North Bristol NHS Trust

Neurosciences Team Lead

The closing date is 30 July 2025

Job summary

Do you want to be the joint team and clinical lead physiotherapist in a regional specialist Neurosciences & Major Trauma Centre?

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced clinician, with proven leadership skills, to join the Neurosciences Team here at North Bristol Trust.

You will be jointly responsible for leading a team of physiotherapists and integrated Therapy Support Workers across neurosurgery and neurology. As a team lead you will seek out opportunities for collaboration with other therapy disciplines, and the wider MDT, in order to improve clinical quality and service delivery across the pathway.In return you will gain access to appropriate support & supervision, training &CPD opportunities.

Main duties of the job

Job Summary

The PhysiotherapyNeurosciences Team Lead provides clinical leadership to physiotherapy staff and, integrated therapy support workers, working within this regional specialist pathway. The post holder supervises the day to day running of the team and is line managed by the Pathway Lead.

To undertake the role of a Joint Team Leader to plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate the physiotherapy service to the Neurosciences caseload.

To work as an autonomous, highly skilled clinician, to provide a specialised service of physiotherapy including assessment, treatment, advice and education for patients, carers/families and staff on these wards.

To be the Physiotherapy Clinical Lead within the multidisciplinary team providing specialist advice to other professionals and working closely with the Consultants and MDT to formulate appropriate management plans for patients.

To provide appropriate training and education to other Health care professionals, more junior physiotherapists and students within the team. To be an expert resource within the Physiotherapy service for Neurosciences patients.

To work with and deputise for the Pathway Lead Physiotherapist as appropriate.

About us

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Date posted

16 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum (FTE) or pro-rata for part time roles

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

339-CCS0700-CCC

Job locations

Southmead Hospital

Bristol

BS105NB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Practice

To ensure the provision of an effective and efficient physiotherapy management to the patients within the specialty of Neurosciences.
To work at an advanced leveland be professionally and legally accountable for a highly-specialised caseload and to decide priorities for own work area, balancing other patient related and professional demands

To work to Trust and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy clinical guidelines and have a good working knowledge of relevant national standards to which quality of practice should be monitored.

To use appropriate assessment tools, monitor progress and measure the outcomes of treatment for individual patients to work towards appropriate discharge.

To formulate individualised clinical management programmes, utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to plan a highly-specialised programme of care.

To identify and employ suitable verbal and non-verbal communication skills with patients where there may be barriers to understanding or the inability to accept diagnosis.

To manage the specialties weekend service and ensure all staff working are maintaining the competency required.

To be a lead member of the multidisciplinary team and to attend case conferences, ward rounds and discharge planning meetings and ensure accurate documentation of the outcome of these meetings within the physiotherapy records.

Keep accurate and up to date records of treatment and interventions in line with legal and departmental policy.

To provide spontaneous and planned expert advice, teaching and instruction to patients, relatives, carers, other disciplines, and agencies. To promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure continuation of the treatment programme.

Once considered competent to participate in the on-call, weekend, bank holiday and extended working rotas where clinically appropriate

To work flexibly across the physiotherapy teams to assist in maintaining physiotherapy cover to ensure a continuation of service.

To undertake mandatory training, in accordance with Trust Policy.

Ensure the Health and Safety of patients, carers and staff during therapy, managing clinical risk by identifying any potential problems and resolving these prior to, during or after treatment.

To fully participate in whatever pattern of working is required by the service in the future.

All Clinical staff are accountable and responsible for their own clinical competence and should limit their actions to those for which they are deemed competent in line with guidance from their professional bodies

Education,Training and Research

To educate patients/relatives/carers regarding the nature of the condition and the aims of physiotherapy intervention

To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through continuing professional development opportunities,

To participate in peer review as appropriate.

To take and active role in appropriate research initiatives.
Incollaboration with the Pathway Leads, initiate implementation of new working practices.

In collaboration with the Pathway Leads, to prepare, co-ordinate, participate, and contribute to the delivery of a specific in-service training programmes for staff in the designated pathway

To undertake supervision and performance assessment of undergraduate physiotherapy students.

To participate in mandatory/statutory training as required by the trust and national standards.

Organisational

To demonstrate experience of planning and managing own caseload and monitoring that of other members of the team to provide the most efficient use of physiotherapy resources.

To be aware of and able to implement nationally and locally agreed policies, standards and guidelines set by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), CSP (Chartered Society of Physiotherapy), North Bristol NHS Trust and other national bodies.

To be able to demonstrate awareness of Health and Safety policies and ensure implementation within this area including the prompt reporting of accidents and incidents by self and staff within the team.

To have an understanding of clinical risk management and be able to apply to this area.

To demonstrate active participation in CPD (Continuous Professional Development) by attending and presenting in departmental in-service training and to be able to promote CPD within the department.

To be able to work flexibly in order to be able to deal with a number of different tasks and situations simultaneously and interchange between tasks and situations quickly and frequently during the day e.g. treating patients, answering bleeps and telephone calls, talking to patients, staff and relatives and being a source of advice and information.

To be able to facilitate and undertake audit and quality improvement within the team and to analyse the outcomes of audit and their implications for the team.

Service Management

To manage day to day workload and maintain level of service within the pathway at the local site and assist other members of the team to make appropriate prioritisation choices.

To participate in ensuring clear and open channels of communication exist within the physiotherapy pathway team. To ensure the cascade of received information including corporate, strategic ideas to all pathway staff

To be responsible for management of informal conflicts, disagreements and complaints in the local site pathway by using highly developed negotiation skills

To ensure all incidents, accidents and complaints within the specialty are reported and documented in the appropriate timeframe and in line with Trust policy. To ensure senior physiotherapy managers are made aware of all incidents, accidents and complaints.

To monitor the quality of care provided in the designated pathway at the local site and promote a culture of evidence-based practice within the team

To participate in the interpretation of professional and national standards for the speciality, recommending and implementing changes in clinical practice where indicated

To take responsibility for the regular inspection and safe use of equipment. To advise appropriate personnel of the need to review availability of suitable resources for patient care. To comply with Health & Safety requirements and follow the policy for safe disposal of equipment

To be aware of the cost/benefit implications in the selection and ordering of appropriate equipment to be provided to the patient for long term use as an individual and by the pathway team.

To maintain and provide accurate and timely activity information both as an individual and for the designated specialty to help inform service delivery and evaluation

To undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as requested by senior physiotherapy managers

Human Resource Management

To undertake supervision, performance and day to day management of pathway staff who report to the post holder

To participate in the Trust individual performance review process as both appraiser and appraisee. To be responsible for the appraisal and professional development of designated pathway physiotherapy staff in line with the requirements of the Trust ensuring all team members have a comprehensive development plan

To ensure that staff are aware of and comply with Trust policies and procedures undertaking action as necessary under relevant policies e.g. sickness management

To be responsible for the clinical standards of the physiotherapy staff reporting to the post holder.

To facilitate effective team working within the pathway, leading, assisting and supporting other team members.

To deputise for senior staff where appropriate

To assist in recruitment, selection and retention procedures for the physiotherapy service

To contribute to the clinical induction of physiotherapy staff

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Practice

To ensure the provision of an effective and efficient physiotherapy management to the patients within the specialty of Neurosciences.
To work at an advanced leveland be professionally and legally accountable for a highly-specialised caseload and to decide priorities for own work area, balancing other patient related and professional demands

To work to Trust and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy clinical guidelines and have a good working knowledge of relevant national standards to which quality of practice should be monitored.

To use appropriate assessment tools, monitor progress and measure the outcomes of treatment for individual patients to work towards appropriate discharge.

To formulate individualised clinical management programmes, utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to plan a highly-specialised programme of care.

To identify and employ suitable verbal and non-verbal communication skills with patients where there may be barriers to understanding or the inability to accept diagnosis.

To manage the specialties weekend service and ensure all staff working are maintaining the competency required.

To be a lead member of the multidisciplinary team and to attend case conferences, ward rounds and discharge planning meetings and ensure accurate documentation of the outcome of these meetings within the physiotherapy records.

Keep accurate and up to date records of treatment and interventions in line with legal and departmental policy.

