Team Lead Physiotherapist BHOC Therapy Team

Job summary
Team Lead Physiotherapist - BHOC Therapy Team Band 7 | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre (BHOC)

Are you an experienced Physiotherapist looking to take the next step in your leadership career? Do you have a passion for cancer care, rehabilitation, and service development?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Team Lead Physiotherapist to lead the specialist therapy service within the Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre (BHOC). This unique role combines advanced clinical practice with team leadership, service innovation, and workforce development, supporting cancer patients across University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.

Working within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, you will play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional physiotherapy care to patients throughout their cancer journey, helping them maximise function, independence, and quality of life.

Main duties of the job
About the Role
This specialist leadership position covers inpatient cancer services and provides highly specialised physiotherapy assessment and treatment for adults receiving care within BHOC.

As an autonomous practitioner, you will use advanced clinical reasoning and specialist skills to manage complex patient presentations while leading the day-to-day operational delivery of the therapy service.

Working closely with the Pathway Lead, you will contribute to service evaluation, quality improvement initiatives, and the ongoing development of innovative cancer rehabilitation services.

Why Join Us?

• Make a meaningful difference to patients living with and beyond cancer.
• Lead a specialist therapy team within a renowned cancer centre.
• Shape and influence the future of oncology rehabilitation services.
• Access excellent professional development and leadership opportunities.
• Work alongside highly experienced multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Be part of an ambitious, innovative service committed to delivering outstanding patient care.

We're Looking For Someone Who:

• Is an HCPC-registered Physiotherapist with substantial post-registration experience.
• Demonstrates advanced clinical assessment and rehabilitation skills.
• Has experience leading, supporting, and developing teams.
• Is passionate about delivering outstanding cancer care.
• Thrives in a complex and fast-paced clinical environment.
• Has the vision and motivation to drive service improvement and innovation.

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&T8357-NG

Main job responsibilities

• Deliver highly specialised physiotherapy assessment and treatment for oncology and haematology patients.
• Lead and coordinate the daily delivery of the BHOC Therapy Team service.
• Support service improvement, evaluation, and future pathway development.
• Provide clinical leadership and expert advice within the multidisciplinary team.
• Supervise, support, and develop therapy colleagues and Physiotherapy students.
• Promote evidence-based practice and excellence in patient-centred care.
• Contribute to workforce development and the growth of specialist cancer rehabilitation services.

Person Specification
Education & 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
Essential:

• 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
Essential:

• Significant experience at a senior level in inpatient 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 patients

Desirable:

• Experience of implementing change
• Experience of scoping service provision

Personal qualities
Essential:

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

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

Contact for questions about the job
Pathway Lead for Oncology & Haematology: Lucy Dormer, lucy.dormer3@nhs.net, 01173423272

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. 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.

UK Registration
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