Specialist Physiotherapist Stroke | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Employer:

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Bury, BL9 7TD

Pay:

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Disability Confident:

Yes

Closing Date:

15/04/2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our Stroke team at Fairfield General Hospital.

This post will provide you with excellent opportunities to develop a wide range of clinical and professional skills in a friendly and supportive environment at an outstanding Primary Stroke Centre.

You will carry out specialist neurological assessments and devise individualised treatment programmes for stroke patients.

You will work in either the acute or rehab stroke wards.

You will work with the MDT to achieve SMART rehabilitation goals and facilitate discharges home, working with our community stroke colleagues.

You will be supervised and supported by highly skilled and experienced Band 7 Physiotherapists and work collaboratively with the MDT. The Physiotherapist Service strives for continuous service improvement and professional development is supported.

We place great importance upon training and supporting all members of our team.

Candidates should have experience in a range of clinical areas including stroke/neurology, and a good working knowledge of the RCP and NICE Stroke guidelines.

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.