Physiotherapist, Neuro Outpatients

UHCW; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Physiotherapist to join the Neuro Outpatient Rehabilitation Team on a part‑time basis. You will manage a neuro caseload, supervise junior staff, and contribute to service development within an MDT setting.

The post offers supervision, clinical development opportunities and a pathway from Band 5 to Band 6, with strong links to regional services and a focus on patient‑centred care.

Qualifications

• BSc Physiotherapy and evidence of post graduate training in relevant specialist area HCPC registered.
• Formal post grad training relevant to area; First line management course.

Responsibilities

• Be professional and accountable for all aspects of own work.
• Carry a clinical caseload of highly complex patients in neuro rehabilitation.
• Work as autonomous practitioner within MDT.
• Contribute to service development and clinical governance.
• Lead information management and data reporting for clinical area.

Skills

Physiotherapy assessment

Clinical reasoning

Teamwork

MDT collaboration

Supervision

Leadership

Annual appraisal

Teaching

Communication

Documentation

Education

BSc Physiotherapy

Post-graduate training

First line management course

Tools

Clinical governance

MSK modalities

Job description

Site University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Town Coventry Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 25/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic, motivated and ambitious Physiotherapist with a strong interest in Neurological Rehabilitation?

We are excited to offer an opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist to join our friendly and supportive Neuro Outpatient Rehabilitation Team on a part-time basis.

This post is ideal for an experienced Band 5 Physiotherapist looking to progress to Band 6, or a current Band 6 seeking to further develop their neurological rehabilitation and leadership skills.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality, patient-centred rehabilitation to adults with a range of long-term neurological conditions.

Support will be provided through regular supervision, peer review and clinical formulation from an experienced Band 7 Team Leader and Specialist Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Clinical Psychologists. The team also has strong links with the Regional Parkinson’s Service and MS Team, offering excellent learning and development opportunities.

The successful candidate will work alongside a Therapy Support Worker and Assistant Practitioner and will have opportunities to support junior staff and students through supervision and teaching.

We are looking for someone passionate about neurological rehabilitation, committed to excellent patient care and keen to contribute to ongoing service development and improvement.

Main duties of the job

• Using specialist and evidence based/ client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in an Out-Patient Neurological Rehabilitation Unit.
• To utilise individual and/or manage a caseload of patients with varying neurological diagnosis and or /complex needs, group work skills as appropriate in order to achieve agreed therapeutic goals.
• To have a specialist knowledge of a range of neurological conditions and to use this specialist knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to plan and provide clinical interventions in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure development of junior staff and undergraduate Physiotherapy students through supervision, training and annual appraisal.
• Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical practice & service development within area.
• Contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust Physiotherapy service.
• Take a lead for information management to ensure high quality data which is recorded, evaluated & reported in a timely manner.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Be professional, legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of own work and activities, to manage clinical risk within own clinical caseload.
• Carry a clinical caseload of highly complex patients, provide advanced therapeutic assessment & evaluation and provide detailed written treatment plans with patient centred goals working within an out-patient neurological rehabilitation unit.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner and member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to team discussions and influencing decisions about patient care programs, taking on the role of care Co-Ordinator and/ or vocational lead where relevant.
• Carry out treatment, using a broad variety of modalities and clinical reasoning to allow selection of the most appropriate technique evaluating, modifying and recording all interventions and outcomes & adapting them to meet the needs of the patient.
• Use highly developed manual treatment skills requiring coordination, sensation & dexterity.
• Assist in the production and deliver an annual report specific to own clinical area & participate in the delivery of the Therapy business plan.

For further details please see the attached job description.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Person specification

Qualifications

• BSc Physiotherapy and evidence of post graduate training in relevant specialist area HCPC registered Clinical education training or willingness to complete within one year
• Formal post grad training relevant to area First line management course

Experience

• Current (or recent) and substantial working experience of neurorehabilitation in either an out-patient or community setting. Experience of working with individuals with long term health conditions. Documented evidence of continuing professional development. Evidence of working in an MDT team. Experience of service improvement
• Experience of managing staff Experience of integrated working Experience of change management

Knowledge

• Specialist knowledge of Physiotherapy assessment and treatment and how to apply this effectively within neuro rehabilitation. Specialist knowledge of Physiotherapy role within an outpatient setting Knowledge of current best practice in Physiotherapy and its application. Effective planning, evaluation and co-ordination of treatment. Applied knowledge of relevant legislation including CPD and risk assessment and management. Knowledge of clinical governance

Skills

• Effective legible written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work single handed with individuals and groups. Ability to manage own workload effectively and determine priorities. Ability to work under pressure. Specialist clinical reasoning skills Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance. Good IT skills Demonstrates initiative. Problem solving or solution based approach to challenges. Self-motivated and be able to motivate others. Able to carry out concurrent activities (multi-tasking). Presentation and training skills Supervisory/appraisal skills Audit
• Offers innovative ideas for practice or service development

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we’ll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.

Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.