Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Critical Care Band 7 Specialist Physiotherapist to join our team on the Charing Cross site as part of the wider critical care therapy service at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

Our friendly department is full of opportunity for a dynamic, enthusiastic physiotherapist who wishes to progress specialist clinical expertise and leadership skills within a critical care unit within a London-based trust.

This post would be based within critical care at the Charing Cross Hospital site. This would include a wide variety of patients on critical care including Neurosurgery, Neurology, ENT, Colorectal, Stroke and medicine.

We are looking for an experienced band 6 or current band 7 physiotherapist, with a keen interest in the field of critical care physiotherapy. You will have a wide range of clinical experience, good communication skills, interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering excellent patient centred care. You will have the opportunity to develop your specialist skills and knowledge in the areas of respiratory physiotherapy including NIV, ventilator and tracheostomy weaning and rehabilitation within the critical care.

We offer a comprehensive in-service training and induction programme, enhanced by simulation based on-call training. Internal and external courses are supported, and opportunities for postgraduate study exist. Our established appraisal system facilitates career development and progression.

Main duties of the job

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care and undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• To provide comprehensive and specialist therapy assessment and diagnosis for patients with a range of highly complex presentations, by utilising advanced clinical reasoning, evidence-based knowledge, investigative and analytical skills and specialist assessment techniques.
• To work both independently and within a team structure, demonstrating leadership to manage own and team caseload. To efficiently manage a caseload and organise this effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
• To plan and organise time efficiently and effectively with regard to patient management and use of time. To be accountable for the designated area of work.
• To employ excellent presentation skills to promote multidisciplinary and interagency liaison and collaborative practice to a broad range of audiences, including other professionals and users.
• Promote a culture of research awareness, research preparedness and activity in the team.

About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Details
Date posted: 04 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year pa inclusive
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 290-MIC-2313

Person Specification
Education/Qualifications

• Essential: Degree (or equivalent) in Physiotherapy; State registration with the Health Professions Council; Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio, especially in the relevant clinical area; Clinical Educators course or equivalent
• Desirable: Membership of the Professional Organisation; Membership of Professional special interest groups relevant to speciality; Relevant Postgraduate clinical qualification; Management skills or leadership training

Experience

• Essential: Significant recent clinical experience in relevant clinical area; Evidence of a broad base of clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent; Significant experience of working as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working; Experience of multidisciplinary goal planning, development of care pathways and using outcome measures; Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for therapists, MDT members, support workers, students and apprentices; Experience of service development/change management; Experience in implementing evidence based practice in speciality; Experience of on-call and weekend working in an acute hospital (if required for job role)
• Desirable: Previous Band 7 or equivalent experience in relevant post; Leadership of a therapy team; Recent, relevant work in an NHS environment; Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care; Clinical research experience; Experience of planning and managing service improvement activities

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Essential: Advanced knowledge of assessment and treatment approaches for the effective management of relevant conditions; Advanced skills in the appropriate application of a range of techniques and approaches to the management of relevant conditions; Advanced clinical reasoning and problem solving skills; Advanced knowledge of relevant conditions; Advanced knowledge of the evidence base of the relevant therapy area; Knowledge of the influence of psychosocial and cultural factors health/illness behaviours; Ability to remain updated with professional practice and research and integrate this into daily patient management; Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate as appropriate and manage time effectively; Able to make sound judgments and reliable decisions in a variety of demanding situations
• Desirable: Knowledge of recent NHS developments and their impact on service provision; Advanced computer skills for presentation and data analysis; Negotiation and conflict resolution skills

Employer contact details
Clinical Lead Physiotherapist: Doug Still, douglas.still@nhs.net, 02033130397

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

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