Specialist Community Stroke Physiotherapist

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days + bank holidays

Pension scheme

Flexible working

Preceptorship for newly qualified

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Community Stroke Physiotherapist to join the Integrated Community Stroke Service in Nottingham South. The role involves delivering specialist rehabilitation in community settings within a multidisciplinary team, with flexible hours and potential weekend work.

We welcome both Band 6 experienced physiotherapists and Band 5 applicants stepping up.

Qualifications

• Degree in Physiotherapy, plus HCPC registration and ongoing professional development in stroke care.
• Postgraduate study in stroke/neuro rehabilitation is desirable for advanced practice.
• All applicants must hold HCPC registration and be eligible to practice in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Deliver rehabilitation within the Integrated Community Stroke MDT across Nottingham South.
• Apply specialist clinical reasoning to assess and manage stroke survivors with complex presentations.
• Collaborate with MDT, communicate with clients and families, and supervise/teach other staff.
• Support patients to live independently at home after stroke and enable timely discharge.
• Maintain high-quality, patient-centred care across community settings.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Teamwork/leadership

Motivation and drive

IT systems (SystemOne)

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy (BSc)

Postgraduate study in stroke/neuro rehabilitation

HCPC Registration

Tools

System One

Job description

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Community Stroke Physiotherapist

The closing date is 24 November 2026

Are you an experienced band 6 Physiotherapist looking for a change or a band 5 Physiotherapist looking for that opportunity to step up into a band 6 position in Stroke. If so we are interested in hearing from you...

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 physiotherapist to join our established Integrated Community Stroke Service to deliver rehabilitation into various community settings. Care is currently delivered 8am-5pm, 5 days a week, including Bank Holidays. Weekend working may be required in the future.

The team offers full or part time roles, including flexible working which aims to achieve the right work-life balance, maintaining the wellbeing of our workforce.

The Community Health Services Division of NottsHC has an extensive portfolio providing childrens, adults and specialist services, covering a vast geographical area. Offering various roles and career development opportunities, working within supportive teams that encourage us all to work to the best of our abilities to provide the highest quality care.

Main duties of the job

This role requires day-to-day delivery of patient care in our Integrated Community Stroke Multidisciplinary Team of AHP's, together you all make the difference. You will need to:

To use specialist clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection and analysis to support assessments, treatment and management of stroke survivors with complex presentations. To work closely with the MDT, communicate effectively with clients/carers and their families and supervise, teach and develop other staff as required.

Support our patients within the community to enable them to live their optimum life, being self-caring and independent with their health needs following a stroke.

Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be adaptable, reliable, resourceful and approachable, evidencing high levels of personal and clinical credibility, being able to establish effective working relationships in a range of work settings.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a full time Physiotherapist to join our Integrated Community Stroke Team across Nottingham South. We are looking for someone is able to demonstrate motivation, drive commitment and passion for promoting health, well-being and independence for stroke patients in the community. We are a values-based Trust and are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic clinicians who believe in the provision of patient-centred care.

This post will allow the successful applicant the opportunity to work collaboratively within an integrated multi-disciplinary team, providing specialist interventions to patients referred to the Community Stroke Rehabilitation services, including early support stroke rehabilitation. The multidisciplinary team includes Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy, Clinical Neuro-Psychology, Assistant Practitioners and Rehabilitation support workers.

The service enables the accelerated discharge of stroke patients into their home environment, providing specialist rehabilitation in the community. You will have a key role in helping facilitate and support timely discharges from in patient setting such as the acute hospital by working closely and providing in reach joint working with our close partners. The team provides on-going rehabilitation in a variety of community settings focusing on timed specific patient goals and also embraces the needs and ability of their carers. You will have a key role in the management of complex patients throughout the pathway.

We are therefore looking for an enthusiastic and motivated highly specialist Physiotherapist who is able to manage complex cases and situations and able to adapt to working in different environments.

You must have a

• Recognised Physiotherapy Degree Qualification
• Health Professions Council Licence to Practice

As part of the community stroke therapy service, the post-holder will be required to have a valid full UK driving license and have access to vehicle for work purposes; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

The service runs from 8am 5pm during Monday to Friday, the service aims to provide weekend therapy input with bank holiday working also required.

BASE: The Community Stroke Team cover the South of the County which includes three potential bases: Stapleford Care Centre, Park House and Lings Bar Hospital. This position will be based in the Nottingham West locality based at Stapleford Care Centre.

We know that compassionate leadership, which focuses on staff engagement and inclusion, supporting staff well-being and quality will deliver excellent outcomes for patients and therefore adopt a bottom up approach to ensure all staff voices are heard and contribute to strategic and operational improvements, promoting shared ambitions resulting in achievable outcomes.

As you settle in you will receive regular, meaningful managerial supervisions and an appraisal within 4 months of commencing in your role to establish how we can support you to be the best version of yourself, whilst achieving your developmental needs and aspirations.

You will have access to internal and external training and quality improvement opportunities and not to mention the wide range of employee benefits NottsHC offer;

• Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays (this will increase up to 33 days depending on NHS service and in accordance with A4C terms and conditions)
• Pension scheme
• Flexible working and job share opportunities
• Promotion of a healthy work life balance
• Newly qualified staff will be offered a preceptorship programme
• Receive an induction which is tailored to suit your individual needs.
• Salary sacrifice schemes e.g. public transport loans, cycle schemes
• Staff discount schemes e.g. Discounted leisure Centre membership
• Free on-site parking (dependent on site)
• An extensive health and wellbeing package including Occupational Health, Physiotherapy and Staff Counselling services
• Support for carers

Further information regarding NottsHC employee benefits can be found on our website.

The job description and person specification is attached for further information on this position and should you wish to discuss this post further, please contact Claire Lee - Team Lead 07973 656 678 or alternatively [e-mail]

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £20.00 (standard) or £41.00 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Professional

• Degree BSc in Physiotherapy
• Evidence of post graduate study in stroke/neuro rehabilitation
• HCPC Registration

Experience

• Experience working in Stroke/Neurological rehabilitation MDT or with stroke/neurological patients
• Wide range of experience working at junior level to give good broad knowledge base.
• Supervisory experience to junior staff/students
• Experience of audit
• Community (Stroke) Experience
• Teaching experience
• Experience working at senior level
• Experience of recruitment
• Experience of working in the NHS

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to adapt communication style in response to complex situations, handling of sensitive information or clients with severe communication impairment
• Excellent organisational and planning skills including prioritisation and delegation
• Evidence of effective team working, organisational, mentorship and leadership skills
• Ability to demonstrate motivation, drive and enthusiasm
• Ability to work under pressure
• Able to maintain effective working relationships with team members
• Evidence of ability to use IT systems such as System one

Contractual/ Other

• Flexible working hours to work weekends to meet the needs of the service
• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
• Working across sites as role demands

Knowledge

• Evidence of management of clients with Stroke/ Neurological rehabilitation needs
• Evidence based practice
• Treatment of complex case & diverse conditions
• Up to date general and specialist knowledge
• Self-motivated and able to work as an effective team member
• oKnowledge of local & National priorities
• oProfessional Codes of Conduct
• oAwareness of diversity
• oKnowledge of Risk Assessment
• oKnowledge of equipment/ adaption's and all aspects of ADL
• oOrganisational skills and use of initiative
• oAbility to communicate with team, patient /client and their families and other agencies
• oFlexible and positive approach
• oDemonstrates meeting the requirements of CPD

Training

• oEvidence of post study in Stroke/Neuro rehabilitation
• oClinical Educator

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.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearper annum (pro rata for part-time)