Band 7 Senior Physiotherapist (Team Lead) Burns and Plastics
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly qualified Team Lead Physiotherapist to join the Burns and Plastics Therapy team at a regional Burns Centre and Major Trauma Centre. The role involves specialist assessment and management of patients with minor and major burns and plastic surgery, working across various hospital wards, theatre, and outpatient clinics. The successful candidate will demonstrate specialist knowledge, work collaboratively with the MDT, and contribute to service delivery and research. This position is ideal for developing clinical leadership skills and broadening experience in this specialty.
Essential criteria
- * Appropriate Physiotherapy or professional qualification e.g., MCSP/ BSc or MSc.
- * Registration with Health Care Professions Council
- * CSP or equivalent professional registration
- * Evidence of commitment to advanced clinical and non-clinical continued professional development within own speciality, e.g., post registration training, management / Leadership
- competencies and evidence of a detailed personal development portfolio
- * Relevant, accredited, postgraduate education/courses in relevant areas of physiotherapy
Desirable criteria
- * Post registration MSc modules in areas relevant to leadership & management and clinical area.
- * Attended student educator course.
- * Membership of relevant special interest groups.
- * Significant post registration experience of which considerable experience has been within in patient Burns and plastics as a senior physiotherapist in a NHS organisation.
- * Experience of staff management including supervision and of development and performance management of staff.
- * Significant experience in education and clinical training of others.
- * Some experience of clinical/service evaluation
- * Proficient knowledge and skill in the specialist assessment and treatment of a wide range of complex acute trauma patients
- * Excellent knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
- * Awareness of current evidence in trauma physiotherapy and application to clinical practice, using advanced clinical reasoning skills.
- * Good understanding of IT systems and its application to clinical practice.
- * Good knowledge and application of all areas of Clinical Governance including Quality, Audit and Risk management.
- * Understands the legal responsibilities of the profession.
- * Good understanding of principles of data and statistics and experience of their use in evaluation of service delivery
- * Knowledge and understanding of the research process.
- * Teaching experience to university students and multi-professional groups with evidence of ability to deliver high quality presentations.
- * Appropriate Physiotherapy or professional qualification e.g., MCSP/ BSc or MSc.
- * Registration with Health Care Professions Council
- * CSP or equivalent professional registration
- * Evidence of commitment to advanced clinical and non-clinical continued professional development within own speciality, e.g., post registration training, management / Leadership
- competencies and evidence of a detailed personal development portfolio
- * Relevant, accredited, postgraduate education/courses in relevant areas of physiotherapy
- * Post registration MSc modules in areas relevant to leadership & management and clinical area.
- * Attended student educator course.
- * Membership of relevant special interest groups.
- * Significant post registration experience of which considerable experience has been within in patient Burns and plastics as a senior physiotherapist in a NHS organisation.
- * Experience of staff management including supervision and of development and performance management of staff.
- * Significant experience in education and clinical training of others.
- * Some experience of clinical/service evaluation
- * Proficient knowledge and skill in the specialist assessment and treatment of a wide range of complex acute trauma patients
- * Excellent knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
- * Awareness of current evidence in trauma physiotherapy and application to clinical practice, using advanced clinical reasoning skills.
- * Good understanding of IT systems and its application to clinical practice.
- * Good knowledge and application of all areas of Clinical Governance including Quality, Audit and Risk management.
- * Understands the legal responsibilities of the profession.
- * Good understanding of principles of data and statistics and experience of their use in evaluation of service delivery
- * Knowledge and understanding of the research process.
- * Teaching experience to university students and multi-professional groups with evidence of ability to deliver high quality presentations.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Band 7 Senior Physiotherapist (Team Lead) Burns and Plastics
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly qualified, enthusiastic Team Lead Physiotherapist to join our Burns and Plastics Therapy team.
As a regional Burns Centre and a Major Trauma Centre the successful candidate will take a lead role in the specialist assessment and management of patients within these pathways.
Patients are seen in various wards within the hospital including Critical Care, Burns Centre, Plastic Surgery ward and day case. You will also have the opportunity to deliver specialist assessment and therapy to patients in theatre and in sedated change of dressings as well as burns and plastics outpatients in dressings clinic and in separate physiotherapy appointments.
You will demonstrate specialist knowledge in Burns & Plastics and will work alongside clinical specialists and consultant physiotherapists, and the wider MDT including Consultants, nursing staff and ACPs to facilitate the service delivery & development of an expanding specialty.
There is a strong commitment to MDT service delivery and research. The successful individual will have the opportunity to lead and participate in research and service development.
Candidates should have significant rehabilitation experience
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