Highly Specialised Physiotherapist - Neurosciences

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Highly Specialised Physiotherapist specializing in Neurosciences. This part-time role involves providing leadership and working within a prestigious Physiotherapy team. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in neurosciences, demonstrate clinical reasoning, and be committed to staff development. A competitive salary is offered, with responsibilities including clinical audit participation and staff supervision.

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy required.
• HCPC Registration is mandatory.
• Experience in neurosciences at senior level is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the Physiotherapy team.
• Supervise, teach, and appraise junior staff.
• Conduct clinical audits and project work.

Skills

Clinical audit experience

Experience in neurosciences

Advanced clinical reasoning

Management of physiotherapy staff

Education

Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC Registration

Masters Degree or equivalent

Post-graduate qualification in Rehabilitation

Job description

Overview

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country\'s leading teaching hospitals with an international reputation for patient care, education and research. As one of only four Major Trauma Centres in London, St. George\'s works as part of the South West London and Surrey Trauma network. It is a leading provider of stroke services, including a regional Hyper Acute Stroke Unit, Stroke Unit and TIA service.

The closing date is 09 October 2025.

Job title

Highly Specialised Physiotherapist - Neurosciences

Main details

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Physiotherapist to join the Neurosciences/neurorehabilitation rotation. The successful candidate will join the existing rotation which includes: Neurorehabilitation, Neurosurgery, Stroke, Neurology, Neuro Outpatients and RAAR (rapid access acute rehabilitation). The rotations may be based at St George\'s Hospital or at the Wolfson at Queen Mary\'s Hospital, Roehampton. This post is 0.5WTE part time Job Share with an existing post holder.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to provide leadership to and work as part of a dynamic and highly regarded Neurosciences Physiotherapy team providing a high standard of assessment, treatment and advice to people with neurological related conditions within St George\'s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. They will take a lead role in the supervision, teaching and appraisal of junior Physiotherapists, assistant staff, students and MDT staff in the therapeutic care of patients with neurosurgical and neurological conditions.

As a department we will encourage and support you in pursuing audit, project work and/or research. We offer regular supervision, individual performance review, CPD and support and development groups for all grades. Attendance at relevant postgraduate training is negotiable.

About us

St George\'s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides services from two main hospitals, St George\'s Hospital and Queen Mary\'s Hospital, and two health centres, St Johns Therapy Centre, and The Nelson Centre. With over 9,000 dedicated staff, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London. Our main site, St George\'s Hospital in Tooting, is a principal teaching hospital shared with St George\'s, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George\'s Hospital also hosts the St George\'s, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registration
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to the clinical field
• Masters Degree or evidence of working at an equivalent level
• Recognised post-graduate qualification e.g. MSc in Rehabilitation
• Membership of Special Interest Group eg ACPIN
• Leadership Training
• Post-graduate course in management

Experience

• Experience of undertaking clinical audit
• Worked in neurosciences in the NHS at senior level.
• Broad experience at Band 6 level in Neurosciences with specialist experience in neurorehabilitation, neurology and neurosurgery
• Broad range of experience at junior and Band 6 level including respiratory, musculoskeletal and neurology
• Participation in out of hours working
• Knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of neurological patients demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
• Experience of managing other physiotherapy staff
• Experience of teaching in a clinical setting
• Experience of student supervision/ clinical education
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working

Disclosure and DBS

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.

St George\'s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £56,276 to £63,176 a year, including inner London HCAS