Clinical Lead Physiotherapist/Researcher: Paediatric Respiratory

A Vacancy at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

We are seeking a dynamic Clinical Lead Specialist Physiotherapist for an exciting role within West London Children's Healthcare Paediatric Respiratory Medicine & Asthma Service. This is a clinical & research post with 50% clinical practice, & 50% academic time funded by the Biomedical Research Centre.

You will be part of the MDT delivering care for children & young people with complex respiratory conditions, contributing your expert assessment, intervention & advice to the diagnostic process and patient pathways. Leading physiotherapy provision for Paediatric Respiratory Medicine & Asthma, & jointly with the MDT, you will be responsible for developing the service, promoting a learning culture, supervising staff, enabling service delivery informed by best evidence and expert knowledge. As a Senior Clinician Researcher, you will provide research activities within Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, contributing to the implementation of research into clinical practice, and participating in the education of health professionals about the application of research evidence. You will have opportunities to lead on both discipline specific & inter-professional development projects. If you have clinical expertise within children’s paediatric respiratory care, have proven leadership experience & research skills, are innovative with enthusiasm for development, & an ability to think creatively, this could be your next opportunity.

• The Clinical Lead Specialist Physiotherapist will provide clinical and managerial leadership which inspires motivates and empowers therapists in the delivery of excellent patient experience.
• They will be responsible for the day to day operational service planning and delivery of physiotherapy within Paediatric Respiratory and Asthma. They will be clinically accountable for delivery of the clinical service and for the operational planning of a safe, effective service.
• The post holder will be an advanced specialist in their field fulfilling a specialist clinical role within Paediatric Respiratory and Asthma.
• As a Senior Clinician Researcher the post holder will provide effective research activities within Paediatric Respiratory Medicine. This includes project planning, involving application for ethics/governance approval, co-ordinating and undertaking research projects with supervision.
• The post holder will contribute to the implementation of research into clinical practice and service development and will participate in the education and training of health professionals about the application of research evidence on clinical practice.
• Education and training will be a key deliverable with the expectation that this is provided both locally and at a regional level.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview..

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

This advert closes on Tuesday 19 May 2026