Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: Participation in out of hours (late shift/weekend/on-call) rotas.
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 164-7435011
- Employer
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- City Hospital Campus
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Team Leader Physiotherapist - Respiratory Medicine
Band 7
Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting role as a Band 7 Team Lead Physiotherapist in Respiratory Medicine?
We’re seeking a proactive role model with a broad skill set who thrives in acute inpatient settings, has experience managing long-term respiratory conditions and acutely unwell patients, with evidence of leadership.
You’ll work alongside established Band 7’s within the Medical Inpatient team at NUH's City Campus, leading the Physiotherapy service across the Respiratory Assessment Unit and Respiratory wards. You’ll offer direct patient care, service development and support and training for other team members and students.
This post will allow a physiotherapist with a keen interest in inpatient care to expand both their clinical skills and leadership of a busy and responsive service, with a focus on promoting excellent care to support patient outcomes.
We’re a friendly, welcoming team working across 17 medical wards at City Hospital, with an emphasis on personal development and positive staff experience. We work within the multidisciplinary specialities of Renal, Haematology, Infectious Diseases, Oncology and Palliative Care so experience in these areas and neurological rehab is desirable. The successful candidate will work flexibly across these areas as required.
Main duties of the job
The role provides a high standard of evidence-based physiotherapy input to patients on the respiratory pathway at NUH. This is a developing area with wide scope for service development opportunities.
In addition to leading the day-to-day management of patient-facing work, you will engage in and promote a supportive teaching environment for team members, undertake annual appraisals and manage health and wellbeing.
You will contribute to the education and training of Band 6, Band 5, students, preceptees and therapy assistant staff, including upskilling new staff for the weekend and respiratory rosters when required.
The role includes participation in the weekend and out of hours respiratory service at City Campus of NUH which incorporates Respiratory Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis Unit, Cardiothoracic surgery, General Surgery and Critical Care.
You will work alongside the wider inpatient team leads to support the management, development and delivery of this out of hours service.
You will model and promote NUH's values and behaviours in all aspects of the role.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details.
Working for our organisation
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
Physiotherapy and OT services are part of the Therapies, Outpatients and Phlebotomy Directorate, within Specialist Clinical Services at NUH. We are a diverse team of AHPs and support staff, employing over 800 staff, who works together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to. Our HCPC registered AHP professionals comprise of physiotherapists, dietitians, occupational therapists, orthotists, prosthetists and speech and language therapists. We have a Chief AHP to lead us on our strategic direction, and many of the pathway leadership team have pathway AHP backgrounds to support our staff. There are also Practice Development Therapists to support career development for all.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- This is a full time (37.5 hours) permanent position.
- Core hours are worked Monday to Friday, 8:00 – 16:00 although flexible working will be considered.
- Additional duties will include participation in on call and weekend working, as well as a respiratory late shift (1-9PM). These duties are approximately 1-2 per month.
- Please familiarise yourself with the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for details specific to this post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of appropriate post graduate study and professional development within specialist area
Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant postgraduate experience, including a wide variety to rotations and experiences at Band 6 in relevant speciality
- Experience of management of performance and sickness of staff and participation in recruitment of new staff of maximise workforce potential
- Experience in evaluation of evidence-based practice, audit, service development and benchmarking
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS experience
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrate leadership ability
- Able to build and maintain effective relationships with the multidisciplinary team, patients and carers.
- Feedback constructive criticism with tact and diplomacy in performance management of staff.
Analytical and judgement skills
Essential criteria
- Able to assess complex information, formulate a diagnosis and plan patient management using clinical reasoning skills and a range of treatment options
- Able to solve problem within the team and make decision where there are a range of options, including clinical and strategic issues.
- Able to collate information to identify trends and inform service development, e.g. use of spreadsheets, computer generated workload stats
Planning and organisational skills
Essential criteria
- Able to organise and priorities workload of yourself and your team, including daily task, and longer-term planning despite interruptions and changing priorities.
- Effective delegation and time management skills
Physical skills
Essential criteria
- Able to handle and move complex patients using a way that promotes rehabilitation and is safe
- Able to move and use medical devices
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to undertake out of hours duties including on-call, weekends and bank holidays
- Able to travel cross campus and beyond the trust as needed
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Alison Fletcher
- Job title
- Therapy Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07812 269772
- Additional information
Alternatively, please contact Meghan Howitt or Hayley Kidger on 0115 9691169 extension 75292. Alternatively email [email protected].
Please do get in touch, we would love to hear from you!
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