportunities to apply for funding support towards your relevant CPD activity and postgraduate study. Plus, you can access further professional development opportunities via the large number of apprenticeship programmes we offer. Helping you feel good. We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you. Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital provides high-quality healthcare working with leading Consultants to offer a range of services and treatments for preventing, diagnosing and treating a wide array of medical conditions and offer a wide range of complex surgery and services. We are proud to have received a "good" rating from the health care regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our facilities include 49 en-suite patient bedrooms, 4 operating theatres, acute dependency and oncology units. We've been awarded the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark for cancer care and our Endoscopy service has achieved JAG accreditation. Our site is shared with an NHS Trust hospital, giving us access to their facilities. The working atmosphere is highly professional and stimulating, yet friendly and collaborative like that of a large family unit. The hospital is easily accessible from the A3 or M25 and we are located about 1.5 miles from Guildford town centre. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role. It starts with you.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Clinical Lead - Physiotherapist Guildford Hospital | Physiotherapy | Permanent | Full time Up to £49,500 per annum, depending on experience 37.5 hours per week The Guildford Nuffield is looking for an ambitious Clinical Lead physiotherapist to help support the management of the Physiotherapy service, ensuring delivery of high quality effective clinical care through assessment, Planning implementation and evaluation of treatment. You will help provide leadership, motivation and supervision to the physiotherapy team as well as providing clinical care for patients. You will bring experience from working within a physiotherapy setting and supervising people, but also deliver treatment to patients. The role will be primarily based at Guildford Nuffield hospital with some hours at Guildford Nuffield Fitness and wellbeing site and supporting other local site when needed. You will integrate with staff from Out-patients, pre-assessment, Theatres and the Ward. The role is outpatient based with an expectation to cover inpatients when needed. You will be responsible for the delivery of safe effective care services that provides patients with the highest level of customer experience within Physiotherapy, identifying and delivering quality improvement opportunities. You will work with the Physiotherapy Manager to deliver relevant aspects of the Hospital business plan. You'll enjoy the variety of working within different specialist areas and building strong links with our consultants. And you'll do it in an innovative, clean, modern working environment, while benefiting from support and training opportunities, plus the time and nurse-patient ratio that ensures quality of care. As our Clinical Lead Physiotherapist you will:

  • Efficiently help run a dynamic team
  • Maintain clinical workload alongside some managerial duties.
  • Work with Consultants to ensure best practice
  • Take on responsibilities for challenges, driving quality service and outcomes
  • Help to develop and grow the department
  • Integrate with the wider hospital teams to ensure best patient outcomes
  • Maintain CQC standards at all times, undertake departmental risk assessments, maintain plans for minimising incidents, and report appropriately.
  • Support the physiotherapy manager to help deliver the best experience for our patients
    • To succeed as a Clinical Lead Physiotherapist you will need:
  • To be a qualified Physiotherapist with a BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent and you'll be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
  • Demonstrable passion for excellence and driving standards
  • To be proactive, adaptable and innovative
  • Confident communicating skills with excellent customer service standards and dealing with escalations
  • Have the ability to prioritise and deal with your varied workload in an effective and timely manner.
  • Orthopaedic Experience
    • Supporting your growth. We're committed to the professional development of all our clinical colleagues. Inside our Learning and Development Academy, you'll discover a range of internal CPD courses and online content to support your clinical and professional development. As a Nuffield Health Physiotherapist, you'll also enjoy opportunities to apply for funding support towards your relevant CPD activity and postgraduate study. Plus, you can access further professional development opportunities via the large number of apprenticeship programmes we offer. Helping you feel good. We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you. Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital provides high-quality healthcare working with leading Consultants to offer a range of services and treatments for preventing, diagnosing and treating a wide array of medical conditions and offer a wide range of complex surgery and services. We are proud to have received a "good" rating from the health care regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our facilities include 49 en-suite patient bedrooms, 4 operating theatres, acute dependency and oncology units. We've been awarded the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark for cancer care and our Endoscopy service has achieved JAG accreditation. Our site is shared with an NHS Trust hospital, giving us access to their facilities. The working atmosphere is highly professional and stimulating, yet friendly and collaborative like that of a large family unit. The hospital is easily accessible from the A3 or M25 and we are located about 1.5 miles from Guildford town centre. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role. It starts with you.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • The Guildford Nuffield is looking for an ambitious Clinical Lead physiotherapist to help support the management of the Physiotherapy service, ensuring delivery of high quality effective clinical care through assessment, Planning implementation and evaluation of treatment. You will help provide leadership, motivation and supervision to the physiotherapy team as well as providing clinical care for patients.
    • You will bring experience from working within a physiotherapy setting and supervising people, but also deliver treatment to patients. The role will be primarily based at Guildford Nuffield hospital with some hours at Guildford Nuffield Fitness and wellbeing site and supporting other local site when needed. You will integrate with staff from Out-patients, pre-assessment, Theatres and the Ward. The role is outpatient based with an expectation to cover inpatients when needed.
    • Helping you feel good.
    • We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

