Senior Neurophysiotherapist

Integrated Care System; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Neurophysiotherapist has arisen at a healthcare provider in England. The role involves working within a collaborative therapy team, conducting specialized physiotherapy assessments, supporting junior staff, and engaging in service development. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in neurotherapy and be HCPC registered.

Qualifications

• State Registered (HCPC)
• At least 18 months experience including work within the NHS, and experience of working with stroke and/or neurological patients.
• Ability to assess, manage & treat neurological conditions.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a collaborative therapy team alongside Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy colleagues.
• Supervise more junior staff; involvement in service development initiatives; and in-service training.
• Participate in on-call, weekend working and extended hours.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Education

BSc (Hons), MSc or Equivalent in Physiotherapy

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Neurophysiotherapist

The closing date is 05 August 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Stroke and Neurotherapy team . We are looking to recruit a skilled, experienced and enthusiastic physiotherapist to join the team.

University Hospitals Dorset provides a service for Poole and Bournemouth patients, therefore this post will involve rotations on both Poole Hospitals and Royal Bournemouth Hospital sites. This fixed term post is likely to be on the stroke unit at Bournemouth Hospital.

In this post you will work as part of the collaborative therapy team, alongside Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy colleagues and therapy techs, and you will be supported by Band 7 therapists.

This position will allow you to extend your specialised physiotherapy assessments and treatment skills, complex case management, and discharge planning. The post also includes supervision of more junior staff; involvement in service development initiatives; and in-service training.

The rotations include

• Stroke Unit- RBH site
• Acquired Brain Injury unit - Poole sit

Main duties of the job

For the full duties of the post, please see the job description.

To be successful in the post, you will have:

• A degree/ diploma in physiotherapy
• At least 18 months experience, including work within the NHS, and experience of working with stroke and/or neurological patients
• An ability to work as part of a team
• Car driver with car available for business use

For full requirements of the post, please see the person specification.

Participation in on-call, weekend working and extended hours are an integral part of this post.

Rota: 1 weekend in 6 and 1 late shift per week

This role requires active HCPC registration

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital

Interview Date: TBC

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• State Registered (HCPC)
• BSc (Hons), MSc or Equivalent in Physiotherapy

Experience

• Minimum of 18-24 months of postgraduate experience across core areas ?Neurology ?Respiratory ?Musculoskeletal ?Medicine for the Elderly ?Orthopaedics
• Experience of working within an NHS acute/rehab hospital

Knowledge

• Sound understanding of the pathology of neurological conditions
• Basic understanding of Neuroplasticity and theoretical rationale behind neurotherapy interventions
• Knowledge of the clinical pathway for neurological patients from acute care to long term management

Other rewuirements specific to the role

• Ability to drive and car available for work purposes
• Ability to assess, manage & treat neurological conditions and patients with complex multi pathologies at specialist level
• Ability to teach & supervise band 5 staff & assistants

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.

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust