Specialist Physiotherapist - Stroke and Neuro

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization in Ashton-under-Lyne is seeking a Specialist Physiotherapist to join their multidisciplinary team. The role involves providing advanced physiotherapy assessments and treatments for patients with diverse and complex conditions within the Stroke Unit. The ideal candidate should be able to work autonomously and contribute to clinical practice through audits and research. This position offers various benefits including flexible working and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Flexible working

27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Pension Scheme

Gym discount

Free bicycle loan scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working with stroke and neurological patients.
• Ability to develop and deliver individualised treatment programmes.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients.
• Provide a high standard physiotherapy service on the Stroke Unit.
• Lead implementation of changes to practice or contribute to service guidelines.

Skills

Advanced physiotherapeutic assessment

Autonomous practice

Evidence-based audit

Job description

Specialist Physiotherapist - Stroke and Neuro - 6 months fixed term

This is an exciting opportunity to join our established multidisciplinary team. You will perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex conditions, to provide an accurate diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.

You will provide a high standard physiotherapy service to patients on the Stroke Unit, and ward based neurological patients.

To be responsible for your own caseload and a defined area of service, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review and case conferences. Access to advice and support from a senior physiotherapist is available if required, clinical work is not routinely evaluated.

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

Undertake evidence based audit and research projects to further own and teams clinical practice within each rotation. Make recommendations to clinical team leaders for changes to practice. May lead the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service guidelines.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

Values & Behaviours

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full personspecification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

This advert closes on Monday 8 Dec 2025