# Rotational Specialist Physiotherapist - Neurosciences > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotational-specialist-physiotherapist-neurosciences/f8ec11eb-0f48-4783-9618-36a5859041bd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotational-specialist-physiotherapist-neurosciences/f8ec11eb-0f48-4783-9618-36a5859041bd.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inclusive of HCAS, pro-rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (due to limited funding) - **Employment type:** Part time - 16 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-21T15:41:55.836Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/University_College_London_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Audio_Vestibular_Medicine/Audio_Vestibular_Medicine-v8030988 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8030988?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uclh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Physiotherapist to join our team within the outpatient vestibular physiotherapy service at the Department of Audiovestibular Medicine, Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You will work alongside a consultant vestibular physiotherapist, audiovestibular physicians and audiologists who specialise in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of vestibular disorders.   We are looking for an enthusiastic physiotherapist that is eager and willing to learn new skills and assist in the development of the vestibular physiotherapy service. You will develop your own skills within the department in a supportive, friendly, and learning environment. The Trust is committed to staff development and offers CPD training in the form of internal courses, joint working, and development of research skills with participation in audits and other projects. The successful candidate will hold a degree in Physiotherapy, be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and have some experience in vestibular physiotherapy. As a registered Physiotherapist, you will be responsible for supporting the team in ensuring that our service users receive high-quality, effective, evidence-based care, focusing on a person-centred approach. ### Main duties of the job We provide physiotherapy to patients often presenting with diverse, complex, or multiple pathologies and presentations. Working alongside an experienced and knowledgeable team you will have the opportunity to develop complex assessment skills, risk management and rehabilitation skills. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and be interested in personal and service development.  You will be expected to maintain a clinical caseload and provide supervision to physiotherapy undergraduate students. There is a strong commitment to ongoing CPD, and you will actively participate in clinical teaching and in-service training sessions, whilst delivering a high standard of patient-centred clinical care. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust *In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row. UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Physiotherapist to join our team within the outpatient vestibular physiotherapy service at the Department of Audiovestibular Medicine, Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You will work alongside a consultant vestibular physiotherapist, audiovestibular physicians and audiologists who specialise in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of vestibular disorders.  We are looking for an enthusiastic physiotherapist that is eager and willing to learn new skills and assist in the development of the vestibular physiotherapy service. You will develop your own skills within the department in a supportive, friendly, and learning environment. The Trust is committed to staff development and offers CPD training in the form of internal courses, joint working, and development of research skills with participation in audits and other projects. The successful candidate will hold a degree in Physiotherapy, be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and have some experience in vestibular physiotherapy. As a registered Physiotherapist, you will be responsible for supporting the team in ensuring that our service users receive high-quality, effective, evidence-based care, focusing on a person-centred approach. ## Job Description We provide physiotherapy to patients often presenting with diverse, complex, or multiple pathologies and presentations. Working alongside an experienced and knowledgeable team you will have the opportunity to develop complex assessment skills, risk management and rehabilitation skills. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and be interested in personal and service development.  You will be expected to maintain a clinical caseload and provide supervision to physiotherapy undergraduate students. There is a strong commitment to ongoing CPD, and you will actively participate in clinical teaching and in-service training sessions, whilst delivering a high standard of patient-centred clinical care. ## Responsibilities For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust *In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row. UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Broad post-graduate experience at appointment, of which 6 months is specific neurosciences post graduate experience and including vestibular rehabilitation - Proven experience and competence in assessing and treating a variety of neuroscience patients including patients with vestibular dysfunction - Documented evidence of continuing professional development - Evidence of active participation in in-service training programmes **Desirable** - Involvement in undergraduate training of student physiotherapists - Evidence of participation in research and audit. ### Communication **Essential** - Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. ### Other Requirements **Essential** - The physical skills and capabilities for the assessment and skilled therapeutic treatment of patients with acute, chronic and progressive neurological disability both on the wards and in the therapy treatment areas - Ability to understand and comply with departmental and national standards and policies. ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Ability to work unsupervised as a competent autonomous practitioner.Ability to work under pressure - Ability to manage own workload assessing and treating acute, chronic and progressive complex and challenging patients and to determine priorities - Application of sound clinical reasoning to a diverse neurologically impaired patient group demonstrating specialist analytical skills and use of objective measures. - Demonstrate good time management, prioritising and changing plans as appropriate to allow for day to day changes in staffing and patients conditions. - Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance - Evidence of initiative - Demonstrates understanding of principles and practice or Clinical Governance e.g. health and safety and risk management. - Evidence of concise written communication. Awareness of need for confidentiality and issues of consent. - Interest in research - Computer literacy **Desirable** - Evidence of effective presentation and training skills - Demonstrate a knowledge of audit and research methodology and its clinical application ### Education/Qualifications/ Training **Essential** - Degree/ or equivalent in Physiotherapy - Registered Physiotherapist (HCPC) - Evidence of attendance on specialist Post graduate vestibular rehabilitation courses - Active member of a vestibular rehabilitation interest group - High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies **Desirable** - Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy ## Documents - [uclh values (pdf, 860.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2685) - [job description (pdf, 616.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10318470) - [functional requirement (pdf, 262.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10318471) ## 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.