Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 190-0423-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Community Stroke Service (SPARC)
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 27/06/2025
Employer heading

Specialist Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a physiotherapist within our integrated stroke pathway who is able to demonstrate specialist skills within stroke care. Our stroke services point of access is via a neurology assessment unit which supports rapid patient assessment and diagnosis and is collocated with a 16 bedded hyperacute service and 28 bedded acute ward. Sheffield has an integrated stroke pathway including a 30 bedded off site rehabilitation centre and community stroke services. Successful candidates will be based in the Integrated Community Stroke Service within the Sheffield Stroke Pathway.
The successful candidate will receive support, supervision and opportunities for continuing professional development within an environment that facilitates collaborative team working.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will work closely with other specialist physiotherapists and wider team members, evaluating and optimising the delivery of therapy in the Integrated Community Stroke Service.
The post holder will demonstrate clinical reasoning and knowledge of the hyper acute and acute stages of stroke care through to rehabilitation, inclusive of a strong awareness of patient flow, a home first principle to discharge assessment and delivering rehabilitation within an inpatient and home environment.
As a regional service experience of coordinating care across geographical boundaries is desirable alongside a strong MDT method of working to support high quality, integrated care.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Therapy Services provides a number of services over 7 days (including Saturday, Sunday, bank holidays and evenings). Successful candidates will be expected to contribute to these rosters as part of their contracted hours.
Candidates must hold a full UK driving licence and access to a car as community working and domiciliary visits are a core component of this role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc in Physiotherapy or equivalent
- Current HCPC registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post-registration NHS experience as a Physiotherapist.
- Post-registration knowledge and skill to manage a complex specialist caseload in the relevant clinical speciality applied for.
- Experience in emergency respiratory on call including weekend work (PT only)
- Clear demonstration of understanding of NHS admission/referral/rehabilitation pathways for respiratory patients
- Experience and skills in teaching and development of staff and students
Desirable criteria
- Clinical Governance or Health & Safety, link worker
- Member of special Interest Group
- Fieldwork educators Course
- Clinical Effectiveness course/Project
Further Training
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuous personal & professional development
- Good post-registration theoretical and practical knowledge of therapy practice in chosen field
Desirable criteria
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Clinical Governance
Special skills/apptitudes
Essential criteria
- Competency in Physiotherapy clinical reasoning, processes & practices
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills
- Able to maintain confidentiality
- Able to act on own initiative, organise and prioritise work and manage multiple tasks
- Able to maintain accurate written records & statistics
- Calm approach to changing work situations
- Able to teach and motivate others
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of therapy in an acute hospital
- IT literate
- Understanding of stress and ability to help others cope under pressure
Other Factors
Essential criteria
- Flexible and reliable approach to working practices
- Positive, proactive attitude to patient care and teamwork
- Full UK driving licence & access to a car
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
- Gavin Church
- Job title
- Operational manager community services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07709442817
- Additional information
Gavin Church
Operational Pathway Lead
Email: [email protected]
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