Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist Women's HealthNHS

Job summary

CLIINCAL SPECIALIST PHYSIOTHERAPIST WOMEN'S HEALTH

PERMANENT. 18 HOURS WEEKLY, BAND 7

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Women's Health to join our Outpatient Women's Health service, including Obstetrics and Breast Surgery Physiotherapy, based at Queen's Hospital Burton. You will be part of a friendly, skilled, and forward-thinking Women's Health and MSK Therapy Team.

We are seeking a motivated physiotherapist withadvanced assessment and clinical reasoning skills across a diverse and complex MSK and Women's Health caseload. You should be able to provide a clear working diagnosis and develop individualised treatment plans. Our service receives referrals from primary care, midwives, obstetricians, emergency departments, consultants, and staff self-referrals. The wider therapy team includes MSK, Rheumatology, Hand Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Osteopathy, Clinical Specialists, Advanced Practitioners, and a Consultant Physiotherapist.

In this role, you will work primarily inWomen's Health Physiotherapy Outpatients, acting as the departmental clinical lead for the advanced assessment and management of patients with highly complex needs. A full induction and competency support package will be provided if required.

Our Therapy Team is innovative, passionate, and aligned with the Trust'sPRIDE values, offering a supportive environment for professional development and collaborative working.

Main duties of the job

What's in it for you

In this role, you will be part of a service that prioritises patient choice, high-quality care, and a varied, rewarding caseload. As a member of the Women's Health and Physiotherapy Team, you will benefit from:

• Clinical leadership and support from experienced Women's Health and Physiotherapy colleagues
• Strong operational and managerial support
• Opportunities to contribute to audit, service development, and research
• The chance to teach and promote health and wellbeing to patients and carers
• A clear commitment to continuing professional development (CPD)
• Structured appraisal and regular clinical supervision
• Administrative and clerical support
• Access to Clinical Educator training and involvement in student education
• Opportunities to teach, supervise, and develop Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, and Osteopathy staff
• Involvement in staff health and wellbeing initiatives across the Trust

Therapy Services are committed to delivering excellent, effective, and safe patient care, supported by strong clinical leadership and a positive, collaborative working culture.

In return, we offer

• A wide range of development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• The option to work across some or all of our five sites depending on specialty (not essential for this role

Closing date of applications: 17th November 2026

Interview date: 1st December 2026

Job description

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About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.