# Senior Physiotherapist (Neurosurgery) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-physiotherapist-neurosurgery/c7fc6e54-fd4f-4b2b-a783-711bcd10e96e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-physiotherapist-neurosurgery/c7fc6e54-fd4f-4b2b-a783-711bcd10e96e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust - **Location:** Derriford Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: Mon - Fri plus weekend, bank holiday and Oncall - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-01T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-18T10:10:43.869Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Plymouth/University_Hospitals_Plymouth_NHS_Trust/Physiotherapy/Physiotherapy-v8163894 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8163894?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a demonstrably experienced, motivated and passionate Physiotherapist to join our highly regarded neurosurgical team. This post would suit Band 5’s looking to specialise or current Band 6’s who would like to broaden their experience. The neurosurgical team provides a physiotherapy service to Neurosurgery ward which includes major trauma patients, head and spinal tumours, intracranial bleeds, spinal cord injury and elective spinal surgery patients. The service also covers Neuro intensive care unit and works closely with the rehabilitation team in critical care to provide high quality care. Applicants will need previous demonstrable experience working as a physiotherapist, across a broad range of specialities, including medicine / respiratory / neurology / outpatients / orthopaedics. If you are looking to develop your career in this field this is an excellent prospect. ***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.*** ### Main duties of the job To provide a high standard physiotherapy service to the neurosurgical clinical areas. This involves providing a seven day service to neurosurgery. To assist the Team Leaders in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the Physiotherapy Service provided to patients within the team, on a day-to-day basis. To assess and treat own caseload of patients, who may have complex presentations and to maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner. To deputise for the Team Leaders when necessary. To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme. To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working autonomously. Senior support and supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions and journal reviews. Access to advice and support from specialist physiotherapists is available if required, clinical work is not routinely evaluated. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. Supervise, educate and assess the performance of physiotherapy students and more junior staff; this would be to a graduate standard and involve working with universities to ensure the standard of practice and teaching meets the standards set by the degree level qualification. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Clinical 1. To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care. 2. To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) standards and local/Trust policy. To communicate appropriately with other disciplines (this might include meetings, report and letter writing) 3. To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies; use advanced clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis of their condition. 4. Formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills e.g. specialist neurological or respiratory techniques, manual physiotherapy techniques, patient education, and other alternative options. 5. To take delegated responsibility from the Band 7 physiotherapist for managing patients with particular conditions and be responsible for providing specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment plans for patients with these conditions. 6. Formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing comprehensive management plans. 7. Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent, which must be documented and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. To comply with local confidentiality policies, child protection and vulnerable adult procedures. 8. Use an extensive range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients/carers; to motivate, gain co-operation, to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating. For example, patients may be dysphasic, depressed, deaf, blind or who may be unable to accept diagnosis, or realistic expectations of Physiotherapy intervention. For further information please see attached job description ### 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 ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree (BSc Hons Physiotherapy) or equivalent. - HCPC registration. - Attendance at additional relevant professional courses **Desirable** - MSc relevant to the area - Leadership qualification - Evidence of management and leadership development ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Post graduate demonstrable experience in core rotations: Neurology or Neurosurgery, Acute Respiratory, Orthopaedics - Demonstrable experience working in an acute hospital - Demonstrable experience of teaching - An awareness of current NHS and Health issues influencing this post - Evidence of contribution to clinical education / supervision of less experienced staff, students or assistants - Demonstrable experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team - Evidence of relevant CPD **Desirable** - Previous demonstrable experience of working in Neurosurgical unit - Demonstrable experience working with tracheostomy patients - Clinical educator - Demonstrable audit experience - Demonstrable experience of working in a major trauma unit - Demonstrable experience of working at Band 6 level - Evidence of service improvement ## Documents - [senior physiotherapist (neurosurgery) (docx, 78.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10547096) ## 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.