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Job summary

Main area
Allied Health Professionals
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent: Full time
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full time)
Job ref
391-RFL-8263637
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Free Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£47,951 - £56,863 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/10/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 6 Neuro Physiotherapist (Rotational)

NHS AfC: Band 6

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced Specialist Neurological Physiotherapist to join our dynamic Neurosciences Physiotherapy team at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The post includes rotations of 9 months in the following areas:  Acute Neurosciences (including Acute Stroke Unit) (RFH), Outpatient Neuro Physiotherapy (RFH), Neuro REACT (Rehab and Complex Therapy) (RFH), Community Neurological Conditions Management Team (NRC, Edgware), Inpatient Neuro-rehabilitation (NRC, Edgware)

 

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

You will be joining an established Neurosciences Physiotherapist team led by a Clinical Lead Physiotherapist and will have the opportunity to develop specialist skills in the assessment and treatment of acute and chronic neuro-disability patients. You will be working as part of a specialist Neurosciences MDT and be involved in therapy in-service training and education programmes. You will be encouraged to participate in clinical governance and quality improvement activities.

The successful candidate is required to be able to demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. In particular you should have proven experience of working in an acute hospital setting and with patients with neurological conditions. In this post you will gain valuable experience of working with patients with neurological conditions in a rewarding and well supported environment with a clear supervision structure across all sites.

Working for your organisation

 

For further details / informal visits contact: Nigel Cope, Highly Specialised Physiotherapist (Neurosciences) [email protected]

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow  link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree/ graduate diploma or equivalent in Physiotherapy
  • Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration as a physiotherapist
  • Certificated graduate courses or equivalent in-house training in clinical specialty areas
Desirable criteria
  • Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
  • Membership of special interest group

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Good understanding of relevant clinical guidelines
  • Broad range of clinical experience at a Band 5 level or above
  • Experience of working in an acute, hospital based setting, including working within an MDT
  • Experience of working with patients with Neurological Conditions
  • Presentations to a range of groups
  • Supervision of more junior staff, assistants and/students
  • Active participation in an audit or project work
  • Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
  • Motivational Interviewing/ Behaviour Change training (CBT or facilitation skills)
  • Experience of weekend working and emergency on-call working

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Able to work autonomously and use initiative
  • Evidence of specialist clinical skills and core Physiotherapy skills
  • Effective clinical reasoning skills
  • Ability to reflect on and appraise own practice
  • Effective verbal communication skills with a range of patients and healthcare professionals regarding complex and sensitive issues.
  • Effective written communication skills
  • Good presentation skills
  • Able to manage clinical caseload and prioritise effectively
  • Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary
  • Ability to manage own time & meet deadlines
  • Ability to be proactive in service development
  • Ability to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice
  • Ability to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately
  • Computer literate, to include working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Personal qualities and attributes

Essential criteria
  • Strong interpersonal skills, including assertiveness
  • Ability to negotiate
  • Positive attitude to change; able to facilitate change within teams
  • Self-motivated and able to motivate others

Royal Free shared commitments

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential criteria
  • Strong interpersonal skills, including assertiveness
  • Ability to negotiate
  • Positive attitude to change; able to facilitate change within teams
  • Self-motivated and able to motivate others

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nigel Cope
Job title
Highly Specialised Physiotherapist (Neurosciences)
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02077940500
Additional information

Ext. 34055

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