Job summaryWe have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Physiotherapist to join our Integrated Community Stroke Therapy Team, based at Furness General Hospital, providing advanced clinical leadership across both inpatient and community settings.
Our Stroke Therapy Team operates within a culture of a strong, supportive multi-disciplinary team which consists of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists as well as Assistant Practitioners. We promote an inter-disciplinary approach to working when supporting patients to set and work towards meeting person centred goals, helping to enable positive rehabilitation outcomes and facilitate timely discharge from hospital.
Our Stroke Therapy Team are committed to facilitating an environment which promotes professional development and engagement with research opportunities both in house and in collaboration with local universities. There is encouragement given to engage with regular clinical and managerial supervision, to help promote personal professional development and an interdisciplinary approach is taken with the facilitation of clinical supervision for our Assistant Practitioners.
Main duties of the jobTo be professionally and clinically responsible for highly specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment, working as an autonomous practitioner managing patients with a wide range of highly complex conditions. Provide highly specialist advice, training and leadership to Physiotherapy staff, Staff within the ICST, GP's, wider community MDT, ASC and 3rd sector. The post holder will assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate individualised programmes of evidence based care providing highly specialist advice to patients, carers/relatives, and the multidisciplinary team.
About usWe operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our Community Service for adults are provided in people's homes ,community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent , improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care , advice and support.
DetailsDate posted: 22 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
Per Annum, Pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 331-8218614-UHMB
Job locations: Furness General Hospital, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 4LF, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesFor further details on the advertised position and the principal job duties/responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification found under the supporting documents section. Additional information about the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay can be accessed on our website.
Person SpecificationEducation, Training and QualigicationsEssential- BSc Degree or Postgraduate Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registered with the Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC)
- Evidence of relevant Post Graduate training or relevant experience
Desirable- Membership of appropriate Special Interest groups
ExperienceEssential- Previous relevant Experience at Band 6 or 7 level.
- Current knowledge and experience of caring for patients with conditions related to speciality.
- Evidence of mentoring, assessing, teaching and developing staff
- Exercise a high degree of autonomy within specialist area
- Experience of undertaking audit
Desirable- Evidence of management and leadership experience
Skills, Knowledge and AbilitiesEssential- Demonstrable basic and advanced clinical skills in relevant clinical areas for this post
- Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others demonstrating effective time management and organisational skills and exercise sound judgements
- Demonstrate advanced people management skills including: o Motivation of staff and team building - Negotiation - Decision Making - Leadership - Staff development - Line management - Conflict and problem solving - Initiating and managing change
- Competent in IT skills (in particular e-mail, use of internet ability to manipulate data electronically, power point presentations)
- Demonstrate ability to make clinical decisions and to develop others in this area.
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
