Lead Physiotherapist - Central Manchester Community Stroke Team

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Manchester is looking for a Lead Physiotherapist to manage a diverse caseload in stroke rehabilitation. This role requires strong clinical reasoning and leadership skills, with responsibilities for supervising staff and developing service plans. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in adult stroke care and a degree in Physiotherapy. Competitive salary and support for career development offered.

Qualifications

• Post registration experience of working independently and autonomously.
• Proven skills in adult stroke rehabilitation.
• Experience in risk assessment and management.

Responsibilities

• Manage the physiotherapy caseload for the community stroke team.
• Supervise and support junior physiotherapists and rehab assistants.
• Contribute to the development of an annual service plan.

Skills

Advanced clinical reasoning skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Leadership capabilities

Problem-solving skills

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

Evidence of relevant post registration stroke specific training/CPD

Registration with the HCPC

Leadership training

Clinical Educator

Active member of relevant specialist interest group

Job description

Lead Physiotherapist - Central Manchester Community Stroke Team

Closing date: 22 September 2025

Manchester Local Care Organization is recruiting a motivated and dynamic Lead Physiotherapist to work within the Central MLCO, Community Stroke Team.

The service provides rehabilitation for adults following a stroke and also input throughout a stroke survivor's life as required. Assessment and intervention take place in a variety of settings including patients' homes, residential or nursing homes and community clinics, and therefore the candidates are required to have the ability to travel across the city to fulfil the role. The successful candidate will provide leadership for highly skilled physiotherapists within a multidisciplinary team of professionals. They will be competent to manage a caseload of complex cases and be able to develop and support the physiotherapy service and wider team.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop leadership skills in service delivery, change and staff development. They will be passionate in delivering high quality services and have experience of working as part of larger integrated health and social care system.

Main duties

• To act as Lead Physiotherapist for the community stroke team, managing the physiotherapy caseload.
• Supporting team members to deliver on their objectives through offering advice, guidance and support as appropriate with the focus being on delivering a high quality and efficient stroke rehabilitation service to patients of all complexity in a variety of settings.
• Act autonomously to manage own caseload with a varying degree of complexity and to lead relevant service developments alongside the service lead.
• To supervise and support staff including junior physiotherapists, rehab assistants and students through supervision sessions, peer support and appraisal.
• Contribute to the development of an annual service plan and workforce management.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We\'re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you\'ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We\'ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We\'re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We\'re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you\'ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you\'re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you\'ll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you\'ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Physiotherapy
• Evidence of relevant post registration stroke specific training/CPD
• Registration with the HCPC
• Leadership training
• Clinical Educator
• Active member of relevant specialist interest group

Experience

• Post registration experience of working independently and autonomously
• Specialist knowledge & advanced clinical reasoning skills to underpin clinical assessment, management, and treatment approaches relevant to speciality area
• Proven skills in adult stroke rehabilitation
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experienced in providing clinical leadership and problem-solving skills
• Experience in risk assessment and management
• Experience in community stroke rehabilitation
• Recent validated clinical courses
• Excellent knowledge of speciality
• Research experience

Disclosure

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 per annum, pro rata