Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Physiotherapy Clinical Specialist

The closing date is 26 June 2025

Job summary

Do you have a passion for working with Older people, encouraging rehabilitation and empowering patients in acute wards?

We are looking for a clinical specialist to work alongside an existing team leader for general medicine with an interest in older persons medicine. You will manage a small team of registered and unregistered staff covering 4 older persons wards.

Main duties of the job

  • To take a leading role in the advanced assessment, clinical diagnosis, and treatment of patients within the clinical speciality. These patients may have complex and/or chronic presentation and maybe in A&E or the wards.
  • To use highly specialist physiotherapy knowledge and skills to manage a complex caseload as an autonomous practitioner.
  • To ensure a thorough in-service training programme is provided to all members of the team to maintain clinical competency.
  • To act as a specialist resource for the multi-disciplinary team and Physiotherapists within FHFT.
  • To work with the MDT to develop, monitor and evaluate the specialist service, enhancing pathways in line with national guidelines.
  • To lead in appropriate research and audit in the specific clinical area.
  • To support the band 7 Team Lead within the speciality and deputise for them as appropriate.
  • To undertake respiratory on call for the Trust.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Details

Date posted

12 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£48,270 to £54,931 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-RO160-D

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UU


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification attached for this role for further detailed information.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification attached for this role for further detailed information.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Physiotherapy Degree
  • HCPC registration

Desirable

  • Managerial Training

Skills

Essential

  • Teaching skills
  • Supervisory and appraisal skills

Experience

Essential

  • Band 6 Acute experience in NHS
  • Experience of Audit or improvement projects
  • Understanding Risk assessments

Desirable

  • Development of service
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Physiotherapy Degree
  • HCPC registration

Desirable

  • Managerial Training

Skills

Essential

  • Teaching skills
  • Supervisory and appraisal skills

Experience

Essential

  • Band 6 Acute experience in NHS
  • Experience of Audit or improvement projects
  • Understanding Risk assessments

Desirable

  • Development of service

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UU


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UU


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Principal Physiotherapist

Abbie Masters

abbie.masters@nhs.net

03006139295

Details

Date posted

12 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£48,270 to £54,931 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-RO160-D

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UU


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