Team Lead Physiotherapist (Stroke)

NHS; Exeter; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Exeter is seeking a Physiotherapist for a fixed-term Stroke Team Lead position. You will undertake assessments and provide neuro-physiotherapy to stroke patients, while supervising junior staff. This full-time role includes flexible working hours and supports further qualifications. The contract lasts until July 2026, with a salary range of £38,682 to £46,580 annually.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Funding for qualifications

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Occupational health services

Qualifications

• Must have experience in stroke rehabilitation.
• Ability to supervise and train junior staff.
• Excellent communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Physiotherapy Team in Stroke care.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of stroke patients.
• Provide neuro-physiotherapy interventions in various settings.

Skills

Physiotherapy expertise

Team leadership

Autonomous practice

Neuro-physiotherapy

Job description

Overview

Are you a physiotherapist who has completed basic grade rotations and is keen to gain more experience in the specialty of stroke? The fixed-term Stroke Team Lead position offers an opportunity to develop team leadership and supervision of junior physiotherapists and undergraduate students.

This role is based at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, involving autonomous practice within the Stroke team with support from a multidisciplinary group and opportunities to contribute to service development.

Details

Date posted: 23 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 9 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 185-480-11553

Job locations: Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5DW

Job responsibilities

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled, experienced Physiotherapist to jointly lead the Physiotherapy Team working in Stroke at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Eastern).

The Royal Devon aims to pursue excellence across services and values diversity and inclusion. The role is based in Exeter, Devon.

This fixed-term opportunity (until 19 July 2026) will involve undertaking comprehensive assessments of patients admitted to the stroke unit and providing specialist neuro-physiotherapy interventions to patients across acute and rehabilitation beds for stroke. It also involves assessment of respiratory conditions, supporting medical outliers, assessing functional ability, and liaising with patients, their support networks and wider agencies to plan and facilitate effective discharges from the acute hospital environment.

The post holder will frequently work as an autonomous practitioner with strong links to the multidisciplinary team. There is a requirement to provide supervision, training and support to junior staff and students, and an opportunity to work with managers to develop the service in line with patient need and trust-wide developments.

This full-time post requires working flexibly over 7 days, including weekend and on-call commitments.

Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week. Mon-Fri 08:15-16:30 (with approximately one weekend day and one overnight on-call shift every month).

Interview Date: To be confirmed

For further information please contact: Bridget Peace - Clinical Lead Physiotherapist - Stroke [e-mail] 07557 489932

This is a fixed-term contract until 19/07/2026. For current NHS employees this post could be a secondment opportunity.

Benefits

• Flexible working schemes and family-friendly policies to support work-life balance.
• Funding for qualifications such as care certificates, degrees or leadership qualifications, and opportunities for CPD or rotational placements.
• 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
• Occupational health services, counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
• Salary sacrifice options and staff discounts, including NHS Pension scheme and other benefits.

Disclosures and inclusivity

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a Disclosure to check for previous convictions.

Person Specification

General Requirements

• Essential: See job description text above, and where applicable you can download a copy of the full job description

• Desirable: See job description text above, and where applicable you can download a copy of the full job description

Employer details

Employer: Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5DW

Website: https://royaldevon.nhs.uk/