Practice Development Physiotherapist | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 22 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,751 - £60,651 per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 September 2025 |
| Location: | London, E11 1NR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7437189/259-7437189WXH |
Summary
Whipps Cross Hospital (WXH) has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist (PT). Do you have a passion for educating & developing staff? Join our dynamic, forward thinking Therapy Practice Development and Complex Cases Team ( TPDCC) to support our WXH Therapy vision
“To be the of NEL, empowering people to live their best life, committed to innovative development of our staff and services with transparency. Think of us as part of your caring family as we are proud to be one.”
This role is pivotal to future development and transformation of the support and training development we provide to our PTs at WXH. You will lead in providing & developing training programmes & competencies for PTs, supporting them in joint clinical sessions, career conversations and skills development.
The post holder will work across the acute Physiotherapy (PT) teams in WCH to support the continuous professional development, education and progression of PT staff. They will identify learning needs, plan and implement any training required and continuously evaluate staff competence ensuring that development is aligned to and informs local and national priorities.
The practice development PT will to drive developments in PT practice to improve safe patient care, support education, training and development strategies through the delivery of relevant programmes across the hospital, support induction, preceptorship and guidance for individuals who require performance related assistance.
They will also to be responsible for supporting changes in practice based on evidence, research, audit findings and best practice, which improve and impact positively on patient outcomes and key performance indicators
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Sunday 7 Sep 2025