Highly Specialised Physiotherapist Specialist Medicine
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 28/08/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a 6-month fixed-term opportunity for a highly specialised physiotherapist to join the Specialist Medicine Therapy team at the Royal London Hospital. The role involves delivering high-quality, patient-focused care to individuals with complex rehabilitation needs across various acute medical wards. The successful candidate will lead on service development and quality improvement projects, and support the clinical leads in overseeing clinical governance. This is an exciting chance for an experienced Band 6 or 7 to gain valuable experience within a diverse and high-performing NHS trust.
Key responsibilities
- Work in a leadership role within the specialist medicine team to deliver high quality, patient focussed care.
- Take a lead role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients with long term conditions and complex rehabilitation needs across acute medical wards.
- Lead on the advanced assessment and treatment of outlying neurological and stroke patients, facilitating their transition closer to home.
- Support clinical leads in service development, innovation, and quality improvement.
- Be responsible for the induction, supervision, learning and development of rotational staff.
- Support the overnight respiratory on-call services.
Essential criteria
- BSc Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- Extensive experience delivering acute rehabilitation for patients acute and chronic medical conditions such as renal, liver and heart failure, frailty and stroke/neurological conditions.
- Awareness of local and national policies relating to delivery of acute rehabilitation services including dosage of rehab interventions
- In-depth understanding of clinical governance
- Understanding of the opportunities and challenges of working within a culturally diverse environment
- Experienced in presenting and teaching skills to a variety of professionals
- Experienced in delivering clinical education to range of staff groups of varying knowledge
- Experience of leading a quality improvement/clinical effectiveness work based project/ Audit
- Experience of implementing people management policies including sickness absence and performance
- Experience of investigating and reporting on incidents and complaints
Desirable criteria
- Masters' modules relevant to specialist area
- Leadership Course
- Membership of Specialist Interest Group
- Simulation Training Skills
- Experience in research
- Experience of managing a small team in a clinically defined area
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to Join Specialist Medicine Therapy team as a highly specialist rehabilitation physiotherapist (Band 7) at the Royal London Hospital.
It is a 6-month fixed term post starting 1st October 2026 to 31st March 2027. It's an exciting opportunity for any experienced Band 6 or Band 7 to work within Specialist Medicine team and gainsome experience.
Barts Health is a high performing group of NHS hospitals that is renowned for excellence and innovation, providing equitable, safe and compassionate care to our patient in East London and beyond.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual that is passionate about delivering evidence based, innovative care to patients living with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions. The teamcovers the Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary, Renal wards and HDU, Endocrinology & Haematology, Respiratory and Cardiology wards including all neurological and stroke outliers. The Respiratory wardhas two 4 bedded enhanced care bays that cares for patients on NIV, heated high flow therapy and those with altered airways. Physiotherapists play a lead role in overseeing the enhanced respiratory care service alongside a dynamic team of respiratory consultants, trainees and nurses.
Successful candidates will be experienced in delivering quality improvement projects and will lead on service development under the gu
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