To provide spontaneous and planned expert advice, teaching and instruction to patients, relatives, carers, other disciplines, and agencies. To promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure continuation of the treatment programme.

Once considered competent to participate in the on-call, weekend, bank holiday and extended working rotas where clinically appropriate

To work flexibly across the physiotherapy teams to assist in maintaining physiotherapy cover to ensure a continuation of service.

To undertake mandatory training, in accordance with Trust Policy.

Ensure the Health and Safety of patients, carers and staff during therapy, managing clinical risk by identifying any potential problems and resolving these prior to, during or after treatment.

To fully participate in whatever pattern of working is required by the service in the future.

All Clinical staff are accountable and responsible for their own clinical competence and should limit their actions to those for which they are deemed competent in line with guidance from their professional bodies

Education,Training and Research

To educate patients/relatives/carers regarding the nature of the condition and the aims of physiotherapy intervention

To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through continuing professional development opportunities,

To participate in peer review as appropriate.

To take and active role in appropriate research initiatives.
Incollaboration with the Pathway Leads, initiate implementation of new working practices.

In collaboration with the Pathway Leads, to prepare, co-ordinate, participate, and contribute to the delivery of a specific in-service training programmes for staff in the designated pathway

To undertake supervision and performance assessment of undergraduate physiotherapy students.

To participate in mandatory/statutory training as required by the trust and national standards.

Organisational

To demonstrate experience of planning and managing own caseload and monitoring that of other members of the team to provide the most efficient use of physiotherapy resources.

To be aware of and able to implement nationally and locally agreed policies, standards and guidelines set by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), CSP (Chartered Society of Physiotherapy), North Bristol NHS Trust and other national bodies.

To be able to demonstrate awareness of Health and Safety policies and ensure implementation within this area including the prompt reporting of accidents and incidents by self and staff within the team.

To have an understanding of clinical risk management and be able to apply to this area.

To demonstrate active participation in CPD (Continuous Professional Development) by attending and presenting in departmental in-service training and to be able to promote CPD within the department.

To be able to work flexibly in order to be able to deal with a number of different tasks and situations simultaneously and interchange between tasks and situations quickly and frequently during the day e.g. treating patients, answering bleeps and telephone calls, talking to patients, staff and relatives and being a source of advice and information.

To be able to facilitate and undertake audit and quality improvement within the team and to analyse the outcomes of audit and their implications for the team.

Service Management

To manage day to day workload and maintain level of service within the pathway at the local site and assist other members of the team to make appropriate prioritisation choices.

To participate in ensuring clear and open channels of communication exist within the physiotherapy pathway team. To ensure the cascade of received information including corporate, strategic ideas to all pathway staff

To be responsible for management of informal conflicts, disagreements and complaints in the local site pathway by using highly developed negotiation skills

To ensure all incidents, accidents and complaints within the specialty are reported and documented in the appropriate timeframe and in line with Trust policy. To ensure senior physiotherapy managers are made aware of all incidents, accidents and complaints.

To monitor the quality of care provided in the designated pathway at the local site and promote a culture of evidence-based practice within the team

To participate in the interpretation of professional and national standards for the speciality, recommending and implementing changes in clinical practice where indicated

To take responsibility for the regular inspection and safe use of equipment. To advise appropriate personnel of the need to review availability of suitable resources for patient care. To comply with Health & Safety requirements and follow the policy for safe disposal of equipment

To be aware of the cost/benefit implications in the selection and ordering of appropriate equipment to be provided to the patient for long term use as an individual and by the pathway team.

To maintain and provide accurate and timely activity information both as an individual and for the designated specialty to help inform service delivery and evaluation

To undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as requested by senior physiotherapy managers

Human Resource Management

To undertake supervision, performance and day to day management of pathway staff who report to the post holder

To participate in the Trust individual performance review process as both appraiser and appraisee. To be responsible for the appraisal and professional development of designated pathway physiotherapy staff in line with the requirements of the Trust ensuring all team members have a comprehensive development plan

To ensure that staff are aware of and comply with Trust policies and procedures undertaking action as necessary under relevant policies e.g. sickness management

To be responsible for the clinical standards of the physiotherapy staff reporting to the post holder.

