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Would you like to join an established and effective team working with Stroke and Neurological patients in the community setting? The ESD team are seeking a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our established ESD therapy team and work closely with the team to drive the service and its outcomes. You will manage a clinical caseload, complete assessment and therapy plans, whilst offering clinical supervision and support to your team, working closely with the wider therapy and multidisciplinary team to ensure quality, patient centred care and rehabilitation? It is essential you have a drivers' licence and own a car for this community role. You will be line managed and supervised by a Band 8a Physiotherapist.
The multidisciplinary Stroke & Neurology team at Good Hope Hospital is strong and supportive. The team aims to work in an integrated manner with their AHP colleagues and work very collaboratively with team members. We are held in high regard in the hospital and strive to provide excellent post stroke intervention.
If you are a current Band 5 or Band 6 Physiotherapist, with experience in stroke and neurology looking to progress your career, gain further valuable experience and support others to develop in their roles, this may be the perfect opportunity, and we would love to hear from you.
This post is for 18.75 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a Band 6 Physiotherapist for the Early Supported Discharge (ESD) team for Stroke & Neurology patients. It is essential they have good clinical skills, good communication and interpersonal skills. The post-holder must be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and have good organisational, time management, problem solving skills and an enthusiasm for service development.
The Band 6 PT will manage a clinical caseload and will undertake a lead role in assessing, treating and discharge planning ESD stroke and neurological patients. The post holder will work closely with the MDT on the Acute Stroke Unit and support other therapy teams working with Stroke & Neurology patients at GHH. You will join an established Stroke & Neurology therapy team to provide support your development and accomplishment of Band 6 PT competencies.
Applicants must be prepared to participate in our 7-day working service and have a driving licence.
If you would like to discuss this post further, please contact:
Kelly Buzzard, Team Lead for ESD and Neuro Outpatients Telephone: 0121 424- 7198,
E-mail: Kelly.Buzzard@uhb.nhs.uk
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Details
- Date posted: 13 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 6 months
- Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: 304-9014469
- Job locations: Good Hope Hospital, Rectory Rd, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7RR, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients within this speciality / within the NHS with experience of elderly and frail elderly, respiratory, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.
- Experience of working on a physiotherapy on-call service.
- Experience of working with student physiotherapists and assistants.
- An ability to analyse clinical and non-clinical complex facts and situations, which require the interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
- An ability to plan, organise, formulate and adjust complex plans.
- An ability to supervise and delegate work to physiotherapists, assistants and students.
Desirable
- It is desirable that the candidate will have had some experience within speciality area.
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy.
- Registered with Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC).
- A levels or equivalent qualification.
- Good standard of general education including GCSE Maths and English grade C and above.
- Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality.
Desirable
- Member of specialist interest group.
- Attendance at Clinical Educators course.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- An ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information.
- An ability to empathise and reassure.
- An ability to persuade, motivate and negotiate.
- *Demonstrate enthusiasm, vision and a desire to achieve.
- *Committed to developing expertise within physiotherapy and clinical speciality.
- *Demonstrate a forward-thinking and professional attitude.
- *An ability to cope with moving/manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis.
- *An ability to cope with frequent exposure to distressing /emotional situations.
- *An ability to work as team leader, as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- *An ability to motivate and develop the team.
- *Able to contribute to the 7-day weekend service, extended out of hours and overnight on-call Respiratory Physiotherapy service.
Desirable
- Demonstrate an interest in promoting physiotherapy to health professionals and other agencies.
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