Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (For a 6 month period.)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 245-AHP6PHY-11-25
- Employer
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ward 45/Stroke Rehab Unit - Tameside General Hospital
- Town
- Ashton-Under-Lyne
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Peranum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Physiotherapist - Stroke and Neuro
Band 6
Job overview
Specialist Physiotherapist - Stroke and Neuro - 6 months fixed term
This is an exciting opportunity to join our established multidisciplinary team. You will perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex conditions, to provide an accurate diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.
You will provide a high standard physiotherapy service to patients on the Stroke Unit, and ward based neurological patients.
Main duties of the job
Perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex conditions, to provide an accurate diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.
To be responsible for your own caseload and a defined area of service, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review and case conferences. Access to advice and support from a senior physiotherapist is available if required, clinical work is not routinely evaluated
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
Undertake evidence based audit and research projects to further own and teams clinical practice within each rotation. Make recommendations to clinical team leaders for changes to practice. May lead the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service guidelines.
Working for our organisation
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge in stroke and neuro
- Evidence of CPD
- Evidence of supervising junior staff
- Evidence of supervising students
- Evidence of managing complex patients
- Evidence of complex discharge planning
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Physio degree/HCPC registration
Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within an MDT
Other
Desirable criteria
- IT skills
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
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nichola Hatton
- Job title
- Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 922 5346
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