Senior Physiotherapist (Specialist Medicine Team Leader)

Company: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A Vacancy at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We offer you:

- Robust peer support
- Positive commitment to CPD and post graduate education
- Development of your supervisory, teaching and management skills
- Service development opportunities.

You will be working alongside an established B7 team lead. The team has highly skilled Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy assistant staff. They are a friendly team and dedicated towards the delivery of an excellent service for all our users.

You will be required to partake in our on-call and weekend service.

In General Medicine, you will:

- Manage patients with a wide variety of conditions e.g. respiratory, neurological and musculoskeletal; Have a varied caseload of patients ranging from General Medical to subspecialty patients such as Respiratory, Cardiology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Renal and Oncology, utilising the skills of advanced assessment and discharge planning.

As a physiotherapy specialist you will have responsibilities that would include:

- Planning, delivery and evaluation of the Medical physiotherapy service
- Operational management of the team
- Development and supervision of staff and students

To provide highly specialised respiratory physiotherapy and rehabilitation to the specialist medical wards, including oncology, infectious diseases, haemotology, hepatology, renal, gastroenterology, cardiology, endocrinology and respiratory diseases, including the respiratory support unit.

To support the members of the medical team to deliver the highest

possible standard of service.

To undertake a team leader role in planning, co-ordinating,



delivering and evaluating the Physiotherapy Service provided to medical patients throughout Addenbrooke’s hospital on a day-to-day basis.

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve.



We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:

- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have

📌 Senior Physiotherapist (Town of Cambridge)
🏢 Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
📍 Town of Cambridge