Critical Care & Surgery Therapy Service Lead

NHS

  • Peterborough
  • £55,690-62,682 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 hours ago
Due to a forthcoming retirement of the current post holder a vacancy has arisen for a Band 8A Physiotherapist in the Critical Care and Surgery Therapy Team at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (NWAFT).This is a full time, 37.5 hours per week post plus additional weekend and on-call duties. It is a mixed clinical, strategic and budget holder post for a therapy team covering critical care, medical respiratory patients (both in-patients and outpatients), cardiology and surgery. The team is a mixture of registered occupational therapists and physiotherapists from Bands 5-7 and support staff bands 3 and 4. The team is part of a wider Rehabilitation Department with therapy specialities spread across the Trust sites.The service itself is very varied in nature both in acuity and complexity of patients and requires excellent therapeutic skills and communication from all its staff, not least the Lead post communicating appropriately with senior figures both with NWAFT and the local health economy to achieve the best outcomes for the patients within the area cared for by the team and the wider rehabilitation service.The successful post-holder must have excellent acute respiratory physiotherapy skills appropriate to working on a general adult Critical Care Unit as well as with general medicine and acute rehabilitation patients.Interviews for this role will be conducted in person to assess relevant skills effectively.Main duties of the jobThe Critical Care & Surgery Therapy Service Lead has oversight for the critical care, respiratory and surgery therapy service and its development across both Peterborough and Hinchingbrooke sites. The role works closely with the clinical specialist and team leader to advance the service in line with departmental, trust, regional and national priorities. This will include extensive work with both internal and external stakeholders. The post holder will be supported by the Rehabilitation Services Manager to deliver this. They will be accountable for the overall performance governance of the Critical Care & Surgery therapy team.The post holder will work using an enhanced level of practice applying specialist therapy knowledge and skills in the fields of critical care, respiratory and surgery. They will assess and treat a specialist complex caseload of patients. They will lead on service development, audit and research initiatives to deliver on best practice evidence based care.The post holder must be an active participant in the on-call respiratory physiotherapy out of hours rota with the same frequency as others fulfilling this rota.About usWe are committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome applicants from all backgrounds -- especially people from ethnic minority groups, disabled individuals, and those living locally.We offer a range of benefits to support our staff -- see the attached leaflet for details and are proud to be a supportive, inclusive workplace where you will feel valued and empowered. Join us and help make a difference in our community.DetailsDate posted04 September 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8aSalary£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number176-F-7305098-AJob locationsPeterborough City HospitalBretton GatePeterboroughPE3 9GZJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see the attached person specification and job description for more details regarding this role. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see the attached person specification and job description for more details regarding this role.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
  • HCPC Registered
  • Evidence of CPD relevant to the post
  • Post graduate specialist training in Respiratory care to master's level or equivalent
  • Leadership qualification
Desirable
  • CSP member
  • Member of CSP Specialist section - ACPRC
ExperienceEssential
  • NHS experience working at senior level
  • Clinical experience within Critical Care
  • Experience within acute inpatient hospital environment
  • Multi-Disciplinary working
  • Experience leading clinical audit and/or research
  • Experience of developing staff and sharing knowledge
  • Leadership or management role at band 7
Desirable
  • Experience of change management
  • Ability to demonstrate working with regional/national networks
KnowledgeEssential
  • Highly developed specialist clinical knowledge in respiratory care
  • Sound knowledge of interventions relevant to clinical area
SkillsEssential
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
  • Leadership and motivational skills
  • Organisational and juggling competing priorities
  • Delegation and oversight.
  • Communication skills highly developed both written and verbal
  • Negotiation and persuasive skills
  • Standard key board skills & the ability to use IT packages such as Word, Outlook, Power point & Excel
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
  • HCPC Registered
  • Evidence of CPD relevant to the post
  • Post graduate specialist training in Respiratory care to master's level or equivalent
  • Leadership qualification
Desirable
  • CSP member
  • Member of CSP Specialist section - ACPRC
ExperienceEssential
  • NHS experience working at senior level
  • Clinical experience within Critical Care
  • Experience within acute inpatient hospital environment
  • Multi-Disciplinary working
  • Experience leading clinical audit and/or research
  • Experience of developing staff and sharing knowledge
  • Leadership or management role at band 7
Desirable
  • Experience of change management
  • Ability to demonstrate working with regional/national networks
KnowledgeEssential
  • Highly developed specialist clinical knowledge in respiratory care
  • Sound knowledge of interventions relevant to clinical area
SkillsEssential
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
  • Leadership and motivational skills
  • Organisational and juggling competing priorities
  • Delegation and oversight.
  • Communication skills highly developed both written and verbal
  • Negotiation and persuasive skills
  • Standard key board skills & the ability to use IT packages such as Word, Outlook, Power point & Excel

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