Neurological Outpatient Physiotherapist

Employer Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Great Western Hospital Town Swindon Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/04/2026 23:59

Neurological Outpatient Physiotherapist
Band 6

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.

Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.

We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.

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Job overview

This role is offered on a part time basis of 22.5 hours per week, this means that candidates interested in working part time are encouraged to apply and will receive a salary on a pro rata basis.

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Band 6 Neuro Physiotherapist to join our Neuro Outpatient team located in our new rehabilitation gym at Great Western Hospital.

We are looking for physiotherapist who wants to consolidate and further develop their specialist Neurological skills towards advanced practice.

We are a truly caring and dynamic team based at Great Western Hospital, therapists are supported by highly experienced clinical specialists. We have excellent links with our Consultant colleagues, specialist nurse practitioners and local rehabilitation teams.

You will have an interesting and wide ranging case load of neurological conditions including MS, MND, FND, and stroke. We provide a specialist vestibular service, you will be trained and supported to develop clinical skills in this area

We are a team that is developing and modernising and we are looking for an innovative therapist to join us on this journey.

For more information contact Nicola Harris on or

Main duties of the job

The role of the Band 6 Physiotherapist is to develop and deliver a highly specialised and highly skilled level of neurological physiotherapy including advanced assessment and treatment of patients who may have complex disabilities due to neurological conditions. To be responsible for your own specialist caseload and that of the team under your direct supervision, including Band 5's and assistants and to assist in the day-to-day organisation, development and monitoring of the specialised neuro team, working alongside other senior staff and Clinical Specialists to provide a comprehensive and high quality physiotherapy service.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group – a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people. We are creating a heath and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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• To treat a complex caseload in the Neuro Outpatient Department, and other locations as service requires using advanced and highly developed skills.
  
• To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
  
• To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using highly specialised assessment and clinical reasoning skills to formulate individualised management and treatment plans, utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of care.
  
• To be professional, legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and support Band 5’s to do the same.
  
• To assist in the running of the Neuro Out Patient Department, and to deputise for the Clinical Specialist if required, including attending meetings, MND Forums and others as required.
  
• To take part in working parties/forums, developing policy changes within Neuro Out Patient Department which will impact on all service users.
  
• To work with the Clinical Specialist in developing and implementing the strategic and operation management of the physiotherapy service.
  
• To communicate effectively and sensitively with patients and those involved around patient care using a variety of skills and written information to maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of condition. There may be barriers to communication such as sensory loss impairments, cognitive deficits and dysphasia.
  

See attached JD for full responsibilities.

Person specification
Qualifications

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• Degree in Physiotherapy
  
• MCSP
  
• HCPC
  
• Manual handling training
  
• Post Graduate neurological training
  

Experience

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• Experience at Band 5 of neurological patients, including assessment and treatment of a variety of neurological conditions
  
• Wide variety of Band 5 rotations
  
• Experience of working as part of MDT
  
• Experience of supervising students
  
• Experience of working with assistant staff
  
• Experience of group work
  
• Experience of working in the community
  
• Demonstrable CPD in neurology
  
• Sound understanding of clinical governance
  
• Understanding the importance of confidentiality
  
• Demonstrable CPD in wide ranging neurological conditions including FND
  
• Experience of assessment and treatment of complex neurological patients
  
• Experience of assessment and treatment of vestibular conditions
  
• Experience of case management of complex conditions
  
• Experience of assessment and treatment of Functional conditions
  

Thank you for expressing interest in this role. For further employer guidance, please review the attached supplementary applicant information.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications, subject to eligibility of the role for a skilled worker visa and salary requirements. Not all roles in the Trust are eligible for sponsorship.

Eligibility for this role requires:

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• Current right to work in the UK, subject to verification.
  
• Qualification of the eligibility sponsorship criteria
  

Current employees should be aware that this position is advertised as a Great Western Hospitals position and appointment ends any TUPE protection.

Candidates are responsible for covering the cost of their own DBS check if required: £21.50 for a Standard DBS check, recoverable from the first pay, or £49.50 for an Enhanced DBS check, divided and recoverable over the initial two pay periods. Payment for DBS checks for bank posts must be settled prior to commencement. Apprentices are exempt from DBS payment.

We are committed to supporting our staff in achieving a healthy work-life balance through flexible work arrangements. Upon joining the Trust, you have the right to request flexible working, with an unlimited number of requests allowed.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.