Job overview

The physiotherapy service is looking for an individual to join our highly specialised neuroscience physiotherapy inpatient team. This static job opportunity is available as a secondment or fixed term contract, ending in February 2027. 

You will be working with patients with diverse neurological impairments in primarily the inpatient neurosurgical setting. You will gain vast experience in the assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning of patients under your care and gain skills in acute respiratory care including tracheostomy management.

You will work with the team leads in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Physiotherapy Service provided to neurologically impaired patients throughout Addenbrooke’s hospital on a day-to-day basis.

As a member of our team, you will have access to well-equipped gym areas. We actively support the ongoing development of our team members.

We can offer you:

Strong peer and senior 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 and evidence based practice opportunities

Main duties of the job

To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse medical, neurological and musculoskeletal presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.

To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working unsupervised. Access to advice and support from senior physiotherapists is available if required. 

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

To undertake delegated management roles in support of the clinical team.

To supervise, educate and assess the performance of physiotherapy students, this would be to a graduate standard and involve working with universities to ensure the standard of practice and teaching meets the standards set by the degree level qualification.

To undertake evidence-based practice, audit and research projects to further own and team's clinical practice within each rotation. Make recommendations to clinical lead for changes to practice by the team. May lead implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols.

To maintain specialist respiratory physiotherapy competency in order to participate in the out of hour's respiratory on-call physiotherapy service and to assist in the training of junior members of staff to a level of agreed competency.

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.