Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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Role summary
This Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist role focuses on providing clinical input and leadership for electrical stimulation services, primarily assessing and monitoring Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) for walking assistance in neurological impairment patients. The post holder will also be involved in observational video gait analysis for inpatients and outpatients, including those in amputee and neurological rehabilitation. Working alongside Clinical Scientists, the role includes data interpretation, reporting, and presenting at multidisciplinary meetings. There is scope to develop skills in instrumented gait analysis.
Essential criteria
- Graduate diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
Desirable criteria
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy or IPEM
- Evidence of relevant in-depth postgraduate study or qualification to a level equivalent to a Masters degree where this is available
- Minimum 4 years postgraduate experience including 2 years in a relevant clinical area, e.g. neuro rehabilitation
- Experience in the assessment and treatment of neurological conditions
- Experience of successfully contributing to a multidisciplinary team and awareness of the issues that accompany this
- Evidence of effective contribution to service development including service audit
- Experience in the clinical application of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) techniques
- Experience of developing others through CPD/PDP/Clinical supervision
- Membership of relevant clinical interest group, e.g. ACPIN/CMAS/IFESS/APCP/IPEM
- Previous experience of working within the NHS
- Evidence of awareness of techniques of clinical (instrumented) gait analysis
- Experience of the use and prescription of orthoses and serial casting
- Experience of the use and prescription of prosthetics
- Well developed influencing and negotiating skills
- Ability to manage own & other's time, workload and caseload effectively
- Ability to facilitate learning in others
- Ability to use effective written & verbal skills to overcome barriers to communication.
- Competent computer skills, e.g. Microsoft Office
- Drive and enthusiasm for clinical excellence using evidence base practice and clinical networks
- Self directed approach to learning and development
- Ability to prepare and give computer aided oral presentations to clinical colleagues and students
- Able to demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning and clinical decision making in the area of neuro-rehabilitation
- Understanding of clinical governance and its relevance
- In depth knowledge of gait
- Practical experience of gait assessment methods in the clinical environment, including video and observational methods
- In depth knowledge in the field of biomechanics
- In depth knowledge of electrical stimulation treatment
- Ability to take initiative, and work autonomously
- Committed to personal development
- Highly motivated and able to motivate others
- Flexible and able to cope with change and influence change
- Sensitive to the needs of clients and colleagues
- Able to demonstrate a patient / client centred approach
- Other
- Satisfactory clearance at enhanced level from Criminal Records Bureau / Disclosure and Barring Service
- Good organisational skills
- Able to work harmoniously with a diverse workforce and to deliver a quality service to people from different backgrounds, by including and embracing their varied needs
- Qualifications and Training
- Graduate diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy or IPEM
- Evidence of relevant in-depth postgraduate study or qualification to a level equivalent to a Masters degree where this is available
- Minimum 4 years postgraduate experience including 2 years in a relevant clinical area, e.g. neuro rehabilitation
- Experience in the assessment and treatment of neurological conditions
- Experience of successfully contributing to a multidisciplinary team and awareness of the issues that accompany this
- Evidence of effective contribution to service development including service audit
- Experience in the clinical application of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) techniques
- Experience of developing others through CPD/PDP/Clinical supervision
- Membership of relevant clinical interest group, e.g. ACPIN/CMAS/IFESS/APCP/IPEM
- Previous experience of working within the NHS
- Evidence of awareness of techniques of clinical (instrumented) gait analysis
- Experience of the use and prescription of orthoses and serial casting
- Experience of the use and prescription of prosthetics
- Well developed influencing and negotiating skills
- Ability to manage own & other's time,
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
The focus of this post is to provide clinical input and leadership support to the electrical stimulation services, primarily involving the assessment for and monitoring ongoing use of FES to assist walking. The user groups for this are people with neurological impairment of walking, for example MS or stroke
In addition the service collects both video and instrumented gait analysis data; including kinematics, kinetics, EMG and physical examination. The post holder will primarily involved with the observational video gait analysis of inpatients and outpatients, including those in amputee rehabilitation and inpatient neurological rehabilitation patients. All services are delivered alongside Clinical Scientists who provide technical and clinical expertise and will support effective service delivery. There is scope to build into support of the instrumented gait analysis service as the post holder develops their gait analysis skills. They would be responsible for data interpretation and reporting, along with presenting at multidisciplinary meetings where relevant. Data collection sessions are conducted alongside Clinical Scientists who provide technical expertise throughout and will also report and present data at MDTs in a similar
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