Job summaryThe Senior Physiotherapist will deliver high-quality, specialist physiotherapy care across the Inpatient Stroke Unit and Integrated Community Stroke Service (ICSS). The role involves advanced assessment, treatment planning, and management of patients with complex stroke-related needs, ensuring a seamless transition between hospital, early supported discharge, and community rehabilitation services.
The post holder will manage a varied caseload using evidence-based, patient-centred approaches, contribute to service development and continuous improvement, and support multidisciplinary teams, carers, and external agencies through education and shared expertise. The role requires flexible working across a 7-day service, maintaining a strong commitment to delivering safe, effective care in the best interests of patients.
Main duties of the jobTo undertake a supporting role, in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Physiotherapy Service provided to clients within the service on a day-to-day basis.
To take an active role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients within the Stroke Unit and ICSS who may have a complex presentation and determine if/what physiotherapy treatment is indicated and deliver an individualised treatment programme. To work as an autonomous practitioner ensuring that records are maintained and up to date in line with policy and governing body HCPC.
To independently supervise, teach and appraise junior Physiotherapists, Associate Practitioners, Physiotherapy students and other members of the multi-disciplinary team, as determined by the team leader and professional lead.
About usHampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Job responsibilitiesFurther information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registration with HCPC
- Evidence of CPD including postgraduate courses, reflective practice in-service training and experiential learning relevant to specialty
- Evidence of clinical management skills such as appraisal, interview, leading on clinical performance
- Clinical educators training
- Documented evidence of C.P.D.
Desirable- Post Graduate accredited courses relevant to Clinical Practice
- Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety and ensure they are upheld within the service.
- Clear vision of role/commitment to specialty service.
- Evidence of participation in clinical recruitment and induction of staff.
- Evidence Deputising for the Team Lead
- Evidence of clinical leadership training.
- Evidence of MSc post-graduate level CPD in relevant specialty.
- Experience of involvement in clinical protocol development / implementation.
- Experience in leading clinical service developments.
- Clinical practice innovation, presentations and implementation of new clinical pathways.
- Evidence of where you have taken the lead in clinical specialism initiatives
- Experience with research
ExperienceEssential- Physically fit and able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines.
- Self-directed learning
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate.
- Willingness to participate in staff training.
- Ability to work within multi / interdisciplinary teams and set team goals, including discharge planning.
- Willing to work flexible hours, if necessary, to meet the needs of the service
- Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner.
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate.
- Willingness to participate in staff training.
- Ability to work within multi / interdisciplinary teams and set team goals.
- Ability to perform weekend duties.
- Professional demeanour.
- Willing to work flexible hours, if necessary, to meet the needs of the service
- Competent IT skills
- Ability to work autonomously and prioritise competently
Desirable- Evidence of commitment to personal and Service development
- Flexible during periods of constant change
- Aptitude to develop opportunities from threats, adaptable to clinical service delivery changes and needs Ability to promote and initiate Business Cases
- Ability to implement innovative practice, business cases and new service developments
- Evidence of participation in research/audit
- Experience of clinical supervision of students
- Ability to run courses -- internal / external.
- Evidence of participation in research / audit.
- Supervision of other staff e.g. physiotherapy assistant / technical instructor.
- Committee membership e.g. Health and Safety.
- Ability to manage and supervise the clinical team in the absence if the team lead.
- Evidence of the ability to manage service change involving a range of stakeholders
Additional CriteriaEssentialDesirableThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
