# Highly Specialist Physiotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-physiotherapist/5c89e471-5342-4d31-8342-b9827af60ead - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-physiotherapist/5c89e471-5342-4d31-8342-b9827af60ead.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** North Middlesex University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inclusive of Outer HCAS - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (end date 20/06/2027) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-09T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-27T10:36:36.859Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Physiotherapist/Physiotherapist-v8309349 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8309349?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview 6 Month Fixed-Term Maternity Leave Cover Are you an experienced and motivated Physiotherapist with a passion for admission avoidance and frailty care? We are seeking a dynamic Band 7 Physiotherapist to join our Admission Avoidance Team on a 6-month fixed-term basis to provide maternity leave cover. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a highly skilled MDT consisting of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses and Therapy Assistants, supporting patients across the "Hot Floor" including the Emergency Department (ED), Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and Frailty Unit, by delivering comprehensive assessments aimed at preventing unnecessary admissions, reducing length of stay and supporting patients to return home safely. You will work collaboratively with MDT and social care colleagues to ensure patients receive timely assessments and interventions to enable them to remain safely at home whenever possible. The post holder will lead on frailty within the team, driving best practice and supporting the development of pathways that improve patient flow and outcomes across acute and community services. The service is fast-paced, rewarding and highly collaborative, offering excellent opportunities for professional development and clinical leadership. ### Main duties of the job To undertake a senior clinical role on a day-to-day basis and engage in planning, co-coordinating, delivering and evaluating the service provided to patients who present at the NMUH A&E department, AMU / Amber Unit (Frailty) participating in the design and implementation of physiotherapy and multidisciplinary audits and ward working where required. To undertake assessments & design management programmes for patients presenting with complex medical, social and mental health problems and to facilitate swift return to their homes or intermediate care facilities, maintaining records as an autonomous practitioner. To act as a source of expertise on the physiotherapy management of the above patient groups, providing advice to patients, carers, all grades of physiotherapists, other health care professionals, consultants, general practitioners and social services. You will work as part of the MDT and utilise external services as appropriate to ensure safe and efficient discharge from ED and associated short stay units. You will be part of co-leading and developing the admission avoidance service. You will also lead on and develop the frailty pathway with the inpatient Older People care Physio Lead to improve frailty care in ED, AMU and Amber Unit. This post will assist in providing cover for the full seven-day service and as such you will be scheduled on a rota, which will require you to work during the weekend with time off in the week accordingly. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Job summary To undertake a senior clinical role on a day-to-day basis and, alongside the NMUH Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy Lead, engage in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the physiotherapy service provided to patients who present at the NMUH A&E department, AMU / Amber Unit (Frailty) participating in the design and implementation of physiotherapy and multidisciplinary audit, and policy and ward working where required. To undertake assessments & design management programmes for patients presenting with complex medical, orthopaedic, neurological, social and mental health problems and to facilitate swift return to their homes or intermediate care facilities, maintaining records as an autonomous practitioner. To educate and train Senior and Junior grade therapists, Therapy Assistants, other healthcare professionals and physiotherapy and adaptation students in the management of acutely ill patients. For detailed information please refer to attached job description and persons spec for full details of the job ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Completed the following core rotations (ITU, acute medicine, older people’s acute care, respiratory neurology or acute stroke, surgery & orthopaedics) - Experience at band 6 level in acute care rotations or specifically in Emergency Ambulatory Care setting - Experience of writing and delivering in-service training programmes. - Experience supervising qualified & non-qualified staff, including participation in personal development reviews. - Experience of clinical governance initiatives. - Experience across a range of NHS sectors e.g. Primary, Secondary and Community Services ### Skills and aptitudes **Essential** - Basic computer literacy - Knowledge of current NHS initiatives - Understanding of Clinical Governance and its application to physiotherapy services - Knowledge of Physiotherapy professional issues. - Knowledge of a variety of physiotherapy interventions which can be used to the benefit of various patient groups and current best practice. - Knowledge of pathologies and the current medical management of commonly occurring conditions for hospital based and community patients. - Knowledge of other medical conditions which you may encounter including, but not exclusively, respiratory, orthopaedic, neurological and mental health conditions. - Knowledge of outcome measure tools. - Knowledge of the audit cycle and its uses - Able to communicate complex and sensitive information in written and verbal forms to patients and staff - Able to apply problem-solving skills to complex situations, which may include clinical or organisational issues - To have well developed clinical reasoning skills - Able to work as a team member and to develop team spirit - Well-developed organisational and planning skills - Able to assimilate and analyse complex clinical information - Able to identify and recognise when to seek advice and support concerning clinical, managerial, professional and organisational issues - Good counselling and advocacy skills to support staff, patients and carers - Able to employ motivational and influencing skills with staff, patients, carers and other professionals. - Able to identify your own training and support others. ### Royal Free shared commitments **Essential** - - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments ### Personal qualities and attributes **Essential** - Demonstrate enthusiasm towards sharing of knowledge - Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team - Ability to set own priorities and demonstrate good time management skills - Ability to identify own learning needs and interests - Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance - Ability to identify risks involved in own work activities - Demonstrate personal insight and the ability to cope with personal emotions in distressing situations ### Education and professional qualifications **Essential** - Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy - Registration with the health & Care professions council **Desirable** - Member of the CSP and relevant interest group ## Documents - [band 7 pt jd (pdf, 264.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10629638) - [band 7 pt ps (pdf, 274.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10629639) - [functional requirements (pdf, 392.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10629640) ## 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.