Specialist Physiotherapist | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sutton-in-Ashfield
2 days ago
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Overview

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Specialist Physiotherapist to join our evolving Integrated Community Stroke Service at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


Originally established in 2009 as a Stroke Early Supported Discharge (ESD) Team, the service expanded in April 2023 to become an Integrated Community Stroke Service. This development has increased access to high-quality, specialist, community-based stroke rehabilitation across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, supporting patients following an acute stroke.


The service focuses on enabling a smooth and timely transition from hospital to home, with the aim of optimising recovery, function, and independence during the first six months post-discharge. Working in the community, you will deliver evidence-based physiotherapy interventions that have a meaningful impact on patients’ daily lives.


You will join a supportive multidisciplinary team with a strong commitment to patient-centred care, collaboration, and high clinical standards. We are seeking a Specialist Physiotherapist with a genuine interest in stroke rehabilitation, who is motivated by service development and keen to embrace a new challenge. This role offers excellent opportunities for professional development and the chance to contribute to the future direction of community stroke services within the Trust.


Responsibilities

  • Deliver evidence-based physiotherapy interventions in the community to support patients following an acute stroke and during the first six months post-discharge.
  • Contribute to a smooth and timely transition from hospital to home, supporting optimisation of recovery, function, and independence.
  • Work within a supportive multidisciplinary team with a focus on patient-centred care, collaboration, and high clinical standards.
  • Engage in service development and contribute to the future direction of community stroke services within the Trust.

Qualifications / Requirements

  • Specialist Physiotherapist with a genuine interest in stroke rehabilitation.
  • Motivation to develop professionally and embrace new challenges within a community stroke service.

Additional Information

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job, please refer to the attached job description.


We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We strive to place the patient at the heart of everything we do and aim to ensure that every patient is treated as we would want a family member to be treated.


Not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. For visa sponsorship eligibility information, please refer to the shortage occupation list and GOV.UK guidance. This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Mar 2026.



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