    Experience

    Essential

    • You will be responsible for the delivery of safe effective care services that provides patients with the highest level of customer experience within Physiotherapy, identifying and delivering quality improvement opportunities. You will work with the Physiotherapy Manager to deliver relevant aspects of the Hospital business plan.
    • You'll enjoy the variety of working within different specialist areas and building strong links with our consultants. And you'll do it in an innovative, clean, modern working environment, while benefiting from support and training opportunities, plus the time and nurse-patient ratio that ensures quality of care.
    • To succeed as a clinical lead physiotherapist you will need:
    • To be a qualified Physiotherapist with a BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent and you'll be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
    • Demonstrable passion for excellence and driving standards
    • To be proactive, adaptable and innovative
    • Confident communicating skills with excellent customer service standards and dealing with escalations
    • Have the ability to prioritise and deal with your varied workload in an effective and timely manner.
    • Orthopaedic Experience
    • Supporting your growth.
    • We're committed to the professional development of all our clinical colleagues. Inside our Learning and Development Academy, you'll discover a range of internal CPD courses and online content to support your clinical and professional development. As a Nuffield Health Physiotherapist, you'll also enjoy opportunities to apply for funding support towards your relevant CPD activity and postgraduate study. Plus, you can access further professional development opportunities via the large number of apprenticeship programmes we offer.
    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • The Guildford Nuffield is looking for an ambitious Clinical Lead physiotherapist to help support the management of the Physiotherapy service, ensuring delivery of high quality effective clinical care through assessment, Planning implementation and evaluation of treatment. You will help provide leadership, motivation and supervision to the physiotherapy team as well as providing clinical care for patients.
    • You will bring experience from working within a physiotherapy setting and supervising people, but also deliver treatment to patients. The role will be primarily based at Guildford Nuffield hospital with some hours at Guildford Nuffield Fitness and wellbeing site and supporting other local site when needed. You will integrate with staff from Out-patients, pre-assessment, Theatres and the Ward. The role is outpatient based with an expectation to cover inpatients when needed.
    • Helping you feel good.
    • We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

    Experience

    Essential

    • You will be responsible for the delivery of safe effective care services that provides patients with the highest level of customer experience within Physiotherapy, identifying and delivering quality improvement opportunities. You will work with the Physiotherapy Manager to deliver relevant aspects of the Hospital business plan.
    • You'll enjoy the variety of working within different specialist areas and building strong links with our consultants. And you'll do it in an innovative, clean, modern working environment, while benefiting from support and training opportunities, plus the time and nurse-patient ratio that ensures quality of care.
    • To succeed as a clinical lead physiotherapist you will need:
    • To be a qualified Physiotherapist with a BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent and you'll be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
    • Demonstrable passion for excellence and driving standards
    • To be proactive, adaptable and innovative
    • Confident communicating skills with excellent customer service standards and dealing with escalations
    • Have the ability to prioritise and deal with your varied workload in an effective and timely manner.
    • Orthopaedic Experience
    • Supporting your growth.
    • We're committed to the professional development of all our clinical colleagues. Inside our Learning and Development Academy, you'll discover a range of internal CPD courses and online content to support your clinical and professional development. As a Nuffield Health Physiotherapist, you'll also enjoy opportunities to apply for funding support towards your relevant CPD activity and postgraduate study. Plus, you can access further professional development opportunities via the large number of apprenticeship programmes we offer.

    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

    Nuffield Health

    Address

    Stirling Road Guildford Surrey GU2 7RF

    Guildford

    GU2 7RF


    Employer's website

    https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Nuffield Health

    Address

    Stirling Road Guildford Surrey GU2 7RF

    Guildford

    GU2 7RF


    Employer's website

    https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer contact details

    For questions about the job, contact:

    Talent Acquisition

    People Support Centre

    careers@nuffieldhealth.com

    03001235080

    Details

    Date posted

    14 May 2025

    Pay scheme

    Other

    Salary

    £49,500 to £49,500 a year

    Contract

    Permanent

    Working pattern

    Full-time

    Reference number

    JR0087141

    Job locations

    Stirling Road Guildford Surrey GU2 7RF

    Guildford

    GU2 7RF


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