Senior Specialist Physiotherapist - Spinal Injuries
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Middlesbrough, TS4 3BWView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
27 October 2026
7 days leftJob description
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our Spinal Injuries Therapy Service. The post ho...
The post holder will be based at the Golden Jubilee Regional Spinal Injury Centre at The James Cook University Hospital which has a well-established, progressive and dynamic Therapy Service that continues to develop and grow with the Trust.
The team is friendly and supportive and support for this role will be available from the therapy service lead.
This post offers development in clinical and leadership skills. We have a comprehensive training programme and our staff are encouraged and supported in their CPD through workshops and clinical supervision. There is also an expectation to actively participate in audit and research.
As a Senior Specialist Physiotherapist you will be required to supervise qualified physiotherapists and therapy assistants and be involved in the clinical education of students.
This post is suitable for Physiotherapists with significant postgraduate experience including respiratory management and an interest in neurological physiotherapy enabling them to build on their core skills developed as a physiotherapist.
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.
Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.
We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.
We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
Qualifications and Training
Essential: - To hold a degree or relevant Diploma in Physiotherapy; - To be registered with the HCPC as a physiotherapist
Desirable: - ACP training /masters level qualification
Experience
Essential
- To have clinical experience at working with patients with spinal cord injuries
- To have respiratory knowledge and skills to manage complex patients
- Evidence of MDT working
- Good understanding of the structure, policies, priorities and format of the NHS.
- Ability to respond to unpredictable work patterns on a frequent basis e.g. working to deadlines, interruptions
- Ability to efficiently prioritise a complex workload/time management
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Basic IT skills
- To display effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers and colleagues.
- To demonstrate analytical skills and effective clinical judgement when dealing with the Physiotherapy management of clients
- To have significant clinical experience of working with patients with spinal cord injuries
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
13 October 2026
Last checked
14 October 2026
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