Band 7 Senior Physiotherapist (Team Lead) Burns and Plastics

Job summary
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly qualified, enthusiastic Team Lead Physiotherapist to join our Burns and Plastics Therapy team.

As a regional Burns Centre and a Major Trauma Centre the successful candidate will take a lead role in the specialist assessment and management of patients within these pathways.

Patients are seen in various wards within the hospital including Critical Care, Burns Centre, Plastic Surgery ward and day case. You will also have the opportunity to deliver specialist assessment and therapy to patients in theatre and in sedated change of dressings as well as burns and plastics outpatients in dressings clinic and in separate physiotherapy appointments.

You will demonstrate specialist knowledge in Burns & Plastics and will work alongside clinical specialists and consultant physiotherapists, and the wider MDT including Consultants, nursing staff and ACPs to facilitate the service delivery & development of an expanding specialty.

There is a strong commitment to MDT service delivery and research. The successful individual will have the opportunity to lead and participate in research and service development.

Candidates should have significant rehabilitation experience. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who wishes to develop their clinical leadership skills & broaden their experience in this specialty area.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to work autonomously, undertaking specialist, advanced assessment and treatment of patients with minor and major burns including inhalation injury and plastic surgery patients.

They will be expected to use advanced evidence based clinical reasoning, analytical and investigative skills to interpret clinical and non-clinical facts in order to provide an accurate diagnosis or differential diagnosis of their condition.

You will develop specialist knowledge and skills in the assessment and management of oedema and scarring. This will include contractures, and an understanding of specialist scar treatments i.e. pressure therapy, scar massage, silicone and other adjuncts.

The post holder will work alongside the wider Burns and Plastics team, supporting staff development, clinical teaching of staff and undergraduates.

There will be an expectation for active participation in service evaluation and quality improvement projects, with the opportunity to present outcomes at local, national and international platforms.

Key skills include excellent communication and leadership, collaborative working and a desire to develop. You need excellent time management skills day to day, as a well as proactive management of team operational planning such as appraisals, rotation planning, respiratory competency training and preceptorship and new staff induction.

About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details
Date posted: 15 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 304-1103366
Job locations: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Appropriate Physiotherapy or professional qualification e.g., MCSP/ BSc or MSc.
• Registration with Health Care Professions Council
• CSP or equivalent professional registration
• Evidence of commitment to advanced clinical and non-clinical continued professional development within own speciality, e.g., post registration training, management / Leadership competencies and evidence of a detailed personal development portfolio
• Relevant, accredited, postgraduate education/courses in relevant areas of physiotherapy

Desirable

• Post registration MSc modules in areas relevant to leadership & management and clinical area.
• Attended student educator course.
• Membership of relevant special interest groups.

Experience
Essential

• Significant post registration experience of which considerable experience has been within in patient Burns and plastics as a senior physiotherapist in a NHS organisation.
• Experience of staff management including supervision and of development and performance management of staff.
• Significant experience in education and clinical training of others.
• Some experience of clinical/service evaluation
• Proficient knowledge and skill in the specialist assessment and treatment of a wide range of complex acute trauma patients
• Excellent knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
• Awareness of current evidence in trauma physiotherapy and application to clinical practice, using advanced clinical reasoning skills.
• Good understanding of IT systems and its application to clinical practice.

Desirable

• Good knowledge and application of all areas of Clinical Governance including Quality, Audit and Risk management.
• Understands the legal responsibilities of the profession.
• Good understanding of principles of data and statistics and experience of their use in evaluation of service delivery
• Knowledge and understanding of the research process.
• Teaching experience to university students and multi-professional groups with evidence of ability to deliver high quality presentations.

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).

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

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