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Bank Highly Specialist Neurology Physiotherapist

Job Introduction

Make a lasting difference to the lives of people living with complex neurological conditions.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Highly Specialist Neurology Physiotherapist to join our Community Neuro and Stroke Service on a bank basis.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a specialist multidisciplinary service that provides rehabilitation and ongoing management for adults living with complex neurological conditions. The service supports individuals with a wide range of long-term neurological diagnoses, including:

• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
• Stroke
• Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
• Other progressive and acquired neurological conditions

Initially, the successful candidate will work within the Neurology Outpatient Physiotherapy Service, with the opportunity to develop their skills and contribute to the specialist spasticity service over time.

Our aim is to improve independence, health, and wellbeing by providing timely, person-centred interventions that enable individuals to achieve their own meaningful goals and maximise their quality of life.

Package Description

As a Bank Highly Specialist Neurology Physiotherapist, you’ll be working as part of the HCRG Care Group Team. As well as the attractive hourly rates of pay, at HCRG Care Group you will benefit from:

• £28.05 an hour 
• Self-booking and access to all bank shifts! Staff are given access to all Bank shifts within their Business Unit and can self-book providing they meet the shift requirements.
• Request a Duty – Staff can make shifts or Day Off requests prior to the creation of a roster up to six weeks in advance. This helps promote a better work life balance and allows for personal commitments to be met
• HCRG Care Group is pleased to offer access to Wagestream - which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.
• Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards
• Opportunities to work in different areas and various different services to gain new knowledge and experience
• Access to our Strive for Better networks, a national support and professional network made up of NHS professionals like you, giving you the chance to constantly develop industry-leading care and quality
• Access to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online and by telephone including; counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters
• Free statutory and mandatory training, as well as access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills and in-house opportunities continuing your professional development
• Innovative forward-thinking culture with the opportunity to put forward your ideas to contribute to the way we work. You will be encouraged to apply for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our patients and service users
• Rewarding and supportive teams, you will be recognised and have opportunities to recognise others by nominating for local and national awards annually and taking part in our new virtual “Ask our Executives” event, where you can submit questions to the board and hear updates regularly on company strategy and objectives

Main Responsibilities

• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
• Deliver specialist assessment, rehabilitation, and management for adults with complex neurological conditions, developing personalised, evidence-based treatment plans.
• Manage a diverse outpatient caseload, working collaboratively with patients and carers to achieve meaningful, person-centred goals and promote independence.
• Provide specialist advice, education, training, and equipment assessments to support effective long-term condition management.
• Contribute to the development and expansion of the Neurology and Spasticity Service across BANES, Swindon, and Wiltshire, helping to shape high-quality service delivery.
• Develop expertise within the specialist spasticity pathway, including supporting botulinum toxin clinics and working towards independent prescribing competencies.
• Share knowledge and provide clinical leadership through supervision, mentoring, training, and support for physiotherapy colleagues and students.
• Support service improvement, research, innovation, and continuous professional development to ensure the delivery of high-quality neurological rehabilitation services.

Essential Criteria

• Degree-level qualification in Physiotherapy (or equivalent professional qualification).
• Current HCPC registration.
• Significant experience working with people with neurological conditions.
• Experience working effectively within multidisciplinary teams and alongside health, social care, and voluntary sector partners.
• Strong clinical knowledge of neurological rehabilitation and the impact of long-term conditions on patients and carers.
• Experience working across a range of settings, including outpatient services.
• Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development within neurological rehabilitation.
• Ability to manage a complex caseload independently and prioritise effectively.
• Experience providing supervision, education, and support to colleagues and students.
• Flexible approach with the ability to adapt to changing service demands.
• Good IT skills and experience using clinical systems and digital technologies.

Desirable Criteria

• Postgraduate Diploma or Master's degree in a relevant clinical specialty or management.
• Experience of spasticity management and working within a specialist spasticity clinic.
• Advanced knowledge of professional, national, and organisational standards relating to neurological services.
• Experience leading service improvement, service redesign, or quality improvement initiatives.
• Training and experience in management and leadership practices.
• Experience supporting workforce development through teaching, mentoring, and training programmes.

For full details of the role, responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the attached Job Description.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. 

Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. 

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. 

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can. 

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. 

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