Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrate an understanding of current developments in the relevant speciality
• Understand, encourage and support clinical supervision
• Knowledge or current NHS, professional and educational issues
• Knowledge of clinical governance and risk assessment/management
• Knowledge of infection control issues
• Leadership skills
• Effective communication both written and verbal
• Presentation skills
• Evidence of MDT working
• Ability to develop protocols and guidelines
• Ability to write reports for senior management
• Work under own initiative with strong organisational skills and work to deadlines
• Able to use problem solving skills
• Time management skills able to prioritise
• Able to manage change both personally and in leading others
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Diplomacy and negotiation skills
• Able to develop scope of roles and responsibilities for self and other trust staff
• Competent in the use of IT software packages

Physical Skills

Essential

• Ability to assist patients to move as per Trust Moving and Handling Policy
• Expert hand/eye co-ordination to facilitate and complete clinical procedures

Qualifications

Essential

• Active professional registration with HCPC
• Degree in Physiotherapy
• Prepared to complete MSc or relevant modules
• Practice Supervisor/Assessor of recent evidence of having facilitated learning in practice

Experience

Essential

• Significant post qualification experience in relevant clinical field
• Demonstrates evidence of well-developed clinical practice
• Experience of leading a team
• Evidence of having facilitated learning in practice
• Audit and research experience
• Experience of change management
• Evidence of innovation in practice

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).

Closing Date: 24 July 2026