Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend and Respiratory on-call cover)
- Job ref
- 337-NP-9694SM-A
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park Hospital
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £45,953 - £54,254 Per annum inclusive HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Physiotherapist (Neurology)
Band 6
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
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Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
Specialist Physiotherapist Neurology (Stroke and Neuro-Rehab Rotational )
HOURS: Full Time
Band 6
As one of the UK’s largest and most passionate NHS Trusts, we can offer you more as a Physiotherapist. Greater room to grow your skills and career. More than 8,000 experts to learn from. And exhilarating, varied work that matters to more people. As a key part of our big, passionate team, you’ll find it all here. With close to 1m patients and award-winning services across North West London, we’re looking for a talented Physiotherapist to join us who’s wholehearted, not fainthearted.
Main duties of the job
We have an exciting opportunity to join the neurophysiotherapy rotations at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.
The rotations include:
• The Regional Hyperacute Rehabilitation level 1 Unit serving patients with complex neurological disability based at NPH.
• A dynamic interdisciplinary Neurological Therapy Service for acute neurological inpatients. Treating a wide variety of conditions including head injury, stroke, spinal injury, neuro-oncology MS & PD, primary base at NPH, further service at EH.
• Neuro outpatients based at NPH.
• An integrated stroke service including Hyper Acute stroke, Acute stroke rehab and Stroke ESD based at NPH with the ESD team covering into the local boroughs of Brent and Harrow.
Further opportunities exist to develop the rotations including neuro caseloads based at other trust sites. As a multi-site trust, you will be required to work on all sites as part of your employment.
The post will allow you to develop your therapeutic, interdisciplinary and management skills. There is a high level of clinical support from senior therapists with a wide range of experience and knowledge.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• As an autonomous practitioner to assess and treat own case load and provide a specialist neurology physiotherapy service to patients.
• To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), assessing and treating patients with complex neurological disability and maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records.
• To work closely with the clinical leads for the inpatient and outpatient neurology physiotherapy service to support the development of the services.
• To contribute to the management of all aspects of the Neurology Inpatient Physiotherapy Service. This includes prioritising and organising all referrals to the neurology service and allocation of patients.
• To be a member of the team working as part of the rostered 7 day neuro service and respiratory on-call rota.
• To be responsible for the development and appraisal of the team members, including Band 5,4,2 and students.
• To regularly provide formal and informal, on-going training and education to physiotherapy staff, other healthcare professions and students.
• To engage in own continued professional development (CPD) and service development.
• To participate in clinical audit and research within the team.
The successful applicant will need to:
• Have experience as a band 5 in both acute and rehabilitation settings.
• Enjoy the excitement of new styles of working
• Have a dynamic approach to work and capable of working in a changing environment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MSc or BSc in physio
- HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Post qualification relevant neuro courses
- ACPIN membership
Experience
Essential criteria
- Min 2 years band 5 experience including neuro, respiratory and MSK
- NHS experience
- Resp on-call
Desirable criteria
- Clinical Educators course or evidence of teaching ability
- Experience of clinical audit
Skills
Essential criteria
- High standard communication at MDT level
- Evidence of clinical reasoning / handling
Desirable criteria
- Experience of adjuncts to neuro e.g. splinting, FES
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sophie Kempsford
- Job title
- Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02088692439
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