Job summary
Please Note - Due to high interest, this vacancy may close early and without notice once a sufficient number of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible; late or offline submissions may not be accepted once the limit has been reached

Job overview
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Band 7 Respiratory Physiotherapist with a passion for Acute Neurological Sciences to join and lead our well-established Respiratory Physiotherapy Team. This is an exciting opportunity to combine highly specialist clinical practice with operational leadership, playing a key role in co-ordinating, developing, and delivering a high-quality physiotherapy service. The successful candidate will have excellent organisational skills and demonstrable experience in team leadership, with an enthusiasm for developing others. We are seeking an individual with a strong interest in audit and research, with an ongoing commitment to CPD, service development and innovation. This role will be supported by an Advanced Physiotherapist, Acute Therapies Lead and the Therapy Services Manager, working within a collaborative environment where your ideas, leadership and clinical expertise can make a real difference.

Main duties of the job

• Establish and manage a complex clinical caseload as appropriate to the service
• To influence, lead and manage the critical care / respiratory physiotherapy service ensuring high level clinical intervention and evidenced based care.
• To work collaboratively with other clinicians, including medical and nursing staff to influence service development and ensure quality of care is delivered
• To provide clinical education and training to physiotherapy staff and other health care professionals
• Influence research, innovation and professional development for self and others
• To support a 7-day working rota including on call, weekends and extended hours service.

About us
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.

Details
Date posted: 16 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 160-8281371

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
• Health & Care Professions Council Registration
• Evidence of attendance at relevant postgraduate courses and ongoing maintenance of up to date professional development.

Desirable

• Masters level qualification or equivalent in relevant specialism

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of extensive post-registration clinical experience at a senior level
• Evidence of attendance at relevant post graduate courses and ongoing maintenance of up to date professional development
• Extensive experience of assessment and treatment of Acute Neurological and Neurosurgical conditions
• Experience in staff and performance and management
• Able to plan and carry out a complex and demanding workload

Desirable

• Evidence of delivering on key quality performance indicators

Knowledge & Skills
Essential

• To have highly developed interpersonal skills
• Able to write, implement and audit policies
• Effective and responsive communicator on all levels
• Able to use basic IT systems; Word, Excel, Outlook
• High level presentation and education skills
• High level of organisational skills
• Awareness of current NHS issues and relevant framework / quality indicators
• Well-developed leadership skills and a positive role model
• Ability to provide specialist high quality clinical intervention that is evidence based
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
• A positive attitude to change and flexible working practices to meet changing service demands
• Ability to manage own stress and stress in others

Employer details
Employer name: The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Employer's website: https://www.thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Acute therapy lead, Beverley Bowden Williams, beverley.bowden-williams1@nhs.net, 01515563863

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.