Clinical Lead Physiotherapist in Neurology & Therapy Outpatients

Clinical Lead Physiotherapist in Neurology & Therapy Outpatients

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Main area Neurology Grade NHS AfC: Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours Part time – 30 hours per week Job ref 309-UCLH-8373712

Site National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, UCLH Town London Salary £75,328 – £86,114 per annum inclusive of HCAS, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2026 23:59

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an expert physiotherapist with advanced clinical and leadership skills to join the therapy neurology, outpatient, and private patient services at the National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery (NHNN). The post holder will work within an established, highly skilled multidisciplinary team to deliver clinically excellent, high-quality, patient-focused care in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

This role offers excellent opportunities for career development and job satisfaction for individuals interested in working with people with complex neurological disorders. You will be part of a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team across several clinical areas and play a key senior leadership role in developing both staff and services.

Main duties of the job

Clinically, you will be job-planned across neurology, facial rehabilitation, private patients, and therapy outpatients. You will act as a clinical expert and senior leader for the multiprofessional neurology, private patients, and outpatient therapy, with professional and direct line management responsibilities for physiotherapists within these teams. This post also carries operational responsibility for a multiprofessional team of therapists and a support worker and shares joint responsibility with other senior MDT members for delivering world-class neurology, private patient, and therapy outpatient services.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England – In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.

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Person specification

Education/Qualifications Training

• Degree / diploma in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registered
• Evidence of post-graduate training in neurosciences to the equivalent of modules at Masters/Level 7 education
• Active member of neurological special interest group
• Evidence of teaching skills course
• Evidence of appraisal training
• Experience of working in the NHS or equivalent
• Evidence of management training
• Experience of working in the NHS
• Member of the relevant professional college or society e.g., CSP

Experience

• Extensive post-graduate experience across acute, rehabilitation, and outpatient physiotherapy services
• Extensive neurological clinical experience
• Previous experience as a highly specialist physiotherapist or higher physiotherapy banding
• Evidence of having supervised qualified therapy staff
• Experience in initiating and undertaking audit
• Experience in management of patients with acute neurosurgical needs and / or complex neurology
• Experience of teaching a wide range of groups, e.g., therapy colleagues, the multidisciplinary team and external agencies.
• Experience of acute neurosurgical treatment interventions
• Evidence of active participation in the organisation of education programmes
• Evidence in involvement in risk management, quality standard setting and clinical effectiveness
• Evidence of a knowledge of the recruitment and selection process
• Experience in initiating and undertaking research
• Injector qualification and experience of use in clinical practice
• Clinical experience of the management and treatment of patients requiring facial rehabilitation

Skills and Knowledge

• Autonomous practitioner who can work unsupervised
• Effective time management and the ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
• Ability to supervise staff directly accountable to post holder
• An understanding of interdisciplinary issues and an ability to work efficiently and effectively in an interdisciplinary team
• Able to communicate complex, sensitive and contentious information in an understandable form to patients, significant others and all other professionals involved
• Effective written communication skills, including accurate record keeping using EHRS system, and policy documents
• Effective oral communication skills with patients, line managers, other health care professionals, demonstrating negotiating skills and ability to manage and diffuse potential conflict
• Demonstration of clinical leadership qualities e.g. Management of change, clinical competence, the ability to inspire, motivate and empower teams
• Broad knowledge of current best evidence-based practice in neurotherapy
• Demonstration of use of audit, quality standard setting and risk management processes for clinical effectiveness, taking a lead in projects
• A commitment to evidence-based practice
• A commitment to professional development of self and other therapists
• A positive approach to the treatment of acute, chronic and progressive disability
• Evidence of initiative
• Application of complex clinical reasoning to a diverse neurologically impaired patient group, demonstrating highly specialist analytical and diagnostic skills during assessment and intervention
• Ability to plan, coordinate and advise appropriate physiotherapy treatment and evaluate outcomes, using generic and unidisciplinary measures, for patients with highly complex neuro-disability
• Evidence of up to date Continued Professional Development diary including evidence of reflective practice, inservice training, any courses attended, and clinical experience gained
• Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own and physiotherapy workload equitably across physiotherapy services as required, responding to unpredictable changes to patients and staffing levels
• Evidence of effective presentation and training skills to a wide-ranging audience e.g. peers, multidisciplinary teams and user groups, nationally and internationally
• Evidence of being self-motivated
• Ability to lead and actively participate in research, demonstrating knowledge of research methodologies and research application
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to reflect critically and appraise own and other physiotherapists performance
• Application of Health and Safety and risk management policies

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.

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Name Adrian Capp Job title Queen Square Division Head of Therapy Email address adrian.capp@nhs.net Additional information

For more information about this post or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Adrian Capp, Queen Square Division Head of Therapy, on 020 344 83476 or email adrian.capp@nhs.net.

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