Ctl Physiotherapist For Stroke

East Lancashire Hospitals Nhs Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle access

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Team Lead Stroke Specialist Physiotherapist to lead the community stroke service and work with the integrated stroke therapy team. The role includes clinical lead responsibilities, supervision of staff, and coordination of a complex caseload across settings with weekend rotations.

The post requires HCPC registration, extensive stroke/neuro rehabilitation experience, and a track record in multidisciplinary teamwork.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is required.
• Significant post graduate experience in stroke/neuro rehabilitation.
• Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience supervising junior staff or students.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist assessment, planning and intervention for a defined caseload.
• Lead and supervise the physiotherapy team and coordinate workload.
• Collaborate with MDT to set rehabilitation goals and enable timely discharge.
• Support weekend rota and flexible working patterns.

Skills

HCPC registration

Clinical leadership

Stroke rehabilitation

Supervising staff

Job description

Job summaryWe have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical Team Lead Stroke Specialist Physiotherapist to join our Integrated Stroke Therapy Service. The role will be working as part of the stroke pathway but primarily based in the community stroke team.

The job focus will be to clinically lead the Physiotherapy team in collaboration with our current band 7 PT. You will work closely with the wider MDT providing highly specialist advanced assessment and treatment of patients with complex stroke rehabilitation needs on the stroke pathway. You will be a HCPC registered therapist with sound knowledge and experience of stroke.

As the clinical lead, you will plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate the physiotherapy community stroke service in partnership with the other clinical leads and the operational manager.

We have an experienced leadership team working in the community service therefore you will have a strong support system in place for anyone new into a band 7 role.

Flexibility in working patterns will be required to meet the needs of the service along with access to a vehicle is essential to commute between sites. The role will also include working as part of the weekend working rota across the stroke therapy pathway.

Main duties of the job

The role will require you to undertake advanced stroke physiotherapy assessment and rehabilitation with patients, allocated to your caseload, along with providing close supervision to junior staff in your team.

As part of the stroke rehabilitation service, you will work closely with the wider MDT to set collaborative rehabilitation goals and treatment programmes to support timely discharge into the community. As such you will be expected to build close links with our inpatient stroke therapy staff to support a seamless early discharge into the community setting supporting acute patient flow.

You will be responsible for the day to day running of the physiotherapy team which will include both clinical and operational management responsibilities.

The suitable candidate will have a broad understanding of the stroke rehabilitation pathway from admission through to the community setting and have post graduate stroke or neuro rehabilitation experience and wishing to specialise in this clinical field.

About us

The Integrated Stroke Therapy Team provides specialist stroke services to adults within the acute & rehabilitation setting at both Royal Blackburn Hospital and Pendle Community Hospital. While the Pennine Lancashire Community Stroke Service provides rehabilitation to patients within a range of settings including outpatient departments, patients' homes, and care home settings across Pennine Lancashire.

The integrated therapy team consists of a whole MDT team including Occupational Therapists, Speech & Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Clinical Psychology, AHP Professor in Neurorehabilitation and Stroke along with Therapy Assistant Practitioners.

As a service we are actively involved in research developments and as the clinical lead you will have opportunities to participate in service improvement projects. We also have a robust training and supervision structure in place to support staff to full fill their role.

As part of the therapy service, you will work across the stroke therapy pathway at weekends. The weekend rota includes a 7-day working rota including bank holidays.

Details

Date posted: 08 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year pa
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 435-D156-26
Job locations: Daisyfield Mill, Daisyfield Business Centre, Blackburn, BB1 3BL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

CLINICAL PRACTICE

Be responsible for providing clinical care to a defined caseload of patients that require highly specialised assessment, planning and intervention skills.

Undertake a comprehensive assessment at a highly specialist level with patients on a designated caseload. This may involve the selection and application of standardised and non-standardised assessment, along with evidence-based treatment planning and intervention.

Undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with highly complex presentations, using investigative and analytical skills. Formulate individualised management and treatment plans, where appropriate, including effective discharge planning and onward referral.

Assess capacity of patients in order to gain valid informed consent for intervention and work within organisational policy with patients who lack capacity.

Formulate goals in partnership with the patient, clearly communicating your clinical reasoning, in order to justify your recommendations and utilising most appropriate treatment/intervention for the patients needs.

Undertake risk assessment and manage and document risk. Advise senior and junior staff in appropriate therapeutic management of patients in relation to risk.

Work as an autonomous practitioner in a variety of settings (clinic, patients own home, school, care home, hospital, etc.) where there is a requirement to make decisions spontaneously.

CLINICAL LEADERSHIP

Responsible for the effective case-load management of a complex case-load individually and within team and allocation of work to senior and junior staff, support staff and students. This will require an overview and re-allocation of work-load on a daily basis due to changing priorities, in order to support delivery of key quality and performance targets.

Actively involved in research activities and practice development in work area; seeking out evidence-based practice, appraising, and applying knowledge as appropriate.

Lead on the development of a clinical network within designated clinical area/pathway supporting delivery of best practice and relevant clinical guidelines.

TEAM LEADERSHIP

Manage departmental issues for staff within the designated service area, including workload management, holidays, sickness and performance.

Inform Clinical and Operational Service Leads of clinical caseloads, referrals, waiting lists and other statistics and information as required.

Responsible for staff supervision, including compliance for appraisals and associated personal development plans.

Responsible for the management of HR of delegated staff including sickness reviews, return to work and maternity leaves.

Person Specification

Professional registration

• HCPC registration

professional registation

• registered with an appropriate professional body
• Registration with Health and Care Professions Council as PT
• Profession specific Degree/ Diploma
• Significant post graduate experience, including experience in a relevant specialist role
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team and wider system partners
• Experience of undergraduate student and/or support staff supervision
• Contribution to clinical education of junior staff, students and assistants
• Clinical supervision, including formal appraisal and objective setting
• Experience of working in the stroke therapy pathway as band 6
• Use of a range of neuro specialist treatment modalities
• Member of specialist interest groups
• External training in specialist field
• previous community experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.