# ECMO and Critical Care Team Lead Physiotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ecmo-and-critical-care-team-lead-physiotherapist/c795e560-3e44-4afc-a1bd-759fea56809b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ecmo-and-critical-care-team-lead-physiotherapist/c795e560-3e44-4afc-a1bd-759fea56809b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Weston General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49387.00 to £56515.00 - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 23 months (Secondment Considered. Until end of September 2028.) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (1:4 Saturday working commitment plus 1 Bank Holiday. Part of the respiratory Sunday and on-call rota) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-15T13:55:10.443Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8363538 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8363538?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Effective communication skills both verbal & written - Leadership Skills – to effectively support the effective running of a team - Excellent organisational skills ### Abilities **Essential** - Ability to effectively perform patient assessments & interventions, including manual therapy & therapeutic handling - Ability to effect & manage change - Ability to cope in a stressful environment undertaking moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities - Ability to meet deadlines & work under pressure - Ability to work unsupervised - Ability to plan, prioritise & delegate - Competent IT Skills - Presentation skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - In depth clinical knowledge of Severe Acute Respiratory Failure underpinned by theory and practical experience - Knowledge of clinical governance and it's application to Physiotherapy ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working with patient requiring ECMO support – providing both respiratory and rehabilitation intervention - Experience of working in a Critical Care – providing respiratory and rehabilitation input - Significant experience of working as part of a Physiotherapy team & multidisciplinary team at a senior level - 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 - Contribution to clinical supervision & education of less experienced staff, students - Previous experience at Band 6 ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy - HCPC registration - Evidence of relevant Continuing Professional Development **Desirable** - Involvement in relevant special clinical interest groups ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Credible & mature attitude, which is recognised & respected by other staff - The ability to work well in a team - A strong desire to develop one's self, others and the therapy service. - A drive to deliver best possible care to patients and their families. ## Documents - [dbs charges information (pdf, 71.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3005) - [uhbw behaviours and values (pdf, 299.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2476) - [policy statement - ex offenders (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=667) - [jd and ps - team lead physio - critical care and ecmo (pdf, 392.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10698686) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.