Senior Physiotherapist In Stroke Care

Integrated Care System; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Canterbury is looking for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join their Stroke Team. This role involves delivering quality care to stroke patients, supporting the therapy team, and participating in professional development. The ideal candidate will have experience with stroke/neurologically impaired patients and a passion for evidence-based rehabilitation. This position offers an engaging and supportive work environment, along with opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Career development opportunities

Well-being resources and support

Qualifications

• Minimum of 18 months post graduate experience in relevant clinical area.
• Proven record of providing high quality intervention for high risk patients.
• Experience of working in an acute hospital environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellent patient care on the Stroke Wards.
• Support the Stroke Therapy Team in service delivery.
• Engage in clinical trials and training.

Skills

Evidence of developing clinical skills in stroke

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Up to date therapeutic moving & handling skills

Basic IT skills

Education

BSc Physiotherapist

HCPC registration

Job description

Go back East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Physiotherapist In Stroke Care

The closing date is 22 August 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Stroke Team at East Kent University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will be working alongside the wider clinical teams on the Stroke Wards to deliver excellent patient care and be part of a dynamic, flexible, supportive and forward-thinking therapy workforce.

As a Band 6 Physiotherapist, you will have the opportunity to work within both Hyperacute and Early Rehabilitation of Stroke patients.

Due to increased investment in stroke services we are expanding our team at EKHUFT. We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Therapists with a passion for working in stroke services to support our Stroke Therapy Team and provide highly specialist service delivery for our patients.Are you looking for the next challenge in your career? If so, this is a great opportunity to play a key role in developing our expanding stroke services in East Kent - currently based at Kent and Canterbury Hospital and moving to William Harvey Hospital in 2027. The increased investment in our services has resulted in a substantial increase in our workforce which will enable us to deliver a holistic, forward-thinking service over seven days.This is an excellent opportunity to join a motivated and progressive stroke therapy service who are continuously striving towards best-practice care. We are passionate about providing high quality care for our patients.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Physiotherapist within EKHUFT, you will have the opportunity to develop your career within Neurological Rehabilitation.

We have well established links with Higher Education Institutes in the region, offering Clinical Placements to students from the University of Brighton and Canterbury Christchurch University. Clinical Staff from the therapy team also support these Institutions with guest lecturer'

There is a strong emphasis on Clinical Excellence within the Stroke and Neurology Team. We have provision of regular training for all staff members and encourage active engagement within National and International Research Clinical Trials.

We will look to develop you as an individual, with regular support and supervision to help you with your career development and aspiration's.

We actively promote the use of evidence-based interventions and using outcome measure to document progress and help direct rehabilitation.

We have a large gym space which is well equipped for patients to meet their rehabilitation potential.

We acknowledge and respect the importance of your health and well being at work and we have a wide range of resources and support available across the trust to help with fostering a healthy work-life balance.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Job responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.

If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Person Specification

Experience

• Minimum of 18 months post graduate experience in relevant clinical area
• Proven record of providing high quality intervention for high risk patients
• Experience of Working with stroke/neurologically impaired patients as a Band 5
• Experience of working in an acute hospital environment
• Previous experience in supporting students

Skills

• Evidence of developing clinical skills in stroke
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Up to date therapeutic moving & handling skills
• Evidence of complex/ multifactorial discharge planning
• Evidence of using standardised outcome measures within routine clinical practice to evidence change over time
• Basic IT skills

Knowledge

• Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Primary Care including Clinical Governance, NICE and CQC
• Knowledge of up to date clinical / evidenced based practice within clinical speciality
• Awareness of National Clinical Stroke Guidelines 2023

Qualifications

• BSc Physiotherapist
• HCPC registration
• Member of CSP
• Member of Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Neurology (ACPIN)

Personal Attributes

• Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Flexible and adaptable

Application and Interview

• To be aware of and adhere to the Trust's Vision, Mission and Values.
• Able to travel around East Kent, and between Trust hospital sites
• Valid UK Driving Licence

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.

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust