Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Neuro Physiotherapist

The closing date is 31 July 2025

Job summary

Are you an experienced physiotherapist ready to grow and develop your skills within Community Stroke and Neurorehabilitation Team (CSNRT)? We have an exciting opportunity to come and join our team and expand your knowledge, skills and expertise in this immensely rewarding area of work. We are a hugely supportive team and place great emphasis on staff wellbeing to enable you to be at your best in work.

CSNRT is all about patient led care and our patients are at the heart of everything that we do!

We are a strong MDT comprising of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapist, Dietitian, Nurses, Psychologists, Therapy Instructors/ Senior Assistants, Social Work, Assistant Practitioners and expert Administrative support.

We are a CAAS Green status team, our standards are high. We are always committed to the delivery of high-quality patient centred care - and how we can improve this.

Main duties of the job

With this exciting opportunity we are looking for a motivated, dedicated and innovative Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our specialist service. You will have a good background of neurology experience, ideally in Acute and Community, and Stroke and Neuro, to undertake the many aspects of a specialist Band 6 role. The ideal candidate would already be working at a B6 level but we would consider a development opportunity for an exceptional B5 applicant.

We offer:

Varied caseload / diagnosis

Opportunities to supervise staff / students

Supportive supervision

Utilise leadership skills

Variety of settings to treat patients

Effective team working

Service development opportunities

Quality Improvement projects

We are looking for:

Relevant clinical knowledge and skills in Stroke and Neurorehab in acute and / or community setting

Excellent time management and organisational skills

Highly effective communication

Good team worker

Able to demonstrate initiative

Excellent self-direction with enthusiasm and drive

Expected to cover weekends and Bank Holidays on a rota basis

IT skills applicable to the role

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.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us 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, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Details

Date posted

17 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

236-SCO-P324-25-A

Job locations

St James House, Salford

Pendleton Way

Salford

M6 5FW


Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Professional registration

Essential

  • Degree in Physiotherapy
  • HCPC registration in physiotherapy

Digital competency

Essential

  • Proficient in microsoft systems e.g Outlook, Word, Teams, Excel
  • Experience of digital healthcare systems e.g. EPR, Data systems

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Evidence of breadth of CPD in area of speciality

Desirable

  • Masters level module in area of speciality

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Breadth of experience in Stroke conditions
  • Breadth of experience in Neuro conditions
  • Breadth of experience in area of speciality in Acute setting
  • Breadth of experience in area of speciality in Community setting
  • Experience of working in complex healthcare systems
  • Breadth of experience in MDT working

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a Community Stroke or Neuro Team

Supervision

Essential

  • Experience of supervision of B5 physiotherapists
  • Experience of supervision of support workforce (B2-4)
  • Breadth of experience of leading role of clinical educator

Desirable

  • Experience of supervision of less experienced B6 physio

Service improvement

Essential

  • Experience of audit cycle and its benefits
  • Awareness of QI and its benefits
  • Participant in service improvement projects to drive change

Desirable

  • Lead of QI / Audit / service improvement project and communicating to local / wider team

Travel

Essential

  • Ability to cover geographical footprint by appropriate means
Person Specification

Professional registration

Essential

  • Degree in Physiotherapy
  • HCPC registration in physiotherapy

Digital competency

Essential

  • Proficient in microsoft systems e.g Outlook, Word, Teams, Excel
  • Experience of digital healthcare systems e.g. EPR, Data systems

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Evidence of breadth of CPD in area of speciality

Desirable

  • Masters level module in area of speciality

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Breadth of experience in Stroke conditions
  • Breadth of experience in Neuro conditions
  • Breadth of experience in area of speciality in Acute setting
  • Breadth of experience in area of speciality in Community setting
  • Experience of working in complex healthcare systems
  • Breadth of experience in MDT working

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a Community Stroke or Neuro Team

Supervision

Essential

  • Experience of supervision of B5 physiotherapists
  • Experience of supervision of support workforce (B2-4)
  • Breadth of experience of leading role of clinical educator

Desirable

  • Experience of supervision of less experienced B6 physio

Service improvement

Essential

  • Experience of audit cycle and its benefits
  • Awareness of QI and its benefits
  • Participant in service improvement projects to drive change

Desirable

  • Lead of QI / Audit / service improvement project and communicating to local / wider team

Travel

Essential

  • Ability to cover geographical footprint by appropriate means

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St James House, Salford

Pendleton Way

Salford

M6 5FW


Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St James House, Salford

Pendleton Way

Salford

M6 5FW


Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

CSNRT Operational Lead

Michelle Aspinall

michelle.aspinall@nca.nhs.uk

01612062352

Details

Date posted

17 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

236-SCO-P324-25-A

Job locations

St James House, Salford

Pendleton Way

Salford

M6 5FW


Supporting documents

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