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Physiotherapy Team Lead – Acute Intervention Team
The closing date is 01 May 2026
We are looking for an experienced Physiotherapist to join the Acute Intervention Team at the Royal Liverpool Hospital as a Band 7 Team Leader.
This role is suited to a Physiotherapist with strong leadership skills and an ability to deliver high quality, patient centred-care within a fast paced acute hospital setting.
You will work closely with other Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Team Leads within the Acute Intervention Team, as well as working collaboratively with the Team Leaders across the wider Hospital Therapy Services.
The Team is well integrated within the Hospital MDT and with external system partners. You will support the delivery of the assessment, treatment and effective and timely discharge planning of patients.
The team covers a broad range of specialities including Infectious Diseases, Nephrology, Gerontology, Diabetic Medicine, Renal Transplant, Gastroenterology and Palliative Care
The service operates over 7 days and the successful candidate must be able to work flexibly and innovatively to meet demand
Main duties of the job
Undertake assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations using advanced clinical reasoning skills.
Effectively communicate with patients, carers, and other health care professionals.
Manage the caseload and prioritise and delegate patients as appropriate.
Work closely with other members of the team in the multi-disciplinary service.
Effectively supervise, support and develop junior Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners and Therapy Assistants.
Collaboratively lead the Acute Intervention Therapy Team with support from peers and the Therapy Lead.
Help drive the quality of the service and maintain standards
Help drive clinical improvement
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities – from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
Job responsibilities
For further details please see the attached job description and person specification.
For an informal visit / more information please contact Martin Schofield – Therapy Lead – martin.schofield@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
- B Sc or Grad. Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Current registration with HCPC
- Documented evidence of CPD
- Completed recognised post‑graduate courses in relevant topics
- Leadership Qualification
Experience
- Significant post‑graduate physiotherapy experience within relevant clinical areas/settings
- Demonstrable relevant experience at Band 6 or above, including at least one year in UK National Health Service
- Experience in supervision and training of junior physiotherapists, assistants and students.
- Experience within Leadership roles within Healthcare
- Experience of people management
Knowledge
- Evidence of service development and experience of implementing change
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of therapy provision within the acute medical setting
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of discharge pathways and challenges
- Involvement in audit and research
Skills
- Evidence of organisational skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Evidence of leadership skills
- IT Skills
- Evidence of relevant clinical skills
Other
- Able to work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team
- Committed to personal and team development
- Able to work well with others and disseminate skills and knowledge
- Able to maintain judgment under pressure
- Evidence of motivation / drive / enthusiasm / innovation / confidence
- Demonstrates reasons/desire for wanting to work in AIT
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.
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