Specialist Neuro Physiotherapist

Charing Cross Hospital; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is offering a fixed term position for a Specialist Neuro Physiotherapist. In this role, you will be involved in providing tailored physiotherapy to patients with complex conditions while collaborating within a multi-disciplinary team. The position promises career development and support in a challenging yet rewarding environment with various benefits including flexible working options.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing programs

Staff recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Significant recent clinical experience in relevant clinical area.
• Evidence of a broad base of clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent.
• Experience of multidisciplinary goal planning and using outcome measures.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialised assessment, treatment and management of patients.
• Determine rehabilitation needs and maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
• Ensure high standard of clinical care and resource specialist advice.

Skills

Fluent in written and spoken English

Negotiation and conflict resolution skills

Advanced computer skills for presentation and data analysis

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

State registration with the Health Professions Council

Clinical Educators course or equivalent

Membership of Professional special interest groups relevant to speciality

Job description

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Charing Cross Hospital

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London, United Kingdom

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Other

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

31.07.2025

Expiry Date:

14.09.2025

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Job overview

Imperial College NHS Trust offers an exciting opportunity for a 12-month fixed term contract in a specialist neuro rehabilitation physiotherapist role and a 6-month fixed term contract in a specialist Major Trauma/Neurosciences role' .

Our physiotherapists are an integral part of the multi-disciplinary teams across acute and specialist medicine and neurosciences. As a successful candidate, you will have the opportunity to provide high quality physiotherapy to patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme whilst growing your specialist experience and leadership skills in a welcoming and supportive environment.

Each specialty has support of both band 8 Clinical therapists to support your clinical and professional development in addition to your peer group with regular peer support meetings and buddy system to support your transition into the trust. We actively support CPD through an established performance development review (PDR) system, in-service training and external courses.

If the thought of working in an exciting and extremely rewarding specialty sounds appealing why not consider joining our dedicated team where the desire to make a difference that really counts.

Please get in touch to find out more, we welcome requests for an informal visit.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for the provision of highly specialised assessment, treatment and management of patients managed on the neuro rehab, neurosciences and major trauma pathway who present with with a wide variety of neurological, orthopaedic, respiratory and soft tissue management needs. These comprise acute injury, complex, disabling and life-limiting conditions.
• To determine rehabilitation needs and provide treatment indicated and maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
• To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients and those of more junior staff providing a comprehensive and appropriate rehabilitation service to the patients from the acute to community setting.
• To act as a resource of specialist advice to the rest of the physiotherapy service and other professions. The physiotherapists work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, to ensure that a patient’s needs are met, admissions are coordinated, discharge is effective and safe with onward follow up.
• To provide leadership to the team alongside the other band 7’s in the services that support the neuro rehab or major trauma service.
• To undertake a significant clinical caseload working as an autonomous practitioner at a specialist level with other health professionals.
• To be responsible for service development within the team, to implement policy and policy changes within the clinical area in partnership with MDT colleagues.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in Phyisotherapy
• State registration with the Health Professions Council
• Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio, especially in the relevant clinical area
• Clinical Educators course or equivalent
• Membership of the Professional Organisation
• Membership of Professional special interest groups relevant to speciality
• Management skills or leadership training

Experience

• Significant recent clinical experience in relevant clinical area
• Evidence of a broad base of clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent
• Significant experience of working as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working
• Experience of multidisciplinary goal planning, development of care pathways and using outcome measures
• Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for therapists, MDT members, support workers, students and apprentices
• Experience of service development/change management
• Experience in implementing evidence based practice in speciality
• Experience of on-call and weekend working in an acute hospital (if required for job role)
• Previous Band 7 or equivalent experience in relevant post
• Leadership of a therapy team
• Recent, relevant work in an NHS environment
• Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care
• Clinical research experience
• Experience of planning and managing service improvement activities

Skills

• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Knowledge of recent NHS developments and their impact on service provision
• Advanced computer skills for presentation and data analysis
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

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