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Senior Specialist Physiotherapist – Cardiothoracic SurgerySouth Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust • Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
Senior Specialist Physiotherapist – Cardiothoracic Surgery

Senior Specialist Physiotherapist – Cardiothoracic Surgery

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust • Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
4 days ago
Job type
  • Part-time
  • Temporary
Job description
Job summary
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our Cardiothoracic Therapy Team. The post holder will be employed as a Senior Specialist Physiotherapist leading a team of Physiotherapists and Assistants on the cardiothoracic wards at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The Cardiothoracic wards at James Cook University Hospital comprises Cardiac Intensive Care and High dependency units, Cardiothoracic surgical ward and CCU and cardiology.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to have substantial experience in the management of both cardiac surgery and cardiology patients alongside management of patients with long term conditions across a variety of specialities. The post holder will also be expected to have relevant post graduate study, ideally at Masters level. The successful candidate must be forward thinking and proactive so evidence of leadership training and experience is desirable alongside any evidence of leading service improvement.

This post offers development in clinical and leadership skills and the post holder will be supported to attend relevant post graduate courses. We have an established and comprehensive training programme and our staff are encouraged and supported in their CPD through workshops, clinical supervision and the appraisal process. There is also an expectation to actively participate in audit and research and the Hospital has close links with both the University of Teesside and Durham University.

About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We support the ' Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Details
Date posted
07 August 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year
per annum (pro rata)
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
328-CN-8033984-A
Job locations
The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification
Qualifications & training
Essential
  • BSC or Equivalent in Physiotherapy
  • HCPC registered
  • Completed or willing to work towards an MSc if available or relevant post graduate courses at masters level

Desirable
  • Member of Specific Interest Group

Knowledge & Skills
Essential
  • Basic IT skills
  • To display effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers and colleagues
  • Excellent teaching and supervisory skills
  • Theoretical knowledge and applied clinical practice in specialist area.
  • Demonstrates extensive knowledge and experience within specialist area.
  • Demonstrates detailed clinical reasoning skills.
  • Evidence of taking a lead role in MDT working
  • Evidence of MDT teaching
  • Knowledge of relevant national guidelines and standards

Desirable
  • Audit and Research experience

Experience
Essential
  • Experience in specialism at band 6 level including work as a Senior Rotational Physiotherapist in a variety of specialties including respiratory care.
  • Demonstrates experience of supervision and teaching more junior staff, students and other members of the MDT
  • Evidence of relevant post graduate courses
  • Experience working as an autonomous practitioner at a band 6 level within the NHS

Desirable
  • Team leadership experience

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.

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

Employer details
Employer name
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Therapy Service Lead Acute
Philip Howard
philip.howard@nhs.net
01642850850

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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