Band 7 Advanced Physiotherapist – Rotational Stroke/Neurosciences

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Band 7 Advanced Physiotherapist – Rotational Stroke/Neurosciences The closing date is 02 November 2026 Apply for this job Job summary Ready for your next step in Stroke and Neurosciences? Following a successful business case, we are expanding our Band 7 Physiotherapy rotation at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to develop specialist experience across the Stroke and Neuroscience pathway, rotating through HASU, Acute Stroke, Stroke Rehabilitation, ESD, Neuro Outpatients and Neurosciences wards. We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative physiotherapist with excellent communication and team-working skills, a passion for patient-centred care, and an interest in developing and improving clinical practice. Alongside developing your specialist clinical and leadership skills, you will have opportunities to:o Lead, supervise and mentor junior staffo Support students on clinical placemento Participate in research, audit and quality improvemento Provide teaching and education to the MDTo Contribute to service development and innovationo Teach on the Trust's external Stroke course You will be supported by Therapy Leads and the Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist throughout the rotations. If you are passionate about Stroke and Neurosciences and want a role combining clinical practice, leadership, education, research and service improvement, we would love to hear from you. Main duties of the job To provide specialist assessment, treatment and advice to patients within yourarea of speciality, facilitating and maximising patient potential within theservice boundaries. The post holder will rotate on an approximately 18 monthbasis in the following areas: Hyper Acute Stroke Unit, Acute Stroke Unit, EarlySupported Discharge (community), Stroke Rehabilitation, Neuro Outpatientsand Neurosciences (Neurosurgery and Neurology). Provide leadership for the physiotherapy team, in conjunction with the ClinicalSpecialist Physiotherapist, in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluatingthe physiotherapy service provided to patients within your specialist area on aday to day basis. To provide a lead role in teaching, supervising and appraising peers, Band 6and Band 5, Student Physiotherapists, Rehabilitation Assistants on a dailybasis. To deputise in the absence of senior colleagues as required . To contribute to the day to day running and development of the service throughthe promotion, adaptation and development of policies, procedures andguidelines using evidence based practise and current research About us We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission. We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care. We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acut