Senior Physiotherapist - Neurology | Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bebington; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in the UK is seeking two Band 6 Senior Physiotherapists to join their neuro team at the Clatterbridge Rehabilitation Centre. The roles involve providing specialist assessments and interventions for patients recovering from stroke and other neurological conditions. Successful candidates will possess post-graduate experience in neurological rehabilitation and excellent communication skills. The positions offer 23 hours of work per week with weekend commitments. Training and supervision will be provided by senior staff.

Qualifications

• Must have experience in treating patients with stroke, acquired brain injury and other neurological conditions.
• Ability to adapt communication techniques for patients with barriers to understanding.
• Experience working in an integrated therapy service.

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with staff, patients, and other agencies.
• Establish rapport with patients to ensure compliance with treatment.
• Organise and plan own caseload to meet service and patient priorities.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments of patients with complex presentations.

Skills

Post-graduate experience in neurological rehabilitation

Excellent communication skills

Clinical reasoning skills

Education

Relevant qualification at Band 5 and/or Band 6 level

Job description

Job Overview

We are very excited to offer two permanent positions in our neuro team for Senior Physiotherapists as part of the rehabilitation service at the Clatterbridge Rehabilitation Centre. The roles are Band 6 working 23 hours per week. This includes weekend working and working across services of rehabilitation, acute neuro, early supported discharge team and neuro outpatients.

The Centre provides rehabilitation services to Wirral residents following a stroke, and we are a spoke for Wirral, East & West Cheshire, Shropshire and North Wales for the Cheshire and Mersey Rehabilitation Network.

You will require post‑graduate experience in neurological rehabilitation and relevant experience at Band 5 and/or Band 6 level.

The post holder will provide specialist assessment and intervention for people following stroke, acquired brain injury and other neurological conditions.

We operate an integrated therapy service where occupational therapists and physiotherapists work together to optimise people’s outcomes following onset of neurological pathology. You will require excellent communication skills (including competence utilising supported communication techniques), be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical reasoning and be able to case‑manage patients with complex needs.

You will join an enthusiastic, supportive team with training and supervision from Band 7 staff.

Key Responsibilities

• To communicate effectively with staff, patients, relatives and carers and other agencies regarding care and treatment in order to co‑ordinate care and to ensure effective and appropriate planning and delivery of treatment.
• To be line‑managed by an AHP Team Leader.
• To maintain good working relationships with all other staff involved in patient care.
• To establish a rapport with patients in order to gain their compliance with treatment programmes.
• To communicate effectively with patients and adapt approach where there may be barriers to understanding e.g. deaf, confusion.
• To be a caring, responsible member of the AHP service and to take a full part in the life of the department.
• The post holder is managed by AHP Team Leader, but has the freedom to act, regarding patient care, guided by protocols and guidelines for conduct. The results/outcomes of treatment/performance are assessed at agreed intervals through the supervision/appraisal process.
• To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities.
• To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi‑pathologies; use developed clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.

About the Trust

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents. We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m. The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Senior Physiotherapist position available with WUTH.

This advert closes on Sunday 14 Dec 2025