To facilitate effective team working within the pathway, leading, assisting and supporting other team members.

To deputise for senior staff where appropriate

To assist in recruitment, selection and retention procedures for the physiotherapy service

To contribute to the clinical induction of physiotherapy staff

Person Specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

Essential

HCPC Registered Physiotherapist
Range of Relevant Postgraduate Courses in Neurosciences
Clinical Educators Training

Desirable

Member of the CSP
MSc or working towards M Level or equivalent experience
Appropriate managerial training

Work Experience

Essential

Comprehensive post graduate physiotherapy experience in relevant pathway/specialty
Experience of having supervised staff who are directly accountable to the post holder
Experience in completing audit and evidence-based projects

Desirable

Previous Band 7 / team lead experience
Involvement in Research in specialist pathway
Evidence of presenting to MDT groups, undergraduate and postgraduate staff

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Essential

Specialist knowledge of evidenced based physiotherapy within Neurosciences
Understanding of clinical governance and its implication for physiotherapy
Knowledge of national guidelines and standards pertaining to Neurosciences and physiotherapy
Awareness and understanding of NHS structure, current issues, and developments
Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
Ability to discuss clinical reasoning in management of complex cases
Ability to identify and act upon adverse clinical signs
Excellent communication skills
Excellent time management, prioritisation, and organisational skills
IT Skills - including hospital databases, word processing, excel, email and PowerPoint.

Personal Qualities

Essential

Self-motivated with a clear vision of role / commitment to Neurosciences
Demonstrates professional independence
Physically fit and able to comply with Trusts moving and handling guidelines, therapeutic handling
Professional manner and appearance
Available for on-call, weekend duties and 7-day working patterns where clinically indicated

Person Specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

Essential

HCPC Registered Physiotherapist
Range of Relevant Postgraduate Courses in Neurosciences
Clinical Educators Training

Desirable

Member of the CSP
MSc or working towards M Level or equivalent experience
Appropriate managerial training

Work Experience

Essential

Comprehensive post graduate physiotherapy experience in relevant pathway/specialty
Experience of having supervised staff who are directly accountable to the post holder
Experience in completing audit and evidence-based projects

Desirable

Previous Band 7 / team lead experience
Involvement in Research in specialist pathway
Evidence of presenting to MDT groups, undergraduate and postgraduate staff

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Essential

Specialist knowledge of evidenced based physiotherapy within Neurosciences
Understanding of clinical governance and its implication for physiotherapy
Knowledge of national guidelines and standards pertaining to Neurosciences and physiotherapy
Awareness and understanding of NHS structure, current issues, and developments
Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
Ability to discuss clinical reasoning in management of complex cases
Ability to identify and act upon adverse clinical signs
Excellent communication skills
Excellent time management, prioritisation, and organisational skills
IT Skills - including hospital databases, word processing, excel, email and PowerPoint.

Personal Qualities

Essential

Self-motivated with a clear vision of role / commitment to Neurosciences
Demonstrates professional independence
Physically fit and able to comply with Trusts moving and handling guidelines, therapeutic handling
Professional manner and appearance
Available for on-call, weekend duties and 7-day working patterns where clinically indicated

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.

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Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

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Employer details

Employer name

North Bristol NHS Trust

Address

Southmead Hospital

Bristol

BS105NB

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

North Bristol NHS Trust

Address

Southmead Hospital

Bristol

BS105NB

Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Physiotherapy Pathway Lead Neurosciences & Stroke

Chris Easton

chris.easton@nbt.nhs.uk

07393268033

Date posted

16 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum (FTE) or pro-rata for part time roles

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

339-CCS0700-CCC

Job locations

Southmead Hospital

Bristol

BS105NB

Supporting documents

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Neurosciences Team Lead

Job summary

Main duties of the job

About us

Details

Date posted

Pay scheme

Band

Salary

Contract

Working pattern

Reference number

Job locations

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Work Experience

Essential

Desirable

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Essential

Personal Qualities

Essential

Education/Training/Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Work Experience

Essential

Desirable

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Essential

Personal Qualities

Essential

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Employer details

Employer name

Address

Employer's website

Employer details

Employer name

Address

Employer's website

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Details

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