Job requirements
Essential
26 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Effective communication skills both verbal & written
- Skills
Leadership Skills – to effectively support the effective running of a team
- Skills
Excellent organisational skills
- Abilities
Ability to effectively perform patient assessments & interventions, including manual therapy & therapeutic handling
- Abilities
Ability to effect & manage change
- Abilities
Ability to cope in a stressful environment undertaking moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
- Abilities
Ability to meet deadlines & work under pressure
- Abilities
Ability to work unsupervised
- Abilities
Ability to plan, prioritise & delegate
- Abilities
Competent IT Skills
- Abilities
Presentation skills
- Knowledge
In depth clinical knowledge of Severe Acute Respiratory Failure underpinned by theory and practical experience
- Knowledge
Knowledge of clinical governance and it's application to Physiotherapy
- Experience
Experience of working with patient requiring ECMO support – providing both respiratory and rehabilitation intervention
- Experience
Experience of working in a Critical Care – providing respiratory and rehabilitation input
- Experience
Significant experience of working as part of a Physiotherapy team & multidisciplinary team at a senior level
- Experience
A variety of experience in acute core areas, as postgraduate physiotherapist i.e T&O, musculoskeletal, respiratory & neurological, dealing with a wide range of patients with differing needs
- Experience
Contribution to clinical supervision & education of less experienced staff, students
- Experience
Previous experience at Band 6
- Qualifications
Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy
- Qualifications
HCPC registration
- Qualifications
Evidence of relevant Continuing Professional Development
- Personal Qualities
Credible & mature attitude, which is recognised & respected by other staff
- Personal Qualities
The ability to work well in a team
- Personal Qualities
A strong desire to develop one's self, others and the therapy service.
- Personal Qualities
A drive to deliver best possible care to patients and their families.
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Involvement in relevant special clinical interest groups
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly, supportive and forward-thinking Critical Care and ECMO Therapy team within a large inner-city Intensive Care service, providing highly specialist care to patients from across the Southwest of England.
The Critical Care unit at City Hospital Operating unit if a regional specialist centre for Severe Acute Respiratory Failure, Cardiac surgery, Upper GI surgery, Hepatobillary surgery, Thoracic surgery and ENT & Max-Fax.
Main duties of the job
As an ECMO Lead Physiotherapist, you will provide clinical leadership and specialist expertise within our highly collaborative multidisciplinary ECMO and Critical Care team, supporting the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based respiratory and rehabilitative care to patients with complex and life-threatening illness. Working closely with colleagues across the multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to the assessment, treatment and ongoing management of patients requiring advanced organ support.
We are a research-active service with a strong commitment to education, innovation and continuous improvement, and our ambition is to provide leading specialist ECMO and critical care therapy within the UK. The role offers excellent opportunities for clinical leadership, education, research and service development, making this an ideal opportunity for an experienced critical care physiotherapist looking to develop their specialist practice and contribute to the continued development of ECMO and critical care therapy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a more detailed breakdown of the different elements of the role
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together
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.
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This advert is for ECMO and Critical Care Team Lead Physiotherapist with University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in Weston-super-mare, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Physiotherapist role. The advertised salary is £49387.00 to £56515.00. The contract type is Fixed term: 23 months (Secondment Considered. Until end of September 2028.). The application deadline is 29 Oct 2026.
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