Team Lead Physiotherapist - Stroke/Neuro

NHS Fife; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Fife is seeking a Team Lead Physiotherapist (Stroke/Neuro) at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy. The post leads a physiotherapy team, managing clinical service delivery and staff development within the stroke/neurology ward.

The role requires leadership in complex discharge planning, excellent communication for MDT work, and a commitment to teaching the next generation of clinicians. Permanent, 36 hours per week, Band 7.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a physiotherapy team in neurology or stroke settings.
• Strong clinical leadership and management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for MDT working.
• Experience with quality improvement, clinical audit and staff development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Stroke/Neuro Physiotherapy Team and provide clinical leadership within the ward.
• Oversee Physiotherapy service delivery across inpatient wards at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy.
• Supervise and develop the physiotherapy staff; contribute to education of students and trainees.
• Participate in quality improvement, audits, in-service training and PDP meetings to ensure evidence-based practice.

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

MDT collaboration

Discharge planning

Clinical leadership

Job description

Team Lead Physiotherapist - Stroke/Neuro
Job reference: 259277
Salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
Job closing date: 30/10/2026
Job Type: Allied Health Professions
Location: Victoria Hospital
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 36
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Fife
Department: Stroke team

Are you looking for a leadership role?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Physiotherapist with highly developed clinical and leadership skills to lead the Stroke / Neuro Physiotherapy Team. The post holder will be responsible for leading Physiotherapy provision within the stroke/neurology ward but also support the wider department in the provision of Physiotherapy services across a range of in-patient wards at the Victoria Hospital Kirkcaldy.

The post holder must therefore possess a strong depth of knowledge, understanding and management of a wide range of common and complex neurological disorders including stroke and will require knowledge and expertise of complex discharge planning. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are a must as collaborative MDT working is essential to the role.

You will be responsible for a small team of physiotherapy staff; therefore, previous experience of staff supervision/management is essential. The department is also fully committed to training the next generation of clinicians, and as such you will be actively involved in the dynamic provision of undergraduate and post graduate practice-based learning.

Physiotherapy departments across NHS Fife are committed to the clinical and leadership development of staff. We look to employ quick thinking, adaptable, clinically inspired individuals. In line with this there will be an expectation of the post-holder to identify action and participate in quality improvement, clinical audit, in-service training, regular appraisal and PDP meetings to ensure efficient and evidence-based practice.

Our department is friendly and supports staff wellbeing underpinned by our NHS Scotland workforce policies, excellent peer group and management support. We are committed to flexibility, please note the commitment to respiratory on-call working is negotiable for candidates.

Informal Enquiries

Catriona Bruce/ Amy Daly, Physiotherapy Managers on 01592 643355 ext 21108 / 26957

Flexible working and inclusion

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Right to work

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. All applicants are required to confirm their right to work in the UK in their application. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK), European Community (EC) or European Economic Area National please state the visa category under which you are legally entitled to work in the UK on your application form and the expiry date of your leave to remain in the UK. For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or 'going rate'. Further information on these criteria can be found in the government website.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

Supporting Documents

• 259277 Stroke team lead job description (DOCX)
• 259277 Stroke team lead person spec (DOCX)
• NHS Fife - Terms & Conditions January 2024 (PDF)