# Physiotherapy Clinical Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/physiotherapy-clinical-specialist/e335ae9f-c2ef-400e-b47e-949c61b43357 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/physiotherapy-clinical-specialist/e335ae9f-c2ef-400e-b47e-949c61b43357.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Camberley - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Junior - **Salary:** £51,657 - £58,785 per annum incl HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (on call and weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T15:01:02.654Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Frimley/Frimley_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Physiotherapy/Physiotherapy-v7998559 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7998559?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.fhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Do you have a passion for working with Older people, encouraging rehabilitation and empowering patients to be independent on older peoples medicine wards. We are looking for a clinical specialist to work alongside an existing team leader for general medicine with an interest in older persons medicine.  You will manage a small team of registered and unregistered staff covering 5 older persons wards. ### Main duties of the job - To take a leading role in the advanced assessment, clinical diagnosis, and treatment of patients within the clinical speciality.  These patients may have complex and/or chronic presentation and maybe in A&E or the wards. - To use highly specialist physiotherapy knowledge and skills to manage a complex caseload as an autonomous practitioner. - To ensure a thorough in-service training programme is provided to all members of the team to maintain clinical competency. - To act as a specialist resource for the multi-disciplinary team and Physiotherapists within FHFT. - To work with the MDT to develop, monitor and evaluate the specialist service, enhancing pathways in line with national guidelines. - To lead in appropriate research and audit in the specific clinical area. - To support the band 7 Team Lead within the speciality and deputise for them as appropriate. - To undertake respiratory on call for the Trust. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents. ## Job Details Do you have a passion for working with Older people, encouraging rehabilitation and empowering patients to be independent on older peoples medicine wards. We are looking for a clinical specialist to work alongside an existing team leader for general medicine with an interest in older persons medicine. You will manage a small team of registered and unregistered staff covering 5 older persons wards. ## Job Description To take a leading role in the advanced assessment, clinical diagnosis, and treatment of patients within the clinical speciality. These patients may have complex and/or chronic presentation and maybe in A&E or the wards. To use highly specialist physiotherapy knowledge and skills to manage a complex caseload as an autonomous practitioner. To ensure a thorough in-service training programme is provided to all members of the team to maintain clinical competency. To act as a specialist resource for the multi-disciplinary team and Physiotherapists within FHFT. To work with the MDT to develop, monitor and evaluate the specialist service, enhancing pathways in line with national guidelines. To lead in appropriate research and audit in the specific clinical area. To support the band 7 Team Lead within the speciality and deputise for them as appropriate. To undertake respiratory on call for the Trust. ## Responsibilities For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Specialist level of clinical knowledge and skill. - Excellent interpersonal skills - Ability to work independently - Excellent communication skills both written and oral. **Desirable** - Presentation Skills. - Critical Appraisal skills in appraising research literature. ### Experience **Essential** - Band 6 Acute experience in NHS - Experience of Audit or improvement projects **Desirable** - Previous experience of working as a Band 7 physiotherapist. - Previous experience of working in the NHS in an Acute hospital inpatient or outpatient setting. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Hold a recognised degree in Physiotherapy - HCPC registration **Desirable** - Managerial Training ## Documents - [trust values (pdf, 577.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=736) - [physiotherapy clinical specialist (doc, 719.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10350393) ## 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.