Lead Physiotherapist in the Surgical Rehabilitation Team | Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 08 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £54,320 - £60,981 p.a. inc. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 January 2026 |
| Location: | London, E9 6SR |
| Company: | Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7646516/293-EMRS1-0521 |
Summary
A great opportunity has arisen for a enthusiastic, highly motivated, dynamic and forward-thinking Physiotherapist to lead our Surgical Rehabilitation Team.
An ideal candidate would possess effective communication and leadership skills, the ability to supervise and mentor junior staff and a have good working knowledge of trauma and orthopaedics.
The post holder will provide highly specialist physiotherapy assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for patients within the Surgical Rehabilitation pathway, including Trauma & Orthopaedics , elective orthopaedics and general surgical inpatients.
They will lead on the delivery of therapy interventions across designated surgical wards, supporting timely recovery, safe discharge and high-quality patient experience.
The post holder will work closely with Surgical consultants and wider MDT to ensure adherence to trauma pathways, enhanced recovery protocols and rehabilitation prescriptions. They will provide expert clinical guidance to junior staff, students and multidisciplinary colleagues, contributing to service development, operational management and clinical excellence within the surgical therapy team.
Previous NHS experience is required for this role
Provide highly specialist physiotherapy assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for complex elective orthopaedic, trauma and surgical patients.
Deliver peri-operative physiotherapy including pre-operative education/optimisation, early mobilisation, pain management strategies and discharge planning.
Provide supervision, clinical support and appraisal for Band 6 and Band 5 physiotherapists within the surgical team, and support the education and assessment of students on placement.
Promote a positive, inclusive learning environment within the team.
Participate in surgical MDT meetings, whiteboards and case discussions to support patient flow and safe discharge and provide specialist advice to medical and nursing staff.
Take part in a pre-operative, multi-disciplinary, outpatient’s clinic, including contributing to clinical decision making about fitness for surgery or pre-op requirements.
Contribute to the running of pre- and post- operative educational/exercise groups for elective surgery and evaluate their effectiveness.
Work with the team occupational therapists, trauma nurse co-ordinator, rehabilitation assistants and social care to manage the post-operative rehabilitation of patients in the community, to ensure a speedy recovery, and to minimise the risk of re-admission.
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
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 on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Dec 2025
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