Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapist in Spasticity Management

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 8a Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapist to lead our specialist Spasticity and Botulinum Toxin Physiotherapy Service. This advanced practice clinical role involves expert assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with complex spasticity, including intramuscular botulinum toxin administration, alongside service development, clinical supervision, policy leadership, teaching, audit, and research across Trust sites.

Based at York Hospital within the AHP Neurology service, the post-holder will work autonomously and collaboratively within the MDT to deliver high-quality, evidence-based spasticity management, including botulinum toxin administration.

The post-holder will act as the clinical lead for physiotherapy spasticity management across Trust sites, primarily working in adult services but where relevant also to children.

Providing expert assessment, treatment planning and interventions for patients with complex neurological presentations. The role includes delivering specialist care across a range of settings, including outpatients, wards, community settings and patients’ homes, while supporting holistic management and informed patient decision-making.

The successful candidate will play a key role in teaching, supervision, audit, service evaluation and research. You will support workforce development, deliver training, and contribute to service improvement and innovation within neurology and stroke services.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist clinical care for patients with complex, long-term and often distressing symptoms, focusing on spasticity management and Botulinum Toxin treatment. Deliver holistic care, including physiotherapy assessment, treatment planning, lifestyle advice and support for informed decision-making.

Lead the physiotherapy contribution to the multidisciplinary spasticity and Botulinum Toxin service, working closely with consultants, physiotherapy injectors, orthotics and wider MDT colleagues. Take a lead role in the Multiple Sclerosis Sativex clinic.

Undertake assessment of highly complex presentations, using advanced clinical reasoning and specialist knowledge to establish diagnoses and deliver evidence-based treatment plans as an autonomous practitioner.

Lead the MDT Botulinum Toxin service, including intramuscular injection, service development, policy implementation and maintenance of clinical standards.

Provide specialist physiotherapy interventions for neurological patients, developing individualised treatment programmes to optimise outcomes and independence.

Lead strategic planning and development of the physiotherapy spasticity service across Trust sites, identifying workforce, training and equipment requirements in line with national guidance, evidence and service demand.

Support and lead research, service improvement and innovation across stroke and neurology physiotherapy services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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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.