Clinical Lead Physiotherapist - Stroke
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist to lead the development of Stroke services at York. The role involves influencing service transformation, driving innovation, and ensuring high-quality, evidence-based care. You will provide expert clinical leadership, focusing on patient care and the continued development of stroke services. The position requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and regional partners to maintain high standards of stroke rehabilitation.
Essential criteria
- HCPC Registered Physiotherapist
- Evidence of relevant structured CPD activities, Post graduate qualification relevant to role and clinical specialty
- Evidence of significant post graduate training within amputees
Desirable criteria
- Masters level study within relevant area of practice or research and evidence-based practice
- Experience & Knowledge Required
- Experience in specialist role, including the management of a range of specialist conditions, with substantial evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal clinical supervision
- Evidence of ability to lead and act as an authority on the management of complex clinical presentations in specialist area
- Significant experience of delivering clinical treatment within specialist area
- Experienced in the identification and use of outcome measures to evaluate clinical treatment
- Significant experience of training/supporting others (including students) within specialist clinical area
- Skills and Abilities
- Able to communicate complex information effectively, clearly, and accurately in plain simple language, both verbally and in writing.
- Committed to development and improvement of myself and the wider team.
- Use own initiative, exercise judgement, resolve problems and stay calm under pressure.
- Education, Qualifications and Training
- HCPC Registered Physiotherapist
- Evidence of relevant structured CPD activities, Post graduate qualification relevant to role and clinical specialty
- Evidence of significant post graduate training within amputees
- Masters level study within relevant area of practice or research and evidence-based practice
- Experience & Knowledge Required
- Experience in specialist role, including the management of a range of specialist conditions, with substantial evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal clinical supervision
- Evidence of ability to lead and act as an authority on the management of complex clinical presentations in specialist area
- Significant experience of delivering clinical treatment within specialist area
- Experienced in the identification and use of outcome measures to evaluate clinical treatment
- Significant experience of training/supporting others (including students) within specialist clinical area
- Skills and Abilities
- Able to communicate complex information effectively, clearly, and accurately in plain simple language, both verbally and in writing.
- Committed to development and improvement of myself and the wider team.
- Use own initiative, exercise judgement, resolve problems and stay calm under pressure.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Lead Physiotherapist - Stroke
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
This is a rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist to lead the future development of Stroke services at York. As Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, you will have the unique opportunity to influence service transformation, drive innovation across the stroke pathway and ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care that meets national standards and responds to the recommendations of recent a stroke peer review and national stroke strategy priorities. We are looking for someone with a good grounding in the four pillars, who will be able to provide expert clinical leadership , driving excellence in patient care and supporting the continued development of our highly regarded stroke services. Based primarily in York you will be collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and regional partners to ensure the highest standards of stroke rehabilitation and recovery.
If you are passionate about stroke care, service improvement and developing others, this role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on patients, staff and service delivery.
Interviews will be in face to face/in person on a date to be confirmed.
Main duties of the job
- Provide visible clinical leadership across s
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