Band 6 Stroke and Neuro Physiotherapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves providing high-standard physiotherapy to patients with stroke and neurological conditions across inpatient acute, rehab stroke units, and community teams. The post-holder will conduct assessments and treatments for individuals with complex physical disabilities. It is part of a neuro physiotherapy rotation, requiring work across different service areas and includes weekend and bank holiday shifts. The role may be considered as a band 5-6 developmental post depending on experience.
Key responsibilities
- Provide physiotherapy assessment and treatment for people with stroke and neurological conditions.
- Assess and treat individuals with complex physical disability.
- Rotate through different parts of the Stroke and Neuro service.
- Work within different service areas as workload demands.
- Contribute to weekend, Sunday, and Bank Holiday working rotas.
- Travel efficiently around the Bay to carry out duties.
Essential criteria
- Diploma/degree in physiotherapy
- Current HCPC certificate
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical field in rotations
- Post-graduate experiences including experience as a junior in a broad rotational post. Providing a broad range of experience in orthopaedics, elderly care, medical, surgical, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions
- Experience of providing stroke care in the UK at a minimum of band 5 level
- Working knowledge of a broad range of musculoskeletal, neurological and older people condition
- To possess expert therapeutic handling skills
- Proven ability to work as part of a physiotherapy team and/or multidisciplinary team
- Experience supervising student physiotherapists or physiotherapy assistant/technical instructors
- Basic resuscitation, updated annually
- Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications
- Standard keyboard skills
- Presentation skills
- Knowledge of the relevant NSFs and clinical guidelines
- Demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Able to maintain judgement under pressure
- Ability to work in the community without direct supervision
- Able to contribute to weekend working rota
- Must have a current driving licence and be able to transport self and occasionally passengers or equipment by vehicle within the community
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience, at Band 6 level, in stroke or neurology
- To be able to provide education and advice on ergonomic risk assessment and continuing management, to patients and members of the multidisciplinary team / family /carers
- Experience of implementation of clinical guidelines
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
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Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Stroke and Neuro Physiotherapist
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
The primary function of this role is to provide a high standard of physiotherapy, to people with stroke and neurological conditions in the inpatient acute and rehab stroke units and in the Community Stroke and Neuro Rehab Team.
You will provide physiotherapy assessment and treatment, including the assessment of people with complex physical disability.
Main duties of the job
This post will form part of a Neuro Physiotherapy rotation, which also includes:
- Rotation through different parts of the Stroke and Neuro service.
- There may be a requirement to work within different service areas as workload demands
- The post-holder will provide physiotherapy assessment and treatment including assessment of people with complex physical disability
- This role includes shifts rostered to work Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays
- We may consider a band 5-6 developmental post depending on experience.
About us
The Acute stroke unit is based at Torbay Hospital and admits 650 people with stroke each year; the stroke and neuro rehabilitation unit is at Templer ward Newton Abbot Hospital and admits 240 people with stroke each year. Templer ward is a rehab unit with 15 stroke beds and 5 neuro rehab beds.
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