Job summary
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Band 7 Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist to join our dynamic Burns and Plastics team, providing expert care to Burns patients across both inpatient and outpatient settings.
This is a rare and rewarding opportunity to work within a specialist burns unit, delivering high-quality, evidence-based physiotherapy to adults recovering from burn injuries.
Main duties of the job
As a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, you will:
Lead the physiotherapy management of patients with complex burn injuries, scarring, and associated complications.
Provide expert rehabilitation across acute, sub-acute, and long-term phases of burn care.
Support patients through their inpatient stay and follow them through their outpatient rehabilitation journey.
Manage respiratory care needs in burn patients on the ward.
Assess, fabricate and manage splinting and positioning regimens.
Work alongside the Clinical Specialist OT as part of a well-established Burns MDT.
Be involved in Regional and National Burns networks.
We're seeking a compassionate, driven clinician with:
Substantial post-registration experience, including relevant practice in burns care or a related field.
Proven skills in rehabilitation, respiratory physiotherapy, and splinting.
Experience working across the full patient pathway - acute to community.
Strong leadership, organisational and communication skills.
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.
MSK Therapy provides integrated Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy to the MSK Care Group at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The MSK Care group is made up of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, Pain Management, Metabolic Bone, Hand Centre, MSK Therapy and Podiatric Surgery.
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
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Physiotherapy.
- Current HCPC Registration.
- Postgraduate Masters level module in relevant subject to this post or equivalent knowledge and skills accumulated through formal training and experiential learning.
Desirable
- Masters degree in relevant Speciality.
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 Experience in emergency respiratory on call including weekend work (PT only).
Desirable
- Member of Special Interest Group
- Governance.
- Teaching.
Further Training
Essential
- Evidence of continuous personal & professional development.
- Current advanced clinical knowledge and skill in specialty.
- Current knowledge of evidence-base for specialty.
- Good basic knowledge of therapy practice for medicine, orthopaedics, neurology.
Desirable
- NVQ Assessor.
- Clinical Governance.
- Risk Assessment.
- Research, Clinical Audit or Practice.
- Leadership Teaching
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent team working skills and the ability to work collaboratively.
- 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.
- Confident in working with a wide range of senior professionals.
- Able to maintain confidentiality.
- IT literate.
- Understanding of stress and ability to help others to cope under pressure.
Desirable
- Understanding of therapy in an acute hospital or community setting.
Other Factors
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Physiotherapy.
- Current HCPC Registration.
- Postgraduate Masters level module in relevant subject to this post or equivalent knowledge and skills accumulated through formal training and experiential learning.
Desirable
- Masters degree in relevant Speciality.
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 Experience in emergency respiratory on call including weekend work (PT only).
Desirable
- Member of Special Interest Group
- Governance.
- Teaching.
Further Training
Essential
- Evidence of continuous personal & professional development.
- Current advanced clinical knowledge and skill in specialty.
- Current knowledge of evidence-base for specialty.
- Good basic knowledge of therapy practice for medicine, orthopaedics, neurology.
Desirable
- NVQ Assessor.
- Clinical Governance.
- Risk Assessment.
- Research, Clinical Audit or Practice.
- Leadership Teaching
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent team working skills and the ability to work collaboratively.
- 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.
- Confident in working with a wide range of senior professionals.
- Able to maintain confidentiality.
- IT literate.
- Understanding of stress and ability to help others to cope under pressure.
Desirable
- Understanding of therapy in an acute hospital or community setting.
Other Factors
Desirable
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).
