Stroke Physiotherapy Team Lead

Wye Valley; Hereford; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Wye Valley NHS Trust in Hereford is seeking a Band 7 Physiotherapist to join the Stroke Unit for a nine-month, fixed-term contract. Based on the Hereford site, the role is full-time (37.5 hours/week) with a 7-day rota and an on-site working arrangement.

The post focuses on acute and rehabilitation stroke care, with opportunities to supervise staff, lead clinical pathways, and contribute to service improvements. NHS experience and HCPC registration are required.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration and a degree in Physiotherapy.
• Experience in stroke care and rehabilitation.
• Leadership experience at Band 7 level or readiness to progress.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for stroke patients on the Stroke Unit and across medical/respiratory wards.
• Lead and supervise a small multidisciplinary team and contribute to service development.
• Participate in 7-day working and on-call rotas; support development of colleagues.

Skills

Stroke care

Team leadership

B7 level experience

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC registered

Job description

Main area Physiotherapy Grade Band 7 Contract 9 months (Fixed term / Secondment opportunity) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day working as per rota) Job ref 229-IC-8383616

Site WYE VALLEY NHS TRUST Town HEREFORD Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 08/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity to join the Stroke Unit at Wye Valley NHS Trust on a nine-month, fixed-term, full-time contract.

Hereford Stroke Unit is a 26-bed unit comprising six acute beds and 20 subacute and rehabilitation beds. Patients may stay on the ward for up to six weeks to receive inpatient rehabilitation. The caseload consists predominantly of patients following stroke, however, the successful candidate will also assess and treat patients with general medical and other neurological conditions, including those requiring tracheostomy management.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Physiotherapist with experience in stroke care, confidence in managing patients with respiratory needs, and an interest in working across both the acute and rehabilitation pathways. The successful candidate will have the skills and confidence to support, supervise and develop qualified and non-registered staff.

You will be joining a supportive and dynamic multidisciplinary team that promotes patient-centred care, self-management and collaborative working. There will be opportunities to further develop your clinical assessment and treatment skills, provide clinical leadership to a small team, support the development of colleagues and contribute to service improvement initiatives.

This post would suit an experienced Band 6 Physiotherapist looking to progress into a Band 7 role, or an established Band 7 Physiotherapist with a passion for stroke care, rehabilitation and service development.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be based in the Acute Hospital working predominantly on the Medical and Respiratory wards whilst providing cross cover for the surgical wards and ITU .

This post may include working with adults and/or children. The Band 7 Therapist will be responsible for and participate in 7 day working and for Physiotherapists (where appropriate) to join the on call rota.

Working for our organisation

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust & Worcester Acute.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view ‘supporting documents’ linked to this vacancy.

Person specification

Experience

• NHS or equivalent experience e.g. in acute stroke, knowledge of wide range of pathologies


• Experience of team leadership, management and positive role modelling


• B7 experience

Education & Qualifications

• Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Physiotherapy


• HCPC registered

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Broad, developed and advanced knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions


• Demonstration of knowledge of core and highly specialist Therapy skills


• Extensive evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area


• Experience of working with HR

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.