Physiotherapy Team Lead: Sponsorship Available

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Central England Rehabilitation Unit (CERU) for a permanent Band 7 Team Lead Physiotherapist.

CERU is a Level 1 Specialist Neurological Rehabilitation Unit providing expert interdisciplinary rehabilitation for patients with acquired brain injuries and other complex neurological conditions. We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated physiotherapist with a passion for delivering high-quality patient-centred care and leading teams to achieve outstanding rehabilitation outcomes.

The successful candidate will provide clinical and operational leadership to the Physiotherapy Team, supporting the delivery of specialist rehabilitation services and driving excellence in patient care. Working closely with the Physiotherapy Pathway Lead, multidisciplinary colleagues and fellow Team Leads, you will play a key role in service development, workforce development and quality improvement.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician to further develop their leadership skills within a specialist rehabilitation environment, contributing to the ongoing success and development of one of the region’s leading neurorehabilitation services.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard physiotherapy service to patients in area of specialism

To work in conjunction with the Pathway lead in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the service area on a day to day basis.

To take a lead role in the provision of support, clinical supervision and highly specialist advice to less experienced physiotherapy staff and undergraduate students within the physiotherapy department.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma / degree in physiotherapy
  • State registration (HPC)
  • Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the chosen clinical field
  • Experiential learning

Desirable

  • Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
  • Relevant validated clinical courses
  • Leadership Training

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of extensive postgraduate experience, including work at Band 6 level in a variety of specialities
  • Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multi-disciplinary team
  • Involvement in audit, research and understanding quality issues
  • Evidence of supervision of students or less experienced physiotherapy staff
  • Evidence of provision of clinical education to less experienced staff, students and assistants

Desirable

  • Experience at Team Leader (6/7) level (desirable)

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner
  • Specialist knowledge of broad range of conditions in relevant field
  • Evidence of sound clinical reasoning abilities
  • Ability to pass on skills / knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments
  • Remain updated with professional practice and new research
  • Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner e.g. competent IT skills (Word, Email)
  • Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession and knowledge of professional standards
  • Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services, including experience of quality issues, research and audit
  • Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust’s policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety and meet the differing needs of the patient
  • Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
  • Excellent command of the English language
  • Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills

Desirable

  • Ability to organise internal / external courses

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team taking on a team leader role
  • Flexible / Empathetic / Reliable
  • Ability to perform well, working in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients and carers
  • Commitment to continually develop clinically and managerially

Other

Essential

  • Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
  • Independent means of transport – Car driver / owner
  • Commitment to contribute to extended working hours
  • Commitment to contribute to regular weekend working

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Closing Date: 27 August 2026

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