Job Type:	permanent	Duration:
Category:	Medical or Health	Recruiter Reference:	Physiotherapist Team Lead
URL for Applications:	Apply Here	Salary:	Competitive based on experience

Spire Clinics, part of the wider Spire Healthcare Group, are seeking an ambitious and motivated Physiotherapist to join our team as a Physiotherapy Clinic Team Lead at our brand-new Spire Edinburgh Clinic.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist and inspiring leader to play a key role in shaping a new service. As the Physiotherapy Clinic Team Lead, you will lead, coach and support a team of Physiotherapists, ensuring the delivery of outstanding patient care, exceptional clinical standards, and strong commercial performance. You will be passionate about developing others, driving service excellence, and creating a positive and collaborative team culture across all disciplines.

This is a unique opportunity to join an organisation committed to clinical excellence, innovation, and career progression while helping to establish a market-leading Physiotherapy service with Spire.

Role Criteria:

• At least three years of experience in a Physiotherapy position.
• HCPC registered with CSP membership.
• Degree in Physiotherapy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership, supervision, and development support to team members, drawing on previous management and coaching experience.
• Clinically and administratively lead a team of physiotherapists which will include completing clinical and performance, wellbeing and development (PWD) supervisions, performance management and yearly performance appraisals.
• Administratively lead a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians including mental health practitioners, General practitioners and healthcare assistants.
• Work closely with the Regional Operations Manager and Clinical Leads to ensure high clinical standards and strong commercial performance.
• Manage patient complaints and incidents with support from the Operations team.
• Take a proactive approach to driving continuous improvement and delivering excellent service.
• Ensure services are responsive to the needs of the local community and key stakeholders.
• Assist with recruitment, work force planning and inducting new starters.
• Build, develop, and maintain strong relationships with existing referrers and partners.
• Support the growth and reputation of the service through stakeholder engagement and excellent service delivery.

Why join us?

Spire Edinburgh is the fifth site within our growing Spire Clinics network, delivering premium primary care services to local communities. Working in close partnership with Spire Murrayfield Hospital, the clinic provides patients with seamless access to both primary and secondary care services, creating an integrated healthcare experience.

Our ambition is to provide best-in-class care through evidence-based practice, innovation, and continuous professional development. You'll benefit from established clinical training pathways, opportunities for leadership development, and access to advanced technologies typically found within elite sporting and specialist healthcare environments, including focused shockwave therapy, TECAR therapy, ForceDecks testing, digital dynamometry, and diagnostic ultrasonography.

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About Us

As part of Spire Healthcare, we’re proud to build on a legacy of improving lives for over 30 years and continue to deliver primary care physical and mental health services accessed through the NHS, via employer-funded care and at our network of private clinics.

Working here

We are an award-winning employer regularly recognised at industry events and our latest employee survey revealed the top reasons for working here as:

• Supportive teams and managers
• A positive and inclusive culture
• Strong well-being and mental health support
• Trust, autonomy and flexibility

We invest in your growth with frequent career progression opportunities and development initiatives including mentoring, secondments, management training and regular clinical CPD webinars. You will enjoy a competitive salary, flexible working options and a comprehensive benefits package – further details here Careers - Vita Health Group

Equality Diversity & Inclusion

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We actively support a range of initiatives including:

• Disability Confident Leader
• Positive action through Ethnicity and Gender Matters initiatives
• Employer with Heart and Mindful Employer status
• Menopause Friendly accreditation

Learn more about our EDI commitments here Equality, Diversity & Inclusion - Vita Health Group.

If you need any adjustments or assistance during the recruitment process we will be happy to help - please get in touch at recruitment@vhg.co.uk

Additional information

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in the UK and subject to a DBS check at offer stage.

Your application data is handled securely in accordance to UK GDPR guidelines.

We may close jobs to new applications earlier than original stated closing date.

Qualifications
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- Registration with all relevant statutory bodies including the Health Professions Council and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Skills
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- Registration with all relevant statutory bodies including the Health Professions Council and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- A minimum of 2 years of clinical experience (preferably in a private practice setting)