Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time post. Required to participate in seven day service and overnight respiratory on-call)
- Job ref
- 344-6988DCB
- Employer
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- William Harvey Hospital
- Town
- Ashford
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist - Critical Care and Surgery
Band 7
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has been made available for the right candidate to join our Critical care Physiotherapy team at the William Harvey Hospital in a Clinical Specialist role alongside team leadership responsibilities.
The successful individual will be able to experience leading a team at first-hand alongside other skilled and experienced Clinical specialist team leads on ITU and in the wider Therapy team.
Main duties of the job
This post holder will lead, develop and evaluate critical care and surgical Physiotherapy services at WHH hospital.
They will provide therapeutic clinical expertise, high quality advice and support to the multi-disciplinary team. Clinical supervision, appraisal and teaching will be key components of this role.
They will demonstrate excellent communication and collaborative working, along with other clinical specialists across the Health Economy, in order to provide a high quality, efficient service.
In conjunction with the Clinical and Site Lead they will ensure clinical governance targets are met, including the development of clinical standards and protocols, specialist evidence based practice, audit, research, clinical and non-clinical risk management.
This clinical specialist position offers the exciting prospect of leading the development of this service collaboratively with a well-established multidisciplinary team with opportunities to contribute to EKHUFT’s award winning critical care follow up and rehabilitation service.
Main duties of the job
This post holder will lead, develop and evaluate critical care and surgical Physiotherapy services at the William Harvey hospital.
They will provide therapeutic clinical expertise, high quality advice and support to the multi-disciplinary team. Clinical supervision, appraisal and teaching will be key components of this role.
They will demonstrate excellent communication and collaborative working, along with other clinical specialists across the Health Economy, in order to provide a high quality, efficient service.
In conjunction with the Clinical and Site Lead they will ensure clinical governance targets are met, including the development of clinical standards and protocols, specialist evidence based practice, audit, research, clinical and non-clinical risk management.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current HCPC registration
- Degree relevant to professional registration and area of clinical practice
- Evidence of continuing professional development within Critical Care chosen speciality
Desirable criteria
- Master's level qualifications
- NHS Leadership Academy qualification
- Member of CSP
Skills
Essential criteria
- Significant postgraduate healthcare experience equivalent to L7, demonstrating professional development across the four pillars of practice
- Significant experience of care of the Critical Care patient
- Experience of working with patients/service users to resolve concerns and improve their experience
- Experience of supervising staff and delivering training
- Experience of assessing patients and providing high quality intervention for complex patients
- Ability to demonstrate high quality clinical and evidence based practice
Desirable criteria
- Experience of presenting to groups of staff/public
Governance
Essential criteria
- Understanding of quality governance, patient safety and patient experience tools to support clinical practice and service improvement
- Sound knowledge and understanding of national policy and guidance and developments in the NHS; including clinical governance, NICE, CQC and GIRFT
- Utilisation of clinical effectiveness tools to deliver quality improvement
- Evidence of innovative practice utilising research and audit
- Experience of contributing to quality improvement in safety/quality improvement projects
- Experience of writing reports and presenting to teams of small groups
Desirable criteria
- Experience of implementing and evaluating improvements in care
Personal/Professional attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to work within a team to achieving goals for a shared vision
- Evidence of service development and delivery in practice
- Knowledge of health policy and application to practice
- Ability to problem solve, anticipate and plan, individually and within a team
- Demonstrate self-awareness and critical reflection
- Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, considering Trust policies and procedures
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of quality assurance and improvement methodology
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Flexibility in working patterns to meet the needs of service
- Commitment to equity and diversity
- Self-motivated, positive, adaptable and flexible approach
- Upholds and role models the Trust values
- Able to travel around East Kent, and between Trust hospital sites
Desirable criteria
- Member of regional/national specialist interest groups/networks
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrea Reid
- Job title
- Therapy Inpatient Lead, William Harvey Hospital
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07825053569
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