Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative Physiotherapist that enjoys problem solving.

We need an experienced therapist to join our Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) & SDEC (Same Day Emergency Care) therapy team as a Team Lead. We have a rare opportunity for you to develop both yourself and a service as the only true MAU service within University Hospitals Birmingham NHS foundation trust.

For this role we need you to be able to assess and problem solve often complex discharges for a wide range of patients with differing presentations. Your input not only benefits the patient you are seeing but supports the flow of the whole of Heartland Hospitals patient flow and therefore supporting other patients and their community.

Our team has only been running for 2 years and therefore you will get the opportunity to develop the staff already in the team, new and rotational staff, but also establish service improvement projects to maximise the potential of the service provided and its effect.

You will work within an experienced therapy team supporting the wider Multidisciplinary team. Under the supervision of a Clinical team lead you will manage and inspire a group of qualified and non-qualified staff to deliver this highly regarded service.

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact Karen Cunningham (clinical team lead therapist) on 0121 424 1490 or email Karen.cunningham@uhb.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job
For this job you will need experience of working in a fast-paced acute ward setting managing a caseload and an understanding the impact this has on the patient flow of a large hospital. You will need to use skills from a variety of specialities including, respiratory, Neuro and Trauma & orthopaedics.

You will need to complete complex assessments on patients presenting with a variety of conditions and co morbidities to establish safe and timely discharge plans. Using this information, you will then need to use your understanding of different discharge principles focussing on home first to implement the plan for the patient.

We need you to have experience of supervising people as this role will include the supervision of both qualified and non-qualified staff, to maximise their learning potential and collectively complete service improvement projects.

You will be given regular supervision by the Clinical Team lead to allow you to develop your own clinical skills, engage in leadership training to meet your needs and progress your understanding of managerial jobs.

This role is part of a seven day service and if you are a Physiotherapist you will also need to have experience of working in a respiratory On-call capacity.

About us
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.

Details
Date posted: 14 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 304-9015806
Job locations: Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green E, Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 5SS, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy.
• Registered with Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC).
• A levels or equivalent qualification.
• Good standard of general education including GCSE Maths and English grade C and above.
• Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality.

Desirable

• Member of specialist interest group.
• Attendance at Clinical Educators course.

Experience
Essential

• Relevant experience at Band 6 working with patients with a variety of acute and chronic conditions.
• Demonstrates clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients within this speciality.
• Experience of working on a physiotherapy on-call service.
• Supervision of student physiotherapists and assistants.
• Demonstration of specialist knowledge in physiotherapy and specialist area, across the range of procedures and working practices, with the appropriate theoretical and practical experience.
• Attendance at post graduate courses relevant to the specialist area and physiotherapy.
• CPD portfolio showing evidence of attendance at mandatory training and evidence of in-service training.
• Evidence of audit / R&D activity on a regular basis.

Desirable

• Relevant experience of working within speciality area and patients.
• Knowledge of physiotherapy techniques relevant to specialist area.
• Attendance at post-graduate training in speciality area.

Additional Criteria
Essential

• Highly developed physical skills including dexterity, co-ordination & sensory skills for assessment and manual physiotherapy treatment of patients.
• An ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information.
• An ability to empathise and reassure.
• An ability to persuade, motivate and negotiate.
• An ability to communicate where there are barriers to understanding.
• An ability to contribute to the clinical education of less experienced staff, students or assistants.
• An ability to analyse clinical and non-clinical complex facts and situations, which require the interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
• An ability to plan, organise, formulate and adjust complex plans.
• An ability to supervise and delegate work to physiotherapists, assistants and students.
• An ability to propose changes in policies/procedures which may improve the service.
• Able to contribute to 7-day weekend working, extended hours and out of hours overnight on call respiratory physiotherapy service including Non invasive ventilation.

Desirable

• Experience of lecturing to mixed audiences e.g. Registrars as part of their teaching programme.
• Demonstrate an interest in promoting physiotherapy to health professionals and other agencies.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).