Lead Inpatient Physiotherapist QEH


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£57,528 - £64,750
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SE18 4QH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	16 Jul 2026
Closing date:	2 Aug 2026

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Summary

To lead the UHL Inpatient Physiotherapy team and carry a clinical caseload. To provide clinical, professional and operational leadership to the Inpatient Physiotherapy service for UHL working in collaboration with outpatient physiotherapy lead and head of adult physiotherapy as required. To work closely with Head of Adult Physiotherapy, Inpatient Physiotherapy lead at UHL and other therapy service leads across Lewisham and Greenwich Trust (LGT). To ensure Inpatient Physiotherapy services are proactive and supportive of LGT objectives. To work closely with multi-disciplinary colleagues across health and social care to support integration around patient care. To deliver a highly specialised and advanced standard of Physiotherapy assessment, treatment and management for patients 1. Key Result Areas & Performance: To be the Lead Inpatient Physiotherapist at UHL, advising on Inpatient Physiotherapy issues, working closely with the Head of adult Physiotherapy and Head of Therapies, representing Inpatient Physiotherapy within the Trust and to outside agencies, as required To work closely with other inpatient and social care colleagues and community providers to develop integrated multidisciplinary care. To be responsible for maintaining up-to-date knowledge and skills at an advanced level in the practice of Inpatient Physiotherapy To initiate, develop and implement innovative models of service delivery in collaboration with the Head of adult Physiotherapy and Head of Therapies. To be responsible for maintaining advanced knowledge of relevant health and social care initiatives and legislation, and to implement improvements in practice to meet these. To actively participate in meetings with the Head of adult Physiotherapy and Head of Therapies, including operational meetings with the senior inpatient staff members, in order to advise on all aspects of the Inpatient Physiotherapy Service. To deputise for the Head of adult Physiotherapy and Head of Therapies in their absence for relevant matters. To provide cover for other Therapy leads in their absence as required To ensure that own practice and service meets agreed local and national standards and clinical governance requirements To undertake regular review of and evaluation of own work through the use and application of evidence-based practice, audits, research and effective outcome measures To lead and participate in clinical work and to promote a high standard of expertise within Inpatient Physiotherapy, and to ensure these standards are maintained by all staff. To be professionally and legally accountable for aspects of Inpatient Physiotherapy treatment and care delivered to patients to ensure a high standard of clinical care. To be responsible for allocating and managing own clinical caseload of clients with highly complex needs. To act as an expert resource on Inpatient Physiotherapy, providing specialist support and advice to the Inpatient Physiotherapy team, students, members of the multi-disciplinary team and professionals working in Social Services and voluntary sectors. To develop, promote and deliver Inpatient Physiotherapy services that meet the needs of the local population, ensuring the service is effective, equitable and patient focused. To identify professional and operational issues that need to be addressed at strategic level, and to alert the Head of adult Physiotherapy so as to reach appropriate agreed actions. This may include developing proposals / bids in an attempt to gain additional funding for areas of service development. To lead on the implementation of multidisciplinary initiatives within the Inpatient Physiotherapy team.

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