Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7097725
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Free Hospital
- Town
- Hampstead
- Salary
- £61,927 - £68,676 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 8a - Clinical Lead Physiotherapist– Elderly People
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
Band 8a Clinical Lead – HSEP & emergency and acute medicine
Profession: Physiotherapist
Royal Free, Hampstead
37.5 Hours per week
This is an exciting time to be working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 1.6 million people a year through our three main hospitals: Barnet, Chase Farm and Royal Free.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced Physiotherapist to join to our Health Services for Elderly People (HSEP) therapy team as a Clinical Lead at the Hampstead site. This is a diverse and rapidly evolving clinical specialty area both nationally and locally, with excellent opportunities to grow and develop the role of therapists. The post holder should have extensive clinical experience across the specialities of Frailty, HSEP and acute medicine.
Alongside OT and SLT Clinical Lead colleagues, you will provide leadership to a welcoming and dynamic team of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, dietitians and therapy assistants. You will use your skills and knowledge to enhance current work on admission avoidance at the front door and facilitate early, supported discharge from our HSEP wards. We are looking for someone who has innovative ideas and is passionate about being an advocate and champion for preventing deconditioning, particularly for the cohort of patients with complex physical and mental needs.
The successful candidate is required to demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification.
In particular, you should have proven experience of leading teams including supervision and line management of junior colleagues, an enthusiasm for service development and be motivated to find new and innovative ways of working to meet the ever-changing demands of the service.
Working for our organisation
If you believe you meet the criteria of the person specification and would like to join the Royal Free at this time, we would be interested in receiving your application.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- • BSc Degree in Physiotherapy or Diploma or equivalent
- • Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) registration
- • Postgraduate training or development in clinical skills up to MSc level or equivalent
- • Evidence or portfolio of post-graduate continued development
- • Postgraduate training or development in management and leadership skills
Desirable criteria
- • Membership of specialist interest group
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Band 7 level experience in HSEP Therapy including team management
- • Experience of working within the emergency department and acute medicine
- • Substantial postgraduate experience in rehabilitation and frailty management
- • Advanced knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of patients with a wide variety of complex conditions
- • Experience of managing patients with complex psychological issues
- • Experience in managing distressed patients in group and individual settings
- • Experience of supervising senior qualified staff
- • Experience of leading a service/ team
- • Active involvement in clinical audit, research, and policy/ guideline implementation
- • Experience of teaching to uni-disciplinary/ multidisciplinary groups
- • Evidence of service development & contribution to change within the workplace
- • Previous experience student supervision/ clinical education
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Highly specialist knowledge within HSEP Therapy and ability to apply this in a clinical setting
- • Knowledge of recent developments in the profession
- • Skills in critical analysis and the application of research to practice
- • Ability to support and facilitate change
- • Excellent time management and organisational skills
- • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- • Ability to work within and apply Trust policies, including clinical governance, data protection, equal opportunities, and health and safety, to meet the differing needs of the patient
- • Ability to manage stressful situations by remaining calm, objective and professional at all times
- • Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
- • Able to carry out concurrent activities (multi- tasking) and work in an unpredictable working pattern
- • Ability to lead in service development, liaising closely with the MDT in order to promote clinical excellence
- • Competent IT skills including use of internet, email and word processing
- • Excellent presentation skills
- • Excellent leadership skills
- • A commitment to professional development of self and others
- • Demonstrate an understanding of NHS reforms and policies and their impact on service
- • Able to display transdisciplinary working competencies across Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
- • Highly specialist knowledge within HSEP, emergency and acute medicine therapy and ability to apply this in a clinical setting
- • Ability to independently carry out ward based respiratory assessment and treatment and support others with this
- • Ability to independently manage acute traumatic/non traumatic spinal injuries and support others with this
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
- Rachel Nandy
- Job title
- Inpatient Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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