Critical Care Deputy Team Lead Physiotherapist

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Band 6 physiotherapist with an interest in Critical Care to join our supportive, dynamic and growing Physiotherapy team at Royal Papworth Hospital. We are seeking an individual who is confident, flexible and able to work independently within multidisciplinary clinical teams.

You will join a skilled, supportive and innovative Physiotherapy team that works closely with multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver exceptional patient outcomes. Royal Papworth Hospital is recognised internationally for excellence in cardiothoracic care, providing a collaborative environment where continuous learning, service improvement and professional development are actively encouraged.

What we provide to you:

Support and teaching to enable you to provide excellent patient care across critical care

Specialist departmental and team in service training

Regular one to ones, clinical supervision, appraisals, and competency support

In house courses and access to external courses and conferences

Involvement with expert multi-disciplinary teams

Advanced skills teaching and competencies across the specialities at Royal Papworth, in order to support out of hours physiotherapy provision.

Opportunity for service development projects

Participation in audits and research.

Support and guidance for you to mentor students and junior staff.

This post is a 12 month fixed term, full time role. There will be an expectation for weekend and on call duties.

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Main duties of the job

To undertake an independent comprehensive, assessment of cardiothoracic patients who have a wide variety of clinical presentations with a range of complexities.

To effectively manage own clinical caseload, support others daily and prioritise workload accordingly.

To effectively communicate and integrate Physiotherapy treatment plans to a wide range of health professionals involved in the patients care.

To have an awareness of evidence-base and current developments and how this impacts clinical practice.

To actively participate and lead sessions in team and departmental learning opportunities including in-service training (IST) sessions, clinical supervision and education.

To provide leadership, supervision and mentorship for junior staff and students, and deputise for the Team Lead physiotherapist.

To participate in and lead relevant audit, service improvement projects, and research with support from senior staff.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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Details

• Date posted: 07 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year Backfill for maternity leave cover
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 175-2627-2043
• Job locations: Royal Papworth Hospital, Papworth Road, Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AY, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).