Team Lead Physiotherapist Oncology Outpatient Therapy Team

Job summary
Team Lead Physiotherapist - Oncology Outpatient Therapy Team
Band 7 | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Lead. Inspire. Transform Cancer Rehabilitation.

Are you an experienced Physiotherapist with a passion for oncology and service development? Do you enjoy leading teams, driving innovation, and delivering exceptional patient care?

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Band 7 Team Lead Physiotherapist to lead our Oncology Outpatient Therapy Team across some of the South West's leading healthcare facilities, including the Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre (BHOC) and South Bristol Community Hospital.

This is an exciting opportunity to combine advanced clinical practice with leadership, service development, and workforce development in a highly respected multidisciplinary oncology service.

Why Join Us?

• Make a genuine difference to people affected by cancer.
• Lead and influence the development of specialist oncology rehabilitation services.
• Work within a supportive and highly skilled multidisciplinary team.
• Opportunities for leadership development and professional growth.
• Access to specialist oncology expertise and learning opportunities.
• Be part of one of the UK's leading NHS organisations delivering innovative patient care.

Main duties of the job
About the Role
As a Team Lead Physiotherapist, you will work as an autonomous practitioner, using advanced assessment and treatment skills to support adults receiving outpatient oncology care.

You will provide clinical leadership for the day-to-day delivery of the service, ensuring high-quality, patient-centred rehabilitation while supporting the ongoing development of innovative oncology therapy pathways.

Working closely with the Oncology Pathway Lead and wider multidisciplinary teams, you will help shape and enhance services to meet the evolving needs of people living with and beyond cancer.

We Are Looking For Someone Who...

• Is an experienced HCPC-registered Physiotherapist.
• Has excellent clinical reasoning and advanced assessment skills.
• Is passionate about oncology rehabilitation and patient-centred care.
• Has leadership experience or demonstrates strong leadership potential.
• Enjoys developing others through supervision, mentoring and education.
• Is motivated to improve services and drive positive change.

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 11 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 387-D&T8114-NG

Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities

• Deliver expert physiotherapy assessment and treatment for adults with oncology-related rehabilitation needs.
• Lead, coordinate and manage the day-to-day operational delivery of the Oncology Outpatient Therapy Team.
• Support service evaluation, quality improvement initiatives and future service development.
• Provide clinical supervision, appraisal and performance management for therapy staff.
• Act as a mentor and educator for Physiotherapy students and developing clinicians.
• Promote evidence-based practice and contribute to service innovation.
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary cancer care teams to achieve outstanding patient outcomes.

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• Evidence of further qualification (Msc module or equivalent) or research in physiotherapy or associated subject
• Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Acupuncture qualification
• Management training
• Project management qualification

Knowledge, skills & abilities

• Excellent communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Excellent clinical reasoning and problem-solving strategies
• Excellent organisation skills
• Excellent time/caseload management skills
• Ability to work flexibly under pressure
• Ability to build/maintain productive professional relationships quickly
• Good presentation skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects effectively

Experience

• Significant experience at a senior level in outpatient physiotherapy services
• Previous experience of working as a B6/senior with cancer patients
• Experience of people management including undergraduate students
• Participation in service development
• Knowledge and experience of using clinical outcome measures and audit
• Significant experience of clinical supervision, mentoring and teaching
• Understanding of the political and professional agenda
• Experience assessing and treating cancer outpatients

Desirable

• Experience of implementing change
• Experience of scoping service provision

Personal Qualities

• Excellent organisation skills
• Empathetic communication style
• Credible & mature attitude, which is recognised & respected by other staff
• Respectful, Supportive, Innovative, Collaborative

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Bristol Royal Infirmary, Marlborough street, Bristol, BS2 8HW, United Kingdom

For questions about the job, contact: Pathway Lead for Oncology Outpatients, Hanni Easton, hannetjie.easton1@nhs.net, 01173422201