Band 7 Critical Care Highly Specialist Physiotherapist | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 23 Ionawr 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £56,276 - £63,176 Per annum inclusive of HCAS - pro rata |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 22 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Hampstead, NW3 2QG |
| Cwmni: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7749388/391-RFL-7749388 |
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 (0.8 WTE, 30 hours, 1 year fixed term) specialist rehabilitation and respiratory physiotherapist to join the Intensive Care multidisciplinary team at the Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust. Our Intensive Care unit (ICU) is a 54-bed, state-of-the-art unit, incorporating an 8-bed High Dependency Unit (HDU) and a 12-bed Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU), admitting a wide range of complex patients including those from hepatobiliary/vascular surgery and liver and renal transplantation services.
The postholder will be part of the Trust’s largest therapy service, working within the Critical Care, Medicine and Surgery (CMS) team. This comprises over 50 multi-professional staff operating within an interdisciplinary, co-located model across critical care, HPB/surgical wards, medical wards, and sleep and ventilation services. As a designated Highly Infective Disease Centre, the Royal Free also offers the unique opportunity to work within the UK’s only active High Level Isolation Unit (HLIU), managing conditions such as Ebola virus disease.
Clinical support is provided by a Clinical Lead ICU Physiotherapist/Speech and Language Therapist, an Advanced Care Practitioner Physiotherapist, two Band 7 peers, and a Respiratory Physiotherapy Consultant. The postholder will lead the delivery of physiotherapy care to critically ill patients, with a strong focus on complex respiratory management, rehabilitation, and ventilation and tracheostomy weaning. The team offers excellent development opportunities, including access to independent prescribing physiotherapists, lung ultrasound training and mentorship, and support from colleagues with postgraduate Master’s-level qualifications.
The role includes responsibility for education and training of the CMS team and the wider multidisciplinary team, with an emphasis on simulation-based learning, alongside leadership of quality improvement initiatives. The CMS team places a high priority on staff development, with regular national and international conference presentations and strong engagement in research. The department is research-active, with dedicated research and education leads and a clinical trials coordinator. The Trust also provides comprehensive leadership training, coaching, and mentorship, supporting the postholder in their line management responsibilities within an interdisciplinary model.
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Feb 2026