Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 physiotherapist to join the neurorehabilitation MDT teams at Salford Royal Hospital for a year long secondment.

The post holder will primarily work on Ward L1, with opportunities to provide support and cross cover to C2, and where service needs require occasional support may be requested at the NCA INRU's (Floyd Unit, Rochdale and Devonshire Centre, Stockport).

You will be responsible for provision of safe and effective physiotherapy and neurorehabilitation to a wide range of patients admitted with neurological illness or injury including traumatic or acquired brain injury, spinal cord injury, Guillain Barre syndrome, infections of the brain or spinal cord, or other inflammatory conditions of the central or peripheral nervous system, including patients with tracheostomy.

The neurorehabilitation teams also work closely with the Spinal Cord Injury outreach services based at Salford and Southport.

The Band 6 physiotherapists within the team support the Band 7 in operational duties and take a lead role in supporting the development of other members of the physiotherapy and wider AHP / nursing teams including learners from all professions.

The Band 6 staff are also encouraged to participate and lead quality improvement projects, ongoing physiotherapy service objectives and peer support groups with other Band 6 and 7 staff.

Main duties of the job
As an experienced Band 6 physiotherapist you will provide advanced assessment and develop individually tailored programmes to meet the needs of patients with complex and/or chronic presentation (including those with respiratory compromise, tracheostomy requiring complex weaning plans and, with significant spasticity), based on the physical goals set in collaboration with the patient.

Band 6 staff are also expected to communicate effectively with other members of the MDT during professional and MDT meetings; following or during clinical interventions, and to act as a patient advocate where required using knowledge of capacity and best interest decision making where appropriate.

We encourage promotion of continuing professional development and Band 6 staff are supported to attend training, and to provide training, education and learning opportunities to others, using MyTime appraisals and supervision.

About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. You can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities.

Essential Qualifications

• BSc or MSc Physiotherapy
• HCPC registration
• At least 4 years post graduate experience

Desirable Qualifications

• General post graduate training relevant to neurorehabilitation
• Specific neurorehabilitation related post graduate course
• Member of relevant physiotherapy Special Interest Group

Essential Knowledge, Training and Experience

• Significant post registration healthcare / NHS experience including working across core clinical areas, and with patients of neurological presentation at Band 5 level or above
• Evidence of a wide clinical theoretical base and specialist knowledge in assessment and treatment of patients with neurological presentation
• Evidence of excellent theoretical base, specialist knowledge and experience treating patients requiring respiratory support and involvement in tracheostomy weaning
• Evidence of contribution to service improvement / development
• Evidence of supervising other staff and students and completion of clinical educators course

Desirable Knowledge, Training and Experience

• To have experience of complex decision-making processes including during respiratory care, tracheostomy weaning
• To have experience of complex decision-making processes including where capacity decisions may be required.
• Knowledge of National Guidelines / Standards pertinent to the Neurorehab pathway

Essential Skills and Abilities

• Evidence of well developed communication skills related to neurorehabilitation
• Evidence of working with a variety of MDT's
• Evidence of organisational skills

Desirable Skills and Abilities

• Evidence of experience of complex discharge planning in neurorehabilitation
• Car driver
• Excellent IT skills including use of digital technology

Details
Reference number: 236-NMT-P386-26
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Full-time
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Closing date: 25 October 2026

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.