Physiotherapist - Stroke Rehabilitation

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Physiotherapist - Stroke Rehabilitation

The closing date is 01 April 2026

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, experienced physiotherapist to join our community stroke team to work 37.5 hours over 5 days on a rota system. Part‑time hours will be considered. Although the post is initially to cover maternity leave, there may be opportunities to become permanent as the team expands during a period of transformation.

The ability to use your initiative, work proactively, demonstrate excellent communication and influencing skills, manage and prioritise your own workload and respond flexibly to changing demands are essential requirements of the post.

You will be part of the Countywide Community Interdisciplinary Stroke Service, working with patients/families throughout Worcestershire. The whole team has a strong work ethic but is extremely flexible and supportive in balancing work and home life.

You will predominantly work from the base but there will be a requirement to work from home for which you will be provided the necessary equipment to do so.

The role will provide you with variety and no two days are the same. You will have autonomy to balance and achieve the demands of the role, so you will need to demonstrate abilities in being responsive and flexible.

If you would like to discuss informally whether this is the right role for you, please get in touch with the recruiting manager which can be found on the top right‑hand side of the advert.

Main duties of the job

Day to day, you will be undertaking comprehensive assessments of stroke patients including those with multiple pathologies, using specialised investigative and analytical skills to diagnose their neurological impairments. You will formulate individual programmes of rehabilitation using clinical reasoning and utilising a range of treatment skills, targeting realistic goals which are patient‑led. It is also expected that you will offer support and education to carers/families.

You will attend the weekly MDT in which the team will discuss the progress of patients and identify whether goals have been achieved. You will also liaise with other health care professionals within the Trust, Acute Trust and third‑party colleagues.

We pride ourselves on being truly interdisciplinary, so you will also be involved with supporting patients to undertake their morning routine, support with medications and/or facilitate their meal preparation. These sessions are part of a rehabilitation‑focused approach of which we can evidence great results in patients regaining independence. You will be given the appropriate training and support to do this.

About us

We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4,500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work‑life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities.

What we offer

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• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
  
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
  
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
  
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
  
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
  
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
  

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Job responsibilities

Provide holistic assessment and evidence‑based rehabilitation to stroke patients to enable them to achieve the best potential.

Contribute to the development and evaluation of the physiotherapy practice provided by the service.

Act as a source of expertise on stroke patient management.

Maintain accurate, comprehensive and contemporaneous documentation/patient records in line with legal requirements and Trust guidelines including personally generated clinical observations requiring computer skills.

Demonstrate a high level of trained physical skills involving accuracy, finger‑tip precision and palpation to assess subtle changes in muscle tone and variations in both speed and coordination.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role, please refer to the job description and person specifications attached.

Person Specification
Knowledge

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• Excellent knowledge of the clinical stroke speciality
  
• Sound knowledge of NHS and professional issues and an understanding of clinical governance
  
• Resource management
  

Skills and Abilities

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• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
  
• Able to carry out the physical aspects of the role
  
• Able to cope with working in a stressful environment
  
• Ability to challenge poor behaviour
  

Qualifications

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• Diploma/Degree in physiotherapy
  
• Health and Care Professions Council registration
  
• Evidence of relevant CPD
  
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
  
• Member of CSP
  

Experience

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• Minimum of 2 years experience
  
• Evidence of experience in stroke rehabilitation
  
• Evidence of supervision and development of staff and students
  
• Evidence of relevant CPD
  

Additional Criteria

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• Able to meet the travel requirements of the role.
  

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.

Address

Community Hub, Princess of Wales Community Hospital

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata for part time. Pay award pending.

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern
Reference number

C9798-2122

Job locations

Community Hub, Princess of Wales Community Hospital