Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Job summary
Join our dynamic team supporting our West London Neurosciences Centre.
You will support MDT staff to deliver care to a range of neurology presentations including spinal, progressive neurology, functional neurology, stroke, hypoxic brain damage with diverse presentations including complex physical, cognitive, behavioural and psychological impairment.
You will be supported by our Neurologists and neurosurgeons.Our neurosurgery services at CXH site manage brain tumours, sub-arachoid haemorrhage, stroke and normal pressure hydrocephalus. You will be able to develop your speciality skills in this area.Additional responsibility include supervision, education, service development and reviewand day to day operational duties. You will participate in the 7 day working rota’s.
We support continuing personal and professional development through an established performance development review (PDR) system, in-service training and external courses. There are opportunities to undertake formal postgraduate study
Benefits include subsidised accommodation, on site nurseries and childcare voucher scheme, season ticket loans, onsite gym facilities, cycle to work scheme and discount and lifestyle benefits across a host of high street stores.
Take the opportunity to be part of our dedicated team where innovation and the desire to make a difference is key.
Main duties of the job
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care and undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
- To provide comprehensive and specialist therapy assessment and diagnosis for patients with a range of highly complex presentations, by utilising advanced clinical reasoning, evidence-based knowledge, investigative and analytical skills and specialist assessment techniques.
- As a lead member of the department, ensure teaching programmes and clinical education / supervision meet the needs of more junior staff’s education and development to ensure that a specialist knowledge of intervention is acquired at all levels. To develop and conduct local in-service and MDT training.
- Promote a culture of research awareness, research preparedness and activity in the team.
- To take a lead in the development of the specialist clinical area/team and develop objectives and support prioritisation of projects for the team.
- Within the therapy Service, to contribute to overall organisational thinking, planning, evaluation and continuous improvement through active involvement in Quality improvement work.
- To ensure own and direct reports’ Personal Development Plans (PDP) are in line with therapies and trust objectives.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Degree (or equivalent) in Physiotherapy
- State registration with the Health Professions Council
- Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio, especially in the relevant clinical area
- Clinical Educators course or equivalent
Desirable
- Membership of the Professional Organisation
- Membership of Professional special interest groups relevant to speciality
- Relevant Postgraduate clinical qualification
- Management skills or leadership training
Experience
Essential
- Significant recent clinical experience in relevant clinical area
- Evidence of a broad base of clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent
- Significant experience of working as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team and interagency working
- Experience of multidisciplinary goal planning, development of care pathways and using outcome measures
- Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for therapists, MDT members, support workers, students and apprentices
- Experience of service development/change management
- Experience in implementing evidence based practice in speciality
- Experience of on-call and weekend working in an acute hospital (if required for job role)
Desirable
- Previous Band 7 or equivalent experience in relevant post
- Leadership of a therapy team
- Recent, relevant work in an NHS environment
- Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care
- Clinical research experience
- Experience of planning and managing service improvement activities
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of assessment and treatment approaches for the effective management of relevant conditions
- Advanced skills in the appropriate application of a range of techniques and approaches to the management of relevant conditions
- Advanced clinical reasoning and problem solving skills
- Advanced knowledge of relevant conditions
- Advanced knowledge of the evidence base of the relevant therapy area
- Knowledge of the influence of psychosocial and cultural factors health/illness behaviours
- Ability to remain updated with professional practice and research and integrate this into daily patient management
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate as appropriate and manage time effectively
- Able to make sound judgments and reliable decisions in a variety of demanding situations
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Understanding of clinical governance and the implications for therapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
- Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust’s policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety and meet differing patient needs
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships
- Ability to pass on knowledge and skills to others in both formal and informal environments
Desirable
- Knowledge of recent NHS developments and their impact on service provision
- Advanced computer skills for presentation and data analysis
- Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
Closing Date: 19 July 2026
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