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Job summary

Main area
Division B - Physiotherapy
Grade
Band 7
Contract
12 months (Fixed Term / Secondment available from 16/2/2026 - 14/2/2027)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered)
Job ref
180-B-263030
Employer
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B
Town
Cambridge
Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/02/2026 23:59

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Neuroscience Physiotherapy Team Leader

Band 7

Job overview

We have the opportunity to recruit to our neuroscience physiotherapy team as co-team lead. This job is available as a secondment or fixed term contract until February 2027. 

This exciting opportunity will enable you to work across the neuroscience wards with patients with a diverse range of neurological conditions. You will provide highly specialised respiratory care and neuro-rehabilitation to the neuro caseload, including neuro-oncology, neurology, neurosurgery and neuro-trauma. 

You will have access to well-equipped gym areas and hydrotherapy facilities. We offer flexible working patterns (where possible) and actively support the ongoing development of our team members.

We can offer you:

Strong peer support
Work with patients with a wide range of clinical conditions
Career support and development
Positive commitment to CPD and post graduate education- funding for courses and up to 7 days study leave
Development of your supervisory, teaching and management skills
Service development opportunities

Please have a read about what we can offer you in CUH Physiotherapy:

https://careers.cuh.nhs.uk/where-could-i-work/allied-health-professionals-ahps/physiotherapist/

Please do contact us for an informal discussion about our vacancy.

 

Main duties of the job

To provide highly specialised respiratory and neuro-rehabilitative physiotherapy to the neuro-science wards, including neuro-oncology, neurology, and neurosurgery. Neuro-trauma

To support and work alongside other members of the neurosciences physiotherapy team and ensure delivery of the highest possible standard of service.

To collaborate with the NCCU clinical specialist to ensure effective two way communication and mutual support.

To lead the team in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Physiotherapy service on a day-to-day basis.

To be an integral part of the highly specialised neuroscience and multidisciplinary team, including consultants, specialist nurses and specialist physiotherapists.

To develop a long term vision for the neuroscience physiotherapy team and to shape the service in a way that reflects that vision.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
-    applied for a Graduate visa
-    or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
-    or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments, you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant

The advert will close at midnight on the 9th February 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on the 20th January 2026. 

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
  • State Registration.
  • Evidence of relevant post-graduate education / CPD.
  • Able to work to MSc or equivalent level
Desirable criteria
  • Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
  • Relevant validated courses.
  • Involvement in special interest groups i.e. AGILE, ACPIN

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant clinical work at Band 6 level providing broad experience in respiratory, elderly care, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.
  • Neurosciences experience
  • Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and / or MDT
  • Experience in complex discharge planning
  • Experience of clinical education of less experienced staff or students or assistants
  • Competency to participate in on call and weekend working including experience of artificial airways
  • Competency to participate in training staff to undertake neurosciences weekend and on-call work (to include NCCU)
  • Significant postgraduate NHS experience
Desirable criteria
  • Senior Management experience (e.g. NHS Band 7).
  • Supervisory Skills and experience of performance management.
  • Student clinical educator training completed
  • Knowledge of workings of community and intermediate care services.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Extensive knowledge of neurological inpatient physiotherapy
  • Advanced knowledge with reference to tone, spasticity, tracheostomy weaning and splinting
  • Forward thinking
  • Experience of reviewing and applying evidence-based practice
  • Ability to clinically reason the application of appropriate assessment and treatment techniques in a variety of clinical settings
  • Competent in using a range of manual handling techniques and equipment
Desirable criteria
  • Advanced knowledge of common neurological conditions
  • Knowledge of National guidelines to deliver and evaluate service

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to use professional communication strategies with patients, carers and members of the MDT and ability to modify appropriately
  • Excellent inter-personal skills
  • Evidence of self-directed learning
  • Ability to work independently and manage own caseload
  • Demonstrate ability to teach, guide and direct, Band 6/5 physiotherapists, therapy assistants and students in clinical practice
  • Ability to demonstrate good organisational skills
  • Ability to prioritise clinical caseload.
Desirable criteria
  • Presentation skills
  • Critical appraisal
  • Evidence of participation in research / audit

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria
  • The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
  • Ability to communicate with patients with impaired communication abilities
  • Able to demonstrate empathy, motivate and persuade patients with impaired cognitive abilities or physical senses.
  • Able to work collaboratively within the MDT
  • Committed to personal and team development
  • Able to maintain judgement under pressure

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDVeteran AwareNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Age-Friendly Employer PledgeCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.We offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.NHS Rainbow badgeTime to changeStep into healthApprenticeships Top 100 Employers 2024

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lindsay Porter
Job title
Deputy Manager for Physiotherapy in Neurosciences
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01223 216856
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