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Job summary

Main area
Rehabilitation
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday (locally agreed rota))
Job ref
164-7403706
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
National Rehabilitation Centre
Town
Loughborough
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/10/2025 23:59

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NRC Specialist Physiotherapist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

The National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) will transform the future of rehabilitation for people who have experienced injury or illness. Opening in November 2025, the NRC will be a new, purpose-built 70-bed facility which will be built on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate near Loughborough. It is co-located with the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre and will share some of the world class rehabilitation facilities. Thanks to its academic partnerships, research and innovation and training and education in rehabilitation will be embedded at the NRC and central to clinical practice.

We are looking for an ambitious and dedicated physiotherapist with significant experience in neurological rehab to join this journey to rehabilitation excellence, transforming outcomes for patients. If you are successful, you will become a key part of shaping the service going forwards and contribute, with other professional colleagues, to the delivery of the future of rehabilitation. The individual will benefit from working in a brand-new purpose-built rehabilitation environment, as well as benefiting from CPD and development opportunities.

Find out more about the NRC on our website: www.nationalrehabilitationcentre.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide a specialist service in complex rehabilitation assessment, advice and treatment for patients, including neuro and complex musculoskeletal trauma injuries in an in-patient environment.

You will be supported by a team of Physiotherapists and Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioners with full training and support provided to develop your clinical, leadership, teaching and service development skills.

You will demonstrate effective communication, prioritisation and organisational skills within a cohesive multidisciplinary team, whilst being responsible for managing a complex clinical caseload from assessment to discharge or transfer of care.

You will receive regular supervision and appraisal and will actively be involved in service development, audit, research and implementation of evidence-based practice.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please get in touch to discuss the role.

 To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.  

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Plan, deliver and progress treatment interventions using clinical reasoning and decision-making skills in order to work towards and achieve identified patient goals.

Work with, and delegate to, Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioners to optimise patient rehabilitation

To facilitate annual appraisal and personal development planning for relevant members of the Physiotherapy Team. 

To participate in the education of Physiotherapy and multidisciplinary staff

The post holder’s job responsibilities are aligned with the requirements of the career framework and four pillars of practice.

 Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc honours or equivalent in Physiotherapy.
  • Full Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC) registration
  • Evidence of maintaining professional competence through C.P.D.
Desirable criteria
  • Member of CIG
  • First line management course.
  • Clinical Educators Course.
  • Evidence of post-graduate training in specialty.

Physical skills

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of ability to treat complex rehabilitation patients.
  • Basic keyboard and IT skills.
  • Able to handle and move complex patients safely and in a way which promotes rehabilitation if applicable.
  • Able to use and/or manoeuvre a range of medical devices including, for example, handling/assistive and anthropometric equipment if applicable.
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to adapt to changing priorities.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Broad based Band 5 rotational experience
  • Possession of specific knowledge, technical skills and experience in complex rehabilitation in an in-patient area
  • Experience in evaluation of practice
  • Experience of delegating to and supervising other members of the team
  • Able to contribute to the delivery of clinical education about theory and practice to individuals, team and the wider MDT (including students)
  • Awareness of current best practice within a clinical specialty
  • Awareness of national and local standards and national guidelines
  • IT and computer skills and have the ability to learn how to use specific software
Desirable criteria
  • Previous Band 6 Experience
  • Previous experience in Neuro and / or Trauma
  • Experience of evidence based audit of own practice and the practice of others
  • Experience in training/supervising students in own profession
  • Experience in treating respiratory patients following serious injury or illness

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
  • Effective time management skills.
  • Experience of effective delegation.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of organising others workload.

Other requirements specific to the role (e.g. be able to drive or work shifts)

Essential criteria
  • Able to travel to work at the NRC site.
  • Willing to undergo additional security checks to use patient facilities at the DMRC.
  • Undertake out of hours duties as required.
  • Able to travel to required areas within and beyond the Trust
  • Maintain competence in respiratory care where appropriate

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s “We are here for you” behavioural standards

Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Able to communicate complex information.
  • Ability to motivate, train and teach
  • Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with the multidisciplinary team
  • Be able to effectively use a range of communication skills with patients to progress treatment plans.
  • Able to adapt approach in order to respect individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients
  • Able to handle confidential information from colleagues, patient and carers with sensitivity
  • Communicate complex patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT colleagues across health & social care sectors
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate leadership ability.

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of other staff
  • Risk assessment skills for the safe management and discharge of very complex patients
  • Analyse information from clinical assessments and make judgements about appropriate interventions
  • Use reasoning skills and knowledge of a range of treatment options to formulate and deliver treatment programmes
  • Able to record and use relevant information including computer data entry of patient and other information
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of performance management.

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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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Alison Wildt
Job title
NRC Innovation Lead
Email address
[email protected]
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