Neuro Physiotherapist, Rotational
| Posting date: | 11 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 February 2026 |
| Location: | Plymouth, PL4 7PY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | B9832-2026-PTA-1567 |
Summary
On the rare occasion you may handle patient valuables as part of a home visit or community assessment, that you follow Livewell SWs policy Cash & Cheque Handling Procedures, section 6 Patient Money, section 7 Patient Travel. To assess, prescribe and authorise both general and specialist aids and adaptive equipment in line with the organisations and the Community Equipment Services policy and procedures. On occasions make recommendations for/work with trusted assessor for minor adaptations to increase / enable or compensate for independent function, teaching compensatory techniques as required. Where required may need to assess seating and positioning needs and treat as appropriate including assessment for and prescription of standard wheelchairs and accessories when accredited referring on to the wheelchair services as required for assessment of complex and specialist mobility and seating needs. If appropriate following specialist training or working with colleagues who have undergone specialist training, recognise when there is a need to assess for splinting and positioning to prevent, treat and manage deformity and improve function for the upper limb, fabricating splints which may be complex in nature. To ensure all equipment and relevant clinical stock is accounted for, maintained, usedeffectively and efficiently with risk assessments and appropriate training completed. To ensure new or replacement equipment is not used by self or staff until it has been commissioned in accordance with Livewell SW policy. Defective equipment is reported and made safe without delay in accordance with Livewell SW procedures. To utilise Livewell SW resources responsibly, following policy and guidance around the security, use ability, decontamination, and maintenance of assessment equipment utilised in the clinical setting. Authorise spend on services within operational and financial limits as designated by role and banding. To take responsibility for ensuring solutions are at all times cost effective and to work within financial delegated limits. To have a working knowledge of statutory and non-statutory funding and the legislation/guidance that underpins these funding streams, ensuring service users meet the eligibility criteria when advocating for/ utilising services on the service users behalf(e.g. Care Act eligibility, Housing legislation etc) To assess the need for short/long term care placements or care packages for service users where required; factoring in the use of equipment, techniques or compensatory methods that safely meet the service users care needs whilst aiming to preserve health and social care budgets wherever possible. To maintain high professional standards and conduct at all times, complying with the standards of practice in line with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) and all of HCPC standards and regulations. To follow Livewell uniform policy at all times, and to present in a professional manner. To exercise good personal time management, punctuality, and consistent reliable attendance. To comply with the Lone Working Policy and procedures, utilising safety devices and/or apps, and always informing the department of your whereabouts during work hours. To manage often competing clinical and non-clinical demands, prioritising the day-to-day management of own caseload and that of the team, delegating activities as appropriate. To work as an autonomous practitioner, independently organising, planning, and diarising a designated caseload to meet service priorities, readjusting plans as situations change and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time. To manage a caseload of service users with complex needs, applying logical professional rationale that is based upon evidence based / person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. To ensure use of risk assessment in all areas of your work are undertaken and comply with Livewell SW Health and Safety policies and Lone Working Policy. To maintain up to date, accurate and complete records of all activity and clinical input(all formats of service user contacts, MDT care plans, assessments, reports), ensuring confidentiality at all times, complying with Livewell SW Health & Corporate Records policy and HCPC requirements for thorough and sufficient records. To provide written communication to outside agencies and charitable bodies to supportthe need for services and equipment on discharge from the service. To be responsible for the timely discharge of people from your caseload. To utilise and complete applicable outcome measures in your service and offer service user feedback mechanisms when facilitating the discharge of service users from Livewell SW services. To actively engage in caseload supervision with line manager, taking responsibility for ensuring own personal and professional development and statutory training demonstrating the ability to apply increasingly complex skills / knowledge as defined by identified competencies. To submit completed travel expenses in line with Livewell SWs Travel and Subsistence Expense Claims policy. To ensure all leave is requested in line with Livewell SW policy. To report accidents, incidents, complaints, or faulty equipment in line with Livewell SW policy and procedures. To ensure the service user is aware of the role and philosophy of Physiotherapy and components of the Physiotherapeutic process, utilising all means necessary to enable individuals to understand the nature and purpose of proposed actions or intervention, including explaining any possible risks involved. To keep up to date with mental capacity legislation, assessing mental capacity and imparting sufficient information to the service user in order to gain valid informed consent, which must be documented and gained at every intervention. For consent to be valid, HCPC stipulate it must be voluntary and informed, and the person giving consent must have the capacity to make the decision. To act in a service users best interest at all times, factoring in their known views, beliefs, values, and instructions expressed, when undertaking care or an intervention where the service user lacks capacity to give expressed consent. To consider if the lack of capacity may be temporary, and where possible, postponing intervention or decision making until they regain capacity to ensure involvement of the service user in their own care as far as is reasonably practicable and possible. To actively participate in the complex MDT functions and the support individuals with decision making around the application of the Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and adhering to the principles of Best Interest legislation. To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning, and a wide range or treatment skills and options to formulate a programme of care and to support junior staff in this work. (Treatment modalities include; manual physiotherapy techniques, patient education, exercise classes, electrotherapy, chest physiotherapy and other alternative options). To demonstrate a high level of understanding of conditions relevant to the diagnostic area and those patients presenting with multi pathology. To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual treatment of patients were necessary.