Job summary
Community Neuro Rehabilitation Team (CNRT) Physios work as part of the wider Interdisciplinary Team, providing high-quality neurorehabilitation to the population of Kensington and Chelsea
The post holder will support the rehabilitation of adults living with acquired and progressive neurological conditions, helping to optimise their independence, health, and wellbeing, and to prevent hospital admission. This will include working with patients on both the Stroke ESD and Specialist Neurological Outreach Service (SNROS) pathways.
This is a key role within the team, working with patients, service users, & carers, using patient centred, goal focused approach, providing highly specialist Physiotherapy assessments & treatment plans. Supporting individuals to maintain or regain mobility, independence, and wellbeing within their own homes and the wider community. This will include in-reaching into local nursing homes.
The post holder will provide clinical leadership within the locality, offering advice to Physiotherapists and the wider MDT. They will be responsible for the education and supervision of junior Physiotherapy staff, Assistant Practitioners, Rehabilitation Assistants, and Physiotherapy students. The post holder will be supported in this role by the locality Team Lead and Tri-borough Clinical Lead Physiotherapist
We have a supportive culture that fosters mutual respect, and the post holder will play an important role in further developing and maintaining this culture.
Main duties of the job
- Providing a highly specialist Physiotherapy service as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to patients in their own homes, the wider community, and within a clinic setting.
- To provide clinically effective, person centred, and evidence-based Physiotherapy assessment and intervention to patients with complex physical health needs
- To assist the Team Lead and Clinical Lead in the planning and delivery of Physiotherapy services to the patients, their family/carers, students, Apprentices complying with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) professional and service standards of practice.
- To provide support and supervision for junior staff and students.
- To act as a practice educator for students on their placement and support junior staff members and colleagues in doing so.
- To assist in the management, development and research of Physiotherapy services, including service reviews. To hold responsibility for defined projects.
- To provide support and training to all staff with regards to Physiotherapy interventions.
- To comply with the HCPC and CSP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
- To deputise and lead the service as and when needed in absence of Clinical lead/ Team Lead
- To participate clinical triage with other senior therapists
- To work flexibly
INTERVIEWS FOR THIS ROLE WILL BE HELD ON- 13th May 2026
About us
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values & the behaviours aligned to those values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values & the behaviours aligned to those values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level with appropriate post graduate qualification in relevant clinical area
- HCPC registration
- Evidence Of CPD relevant to the treatment of people with physical disabilities
- Up to date CPD portfolio
Desirable
- Member of PT specialist interest group i.e. Specialist section in older adults.
- CSP registration
- MSC in appropriate clinical area.
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience at band 6 level or above in a wide range of clinical areas i.e. elderly rehabilitation, community rehabilitation and orthopaedics etc.
- Experience of working in a falls and Rehabilitation team or a sound knowledge of falls and Rehabilitation
- Experience of working in MDT and leading Multidisciplinary meetings
- Postgraduate experience of working in a multi professional team
- Experience in teaching and training and facilitating Groups therapy sessions.
- Experience of assessing home environment and making onward referral to appropriate members of MDT within and across services
- Experience of completing Holistic assessments, interventions and care planning.
- Experience of completing triage
Desirable
- Experience of working with social services
- Experience of working in Integrated Neighbourhood services
- Experience of research and clinical audit
- Experience of successful project management within a clinical area
- Experience in Leading quality and service improvement projects
- Experience in Hand therapy
- Falls prevention and Neuro Therapy experience
Skills
Essential
- Advanced skills in rehabilitation, assessment and treatment of people with complex multi-pathologies
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of complex medical conditions and their relation to people who fall.
- Advanced Knowledge of SMART goals in relation to Rehabilitation
- Ability to apply core Physiotherapy skills across a range of clinical conditions within a client centred, goal setting approach.
- Knowledge and understanding of National and local frameworks and guidelines for older people
- Knowledge of outcome measures and evidence-based practice associated with people with physical disabilities
- Advanced communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format
- IT skills - e.g. Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel, Outlook
Desirable
- Knowledge of research and audit processes
- Advanced knowledge of Frailty Therapy assessments and interventions and formulating SMART goals to help Merton population age well.
- Experience in conducting full multifactorial Falls assessment
Key Attributes
Essential
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level with appropriate post graduate qualification in relevant clinical area
- HCPC registration
- Evidence Of CPD relevant to the treatment of people with physical disabilities
- Up to date CPD portfolio
Desirable
- Member of PT specialist interest group i.e. Specialist section in older adults.
- CSP registration
- MSC in appropriate clinical area.
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience at band 6 level or above in a wide range of clinical areas i.e. elderly rehabilitation, community rehabilitation and orthopaedics etc.
- Experience of working in a falls and Rehabilitation team or a sound knowledge of falls and Rehabilitation
- Experience of working in MDT and leading Multidisciplinary meetings
- Postgraduate experience of working in a multi professional team
- Experience in teaching and training and facilitating Groups therapy sessions.
- Experience of assessing home environment and making onward referral to appropriate members of MDT within and across services
- Experience of completing Holistic assessments, interventions and care planning.
- Experience of completing triage
Desirable
- Experience of working with social services
- Experience of working in Integrated Neighbourhood services
- Experience of research and clinical audit
- Experience of successful project management within a clinical area
- Experience in Leading quality and service improvement projects
- Experience in Hand therapy
- Falls prevention and Neuro Therapy experience
Skills
Essential
- Advanced skills in rehabilitation, assessment and treatment of people with complex multi-pathologies
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of complex medical conditions and their relation to people who fall.
- Advanced Knowledge of SMART goals in relation to Rehabilitation
- Ability to apply core Physiotherapy skills across a range of clinical conditions within a client centred, goal setting approach.
- Knowledge and understanding of National and local frameworks and guidelines for older people
- Knowledge of outcome measures and evidence-based practice associated with people with physical disabilities
- Advanced communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format
- IT skills - e.g. Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel, Outlook
Desirable
- Knowledge of research and audit processes
- Advanced knowledge of Frailty Therapy assessments and interventions and formulating SMART goals to help Merton population age well.
- Experience in conducting full multifactorial Falls assessment
Key Attributes
Essential
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
