Specialist Physiotherapist - Neurotherapy

Posting date:	17 March 2026
Salary:	£38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£38682.00 - £46580.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	06 April 2026
Location:	Bedfordshire, LU4 0LA
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	C9448-26-0085

Summary

Main Duties and Responsibilities Nature of work To form professional relationships with clients and communicate condition related information to them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture. To use tact and diplomacy to provide and communicate complex, sensitive information where motivational negotiating, empathetic and reassurance skills are needed, where barriers exist to understanding, maintaining confidentiality within Trust Policies. Communicate and work together with other teams within provider services and other providers to ensure optimum patient centred care. Using various methods of communication, this will include oral, written, electronic or other verbal or non-verbal methods To involve patients and carers in the planning of care/rehabilitation programmes and encourage self-management where appropriate. To communicate effectively with all members of the Neurotherapy service and wider team. To support and promote team working generally. To have a good level of knowledge of support services within the community including health, social care, and voluntary agencies. To represent the service at county-wide forums, as needed. Act on own initiative, taking prompt and effective action in emergency situations. Able to work unsupervised and as part of a team To work autonomously and undertake lone working in the community To exhibit and maintain a high personal standard of professional expertise, attitude and behaviour at all times in accordance with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and local Trust, and service policies. Planning To deputise for the senior staffs in matters related to the daily running of the service as and when necessary. To work in collaboration with patients, relatives, carers and the multi-disciplinary team in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care. To act as a case manager for clients, coordinating their intervention whilst with the service. Plan delegation of work to assistant practitioners and rehabilitation support workers. To arrange for provision of assistive equipment from appropriate agencies as required and use equipment PIN numbers responsibly and effectively To liaise with other services to ensure planned care and intervention as agreed with clients is given. To be responsible for prioritising and organising own caseload, managing conflicting demands on time. To participate in and facilitate group work, committees and workshops as required. To organise and attend multidisciplinary case conferences and liaison meetings as necessary. Any specific projects To actively influence service improvements and lead on projects. To ensure that services are provided in accordance with the Trusts standards, procedures and objectives of quality assurance, and that they are consistent with best professional practice To take the lead in development of protocols and guidelines as required and as appropriate to the clinical area To consider the views and wishes of service users, carers and families, respecting their diversity Complete all appropriate risk assessments for patients Have a working knowledge of local policies and procedures for vulnerable adults Understand basic legal issues around child abuse and have a working knowledge of child protection procedures, statutory local procedures and points of referral Ensure adherence of self and other members of the team to the Trust Lone Working arrangements Maintain current registration with the Health Professions Council in line with Trust Policy and follow the code of conduct of the Health Care professionals council. Patient contact To undertake comprehensive physiotherapy assessments of patients who may have complex conditions including multi pathology. Use well developed clinical reasoning to select appropriate assessment techniques. To analyse the information gained from the assessment to formulate an accurate physiotherapy treatment plan for the patient and then discuss and agree goals and outcomes for treatment with them. To set realistic timescales for achieving these. To select and be able to perform appropriate treatment techniques from a wide range of specialist skills. The selection of techniques will be based on both theoretical and practical knowledge and evaluated past experience. To demonstrate the physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessment and interventions. To be responsible for all aspects of safety relating to equipment used. To be responsible for checking and/or teaching competency of junior staffs in using equipment e.g. appliances, gym equipment, NMES items etc. To plan and undertake discharge of patients from Neurotherapy service when agreed goals have been reached or treatment is no longer appropriate (e.g. the patient has reached a plateau or there is a change in their medical circumstances). To be able to negotiate this with patients who wish to continue treatment on an on-going basis. To be able to correctly identify inappropriate referrals to Neurotherapy service and have the confidence to refer on or back as required. To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in your care. To efficiently manage a challenging caseload, demonstrating flexibility with varying levels of staff, varying complexity of patients and fluctuating numbers of patients on the caseload. To produce timely and accurate patients records and reports in accordance with Health Professions Council and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy regulations. Communication Patient/family contact Using verbal, non-verbal and written communication tools, ensure that patients and carers (if appropriate within the scope of patient confidentiality) have an understanding of their condition and the role and aims of Physiotherapy in relation to this. The physiotherapist must be able to persuade, motivate and negotiate, as well as demonstrate empathy and reassurance. The physiotherapist must effectively amend their communication techniques according to individual needs of the patient. To be confident in their own diagnosis and be able to communicate that effectively to others (including medical professionals and other Allied Health Professionals). To share information in a timely manner with the senior physiotherapist if there are concerns about a patients safety, condition or progress. To urgently report and take appropriate action if there are any concerns about staff and/or patient safety to more senior staff. To represent the Neuro therapy service in meetings with other professionals with an aim of accurately contributing and reporting back relevant information to their line manager or team leader. Important relationships job holder must maintain a. Internal: i. All members of Neurotherapy service ii. Generic therapy teams across Bedfordshire iii. Discharge Planning Team iv. Community Nursing Teams v. Specialist Nurses i.e. Safeguarding leads, Tissue Viability nurse etc.b. External: i. Hospital nursing and therapy staff ii. Patients, relatives and care agencies iii. Local Authorities including adult social care iv. General Practitioners v. Housing Associations vi. Wheelchair services vii. Community Equipment Store viii. Equipment representatives and suppliers Providing reports, proposals to Senior Management Team, presentations, meetings. Complete and maintain all documentation in a contemporaneous style, legibly, accurately and in a concise manner. This will include records of patient visits, profession specific paperwork, referral documentation, outcome measures and patient screening tools. To maintain timely and accurate patient records, which include patient held records. To record and report accurate and timely data in relation to all contacts with clients and other activities onto the computer system within 24 hours. People Management To support and guide assistant practitioner in both clinical and organisational skills. To deputise for more senior therapy staff and delegate duties in a competent and safe way to non-qualified staff.Responsible for day-to- day supervision of junior staff the Neurotherapy service Support and provide supervision to junior staffs and students in their developmentMaintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process. Research & Development Activity To contribute to meetings about clinical governance and service development Undertake audits in line with Trust policy and clinical governance agenda Undertake or participate in research to improve service as required To participate in the delivery of the Neurotherapy service development plan To be an active participant in the Supervision and Appraisal process. This includes prior preparation and being able to identify own learning needs and objectives. Clinical and Practice Governance Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with HCPC, and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration. Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust. The post holder must participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required Provide patients and their families /carers with information on standards they should expect from the team Participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.