Northwest London Neuro Navigator | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 11 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,751 - £60,651 per annum incl outer HCAS (pro rata if part time) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 February 2026 |
| Location: | London, UB8 1QG |
| Company: | CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7709327/333-G-HC-1549 |
Summary
We are seeking an experienced, motivated and highly skilled Allied Health Professional to join the North West London Neuro Navigation Service as a Band 7 Neuro Navigator, as part of an exciting expansion of this developing service.
This pivotal clinical role supports adults with complex neurological conditions as they move across the whole rehabilitation pathway, from acute admission through specialist rehabilitation and into long-term community or placement settings. The post holder will provide expert clinical assessment, proactive case management and specialist neurorehabilitation advice, working closely with acute teams, rehabilitation providers, community services, social care and the voluntary sector to ensure patients access the right care at the right time and to enhance system flow.
You will manage a complex caseload, work autonomously, and act as a key point of contact for patients, families and professionals, requiring excellent clinical reasoning, communication and partnership-working skills. The office base for the role is Uxbridge; however, the post will predominantly involve regular travel to hospital and community settings, with community bases utilised across North West London. As part of a growing and evolving service, this post offers significant opportunities for professional development, service innovation, education and contribution to the continued shaping of this service and the neurorehabilitation pathways across the system.
• Act as a senior clinical link across acute, rehabilitation and community services for adults with complex neurological conditions.
• Provide expert clinical assessment and neurorehabilitation advice, supporting identification of the most appropriate rehabilitation pathway, including level 1, 2a, 2b, community and out-of-area provision.
• Facilitate and monitor referrals and rehabilitation admissions, supporting patient flow and coordinated discharge planning.
• Work in partnership with acute teams, rehabilitation providers, continuing healthcare, social care, commissioners and the voluntary sector to promote integrated, person-centred care.
• Provide a proactive case management approach for patients with complex rehabilitation and discharge needs, acting as a central point of contact for patients, families and MDTs.
• Provide specialist advice, education and training to health and social care professionals to support best practice and pathway understanding across the system.
At Central and North WestLondon NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL), we are committed to delivering outstanding, patient-centred, safe, and effective care across a range of settings-from hospitals and community clinics to patients' own homes. Our services are designed around the people who use them, and we are proud to place patients and service users at the heart of everything we do.
CNWL is proud of its inclusive and diverse workforce and offers a supportive environment that promotes learning, collaboration, and wellbeing.
CNWL is nationally and internationally recognised for delivering high-quality, innovative healthcare. Our clinical models are regularly cited as examples of best practice and have been adapted by health systems around the world. If you are passionate about making a real difference in people's lives and are looking for a place to thrive, then CNWL is the right place for you.
Please see attached job description and personal specification for full details.
The Neuro Navigator post holder will have a clinical case management role. They will support clients with neurological disabilities as they move from acute services through the whole pathway until they are settled in a permanent/long-term setting.
The Neuro Navigator will:
· Act as a link person for acute and community colleagues, rehabilitation units and GPs and the continuing healthcare team understanding pathways accessed by all clients with a neurological diagnosis (both single neurological events such as stroke and clients with neurological conditions). They will have a role in liaising and networking with neurological services.
· Provide an expert assessment of neuro rehabilitation need, providing a solid understanding of the clinical impact of stroke and acquired neurological conditions.
· Work with partners where an assessment is required to ensure robust completion of appropriate assessments, clarity of changing need and appropriate management of expectation with the family regarding expected outcomes.
· Provide an expert neuro rehabilitation opinion on the appropriateness of rehabilitation referral supporting identification of an appropriate pathway, working in partnership with health and social care professionals to promote an integrated approach to management of progressive and non-progressive neurological conditions.
· Facilitate and support the referral process into the relevant rehabilitation pathway.
· Monitor and support rehabilitation admissions, including supporting the teams with discharge planning.
· To act as a specialised source of expertise on the management of service users within the specialist area of neuro-disability and provide a Neuro Navigation service to service users / carers, health, community care and voluntary sector workers to ensure the patient is accessing services in the right place at the right time.
· The post holder will have a core base within Hillingdon Borough but will be expected to visit hospital sites, community providers and patients’ homes within Northwest London and surrounding area. Where possible caseloads will be organised by geographical area.
· Communicate with service users, their families and carers appropriately empowering them to make informed choices about their health and healthcare, whilst actively promoting their health and well-being.
· Network with other health and social care providers, promoting an integrated approach to the management of complex neurological conditions.
· Provide education and training to health and social services working with this group of service users, to achieve more integrated cross organisational working.
· Have an overview of challenges in the system impacting flow and supporting clinical decision making.
· The post holder is a lone practitioner within this specialist field in Northwest London. They work autonomously within the standards of professional practice laid down by the relevant professional body and Healthcare Professional Council (or equivalent).
This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Jan 2026
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