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Job requirements
Essential
34 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Good understanding of relevant clinical guidelines
- Experience
Broad range of clinical experience at a Band 5 level or above
- Experience
Experience of working in an acute, hospital based setting, including working within an MDT
- Experience
Experience of working with patients with Neurological Conditions
- Experience
Presentations to a range of groups
- Experience
Supervision of more junior staff, assistants and/students
- Experience
Active participation in an audit or project work
- Experience
Evidence of CPD
- Skills and aptitudes
Able to work autonomously and use initiative
- Skills and aptitudes
Evidence of specialist clinical skills and core Physiotherapy skills
- Skills and aptitudes
Effective clinical reasoning skills
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to reflect on and appraise own practice
- Skills and aptitudes
Effective verbal communication skills with a range of patients and healthcare professionals regarding complex and sensitive issues.
- Skills and aptitudes
Effective written communication skills
- Skills and aptitudes
Good presentation skills
- Skills and aptitudes
Able to manage clinical caseload and prioritise effectively
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to manage own time & meet deadlines
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to be proactive in service development
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately
- Skills and aptitudes
Computer literate, to include working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Royal Free shared commitments
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Strong interpersonal skills, including assertiveness
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Ability to negotiate
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Positive attitude to change; able to facilitate change within teams
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Personal qualities and attributes
Strong interpersonal skills, including assertiveness
- Personal qualities and attributes
Ability to negotiate
- Personal qualities and attributes
Positive attitude to change; able to facilitate change within teams
- Personal qualities and attributes
Self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Education & professional Qualifications
Degree/ graduate diploma or equivalent in Physiotherapy
- Education & professional Qualifications
Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration as a physiotherapist
- Education & professional Qualifications
Certificated graduate courses or equivalent in-house training in clinical specialty areas
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Motivational Interviewing/ Behaviour Change training (CBT or facilitation skills)
- Experience
Experience of weekend working and emergency on-call working
- Education & professional Qualifications
Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
- Education & professional Qualifications
Membership of special interest group
Job overview
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: 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)
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
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 your organisation
For further details / informal visits contact: Nigel Cope, Highly Specialised Physiotherapist (Neurosciences) nigel.cope@nhs.net
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
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This advert is for Band 6 Neuro Physiotherapist (Rotational) with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Physiotherapist role. The advertised salary is £47951.00 to £56863.00. The contract type is Permanent: Full time. The application deadline is 05 Oct 2026.
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