We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers. Job overview We are looking for an experienced and motivated Band 7 Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist to join our dynamic Burns and Plastics team, providing expert care to Burns patients across both inpatient and outpatient settings. This is a rare and rewarding opportunity to work within a specialist burns unit, delivering high-quality, evidence-based physiotherapy to adults recovering from burn injuries. Main duties of the job As a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, you will: • Lead the physiotherapy management of patients with complex burn injuries, scarring, and associated complications. • Provide expert rehabilitation across acute, sub-acute, and long-term phases of burn care. • Support patients through their inpatient stay and follow them through their outpatient rehabilitation journey. • Manage respiratory care needs in burn patients on the ward. • Assess, fabricate and manage splinting and positioning regimens. • Work alongside the Clinical Specialist OT as part of a well-established Burns MDT. • Be involved in Regional and National Burns networks. We’re seeking a compassionate, driven clinician with: • Substantial post-registration experience, including relevant practice in burns care or a related field. • Proven skills in rehabilitation, respiratory physiotherapy, and splinting. • Experience working across the full patient pathway – acute to community. • Strong leadership, organisational and communication skills. Working for our organisation You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives. MSK Therapy provides integrated Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy to the MSK Care Group at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The MSK Care group is made up of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, Pain Management, Metabolic Bone, Hand Centre, MSK Therapy and Podiatric Surgery. When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria • BSc in Physiotherapy. • Current HCPC Registration. • Postgraduate Masters level module in relevant subject to this post or equivalent knowledge and skills accumulated through formal training and experiential learning. Desirable criteria • Masters degree in relevant Speciality. Experience Essential criteria • Extensive experience as a qualified therapist. • Significant experience at Specialist level in relevant specialty. • Clinical Educator. • Participation in Clinical Audit & Practice Development. • Supervision and line management of Therapy staff including appraisal. • Professional Presentations Experience in emergency respiratory on call including weekend work (PT only). Desirable criteria • Member of Special Interest Group • Governance. • Teaching. Further Training Essential criteria • Evidence of continuous personal & professional development. • Current advanced clinical knowledge and skill in specialty. • Current knowledge of evidence-base for specialty. • Good basic knowledge of therapy practice for medicine, orthopaedics, neurology. Desirable criteria • NVQ Assessor. • Clinical Governance. • Risk Assessment. • Research, Clinical Audit or Practice. • Leadership Teaching Special Skills/Aptitudes Essential criteria • Excellent team working skills and the ability to work collaboratively. • Excellent interpersonal, communication, team working and leadership skills. • Excellent organisational skills, ability to act on own initiative, to prioritise work and manage multiple tasks for self and other. • Ability to analyse complex problems, formulate solutions and implement sustainable change. • Confident in working with a wide range of senior professionals. • Able to maintain confidentiality. • IT literate. • Understanding of stress and ability to help others to cope under pressure. Desirable criteria • Understanding of therapy in an acute hospital or community setting. Other Factors Desirable criteria • Car Driver