Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7054203
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Free Hospital
- Town
- Hampstead
- Salary
- 拢44,806 - 拢53,134 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 6 Specialist Rotational Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.听 This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers鈥 money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced Specialist Neurological Physiotherapist to join our dynamic Neurosciences Physiotherapy team at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The post includes rotations of 9 months in the following areas:听 Acute Neurosciences (including Acute Stroke Unit) (RFH), Outpatient Neuro Physiotherapy (RFH), Neuro REACT (Rehab and Complex Therapy) (RFH), Community Neurological Conditions Management Team (NRC, Edgware), Inpatient Neuro-rehabilitation (NRC, Edgware)
You will be joining an established Neurosciences Physiotherapist team led by a Clinical Lead Physiotherapist and will have the opportunity to develop specialist skills in the assessment and treatment of acute and chronic neuro-disability patients. You will be working as part of a specialist Neurosciences MDT and be involved in therapy in-service training and education programmes. You will be encouraged to participate in clinical governance and quality improvement activities.
The successful candidate is required to be able to demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. In particular you should have proven experience of working in an acute hospital setting and with patients with neurological conditions. In this post you will gain valuable experience of working with patients with neurological conditions in a rewarding and well supported environment with a clear supervision structure across all sites.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK鈥檚 biggest and most innovative trusts.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- 鈥 Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 鈥 Degree/ graduate diploma or equivalent in Physiotherapy
- 鈥 Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration as a physiotherapist
- 鈥 Certificated graduate courses or equivalent in-house training in clinical specialty areas
Desirable criteria
- 鈥 Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
- 鈥 Membership of special interest group
Experience
Essential criteria
- 鈥 Good understanding of relevant clinical guidelines
- 鈥 Broad range of clinical experience at a Band 5 level or above
- 鈥 Experience of working in an acute, hospital based setting, including working within an MDT
- 鈥 Experience of working with patients with Neurological Conditions.
- 鈥 Motivational Interviewing/ Behaviour Change training (CBT or facilitation skills)
- 鈥 Presentations to a range of groups
- 鈥 Teaching/training of staff or students
- 鈥 Supervision of more junior staff, assistants and/students
- 鈥 Active participation in an audit or project work
- 鈥 Computer literate, to include working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- 鈥 Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- 鈥 Experience of weekend working and emergency on-call working
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- 鈥 Evidence of specialist clinical skills and core Physiotherapy skills
- 鈥 Able to manage clinical caseload and prioritise effectively
- 鈥 Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary
- 鈥 Ability to manage own time & meet deadlines
- 鈥 Ability to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice
- 鈥 Ability to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately.
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
- Nigel Cope
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Physiotherapist (Neurosciences)
- Email address
- [email protected]
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