Band 8a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 20 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our excellent dynamic out-patient Physiotherapy teams.

The role will involve working autonomously as a lead Physiotherapist providing a clinical specialist Physiotherapy service within associated specialist clinics across the sites but predominantly the HGS sites and take clinical responsibility for the assessment and management decisions for patients who are referred. Responsibilities may include FCP and Orthopaedic work.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring clinical effectiveness across the Physiotherapy service clinic by utilising evaluation and research skills. They will also provide strong clinical leadership in the provision of an effective, high quality, Physiotherapy Service for patients.

We are an innovative and outward looking department and this is a fantastic role for those looking to expand their clinical portfolio, highly rewarding and will enable the successful candidate to work within a service that prides itself on quality and putting the patient first.

This post is for a 12 month secondment/fixed term contract and is for 18.75 hours per week.

To work autonomously as a lead Physiotherapist providing a clinical specialist Physiotherapy service within associated specialist clinics across the sites but predominantly the HGS sites (working in collaboration with the Director of AHPs on the QEHB site) – and take clinical responsibility for the assessment and management decisions for patients who are referred.

To be responsible for ensuring clinical effectiveness across the Physiotherapy service clinic by utilising evaluation and research skills.

To provide strong clinical leadership in the provision of an effective, high quality, Physiotherapy Service for patients.

To lead and support audit and research projects to evaluate service delivery.

To be responsible for the education, training and development of Physiotherapy staff across the OPD clinic section.

To regularly review clinical practice delivery considering new models of care and clinical transformation programmes within UHBFT, and to identify new ways of working, this includes the advancement of extended clinical skills in this post and others.

To work with medical, nursing, AHP and other healthcare colleagues across the clinical specialty within UHBFT and outside of the Trust to optimise patient management. This may include implementing and delivering education and training to cross professional groups.

To develop and maintain key working relationships across professional boundaries with consultant and nursing teams who are associated with the Physiotherapy service.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people.

As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Please note:

For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.

• Appropriate Physiotherapy or professional qualification e.g. MCSP/ BSc or MSc.
• Registration with Health Care Professions Council
• CSP or equivalent professional registration.
• MSc in relevant subject or working at "M" level as demonstrated by ongoing CPD
• Evidence of commitment to advanced clinical and non-clinical continued professional development within own speciality, e.g. post registration training, management competencies and evidence of a detailed personal development portfolio
• Relevant, accredited, postgraduate education/courses in this specialist physiotherapy area
• Management, Leadership or teaching qualification
• Master's degree or equivalent

• Extensive post registration experience of which significant years have been in this specialist area of care in an acute NHS organisation.
• Significant experience as a clinical leader including direct clinical supervision of staff.
• Significant experience in education and clinical training of others. Teaching experience to uni and multi-professional groups with evidence of ability to deliver high quality presentations
• Significant experience of clinical/service evaluation.
• Advanced knowledge and skill in the advanced assessment and treatment of a wide range of complex acute and chronic…