Highly Specialist Physiotherapist - Critical Care
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
York, YO31 8HEView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
26 October 2026
7 days leftJob description
This is an exceptional opportunity for a highly motivated individual to provide leadership and drive innovation across the Allied Health Professional ...
- To provide visible clinical leadership across critical care, which includes autonomously managing a complex caseload, evaluation of quality and service performance and creating a culture of learning and development.
- To use evidenced based highly specialist skills to manage a complex caseload, which includes the speciality of advanced respiratory management .
- Provide training/support to staff, patients and carers, including the wider on-call physiotherapy team.You need to be resilient and able to manage and prioritise your caseload whilst supporting the work and development of the team.
- The department is well established in facilitating the training of Therapy students and staff are involved in delivering a variety of rolling training programmes for other health care professionals across the Trust.
- You will be part of a supportive senior therapy leadership team, including an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist for Critical care and other specialist clinical leads across site, team manager, as well as senior operational manager and professional lead.
Interested applicants are encouraged to contact us to learn more about this career opportunity.
If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
Trust Information Pack: https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential: - HCPC Registered Physiotherapist; - Post graduate qualification relevant to role and clinical specialty
Desirable: - Masters level study within relevant area of practice or research and evidence-based practice.
Experience & Knowledge Required
Essential
- Experience in specialist role, including the management of a range of specialist conditions, with substantial evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal clinical supervision
- Evidence of ability to lead and act as an authority on the management of complex clinical presentations in specialist area
- Significant experience of delivering clinical treatment within specialist area
Desirable: - Experienced in the identification and use of outcome measures to evaluate clinical treatment
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to ommunicate complex information effectively, clearly, and accurately in plain simple language, both verbally and in writing.
- Committed to development and improvement of myself and the wider team.
- Use own initiative, exercise judgement, resolve problems and stay calm under pressure.
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
12 October 2026
Last checked
14 October 2026
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