# Band 6 Neuro Physiotherapist (Rotational) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-neuro-physiotherapist-rotational/1b6291cc-f203-4525-a168-a3b94f12c4f8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-neuro-physiotherapist-rotational/1b6291cc-f203-4525-a168-a3b94f12c4f8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Free Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Salary:** £47951.00 to £56863.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent: Full time - **Employment type:** 37.5 hours per week (Full time) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-05T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-21T11:07:34.218Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8263637 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8263637?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Good understanding of relevant clinical guidelines - Broad range of clinical experience at a Band 5 level or above - Experience of working in an acute, hospital based setting, including working within an MDT - Experience of working with patients with Neurological Conditions - Presentations to a range of groups - Supervision of more junior staff, assistants and/students - Active participation in an audit or project work - Evidence of CPD **Desirable** - Motivational Interviewing/ Behaviour Change training (CBT or facilitation skills) - Experience of weekend working and emergency on-call working ### Skills and aptitudes **Essential** - Able to work autonomously and use initiative - Evidence of specialist clinical skills and core Physiotherapy skills - Effective clinical reasoning skills - Ability to reflect on and appraise own practice - Effective verbal communication skills with a range of patients and healthcare professionals regarding complex and sensitive issues. - Effective written communication skills - Good presentation skills - Able to manage clinical caseload and prioritise effectively - Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary - Ability to manage own time & meet deadlines - Ability to be proactive in service development - Ability to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice - Ability to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately - Computer literate, to include working knowledge of Microsoft Office ### Royal Free shared commitments **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments ### Personal Qualities & attributes **Essential** - Strong interpersonal skills, including assertiveness - Ability to negotiate - Positive attitude to change; able to facilitate change within teams - Self-motivated and able to motivate others ### Personal qualities and attributes **Essential** - Strong interpersonal skills, including assertiveness - Ability to negotiate - Positive attitude to change; able to facilitate change within teams - Self-motivated and able to motivate others ### Education & professional Qualifications **Essential** - Degree/ graduate diploma or equivalent in Physiotherapy - Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration as a physiotherapist - Certificated graduate courses or equivalent in-house training in clinical specialty areas **Desirable** - Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) - Membership of special interest group ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 272.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10628953) - [person specification (pdf, 120.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10577709) - [functional requirements (pdf, 100.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10577710) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.