Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Band 7 Advanced Physiotherapist - Acute Neurosciences

The closing date is 04 July 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity Band 7 full time permanent role is available within our dynamic and friendly acute Neurosciences team; this role has a Critical Care focus.This is a chance to work within a highly specialist team in Queen's Hospital Regional Neurosciences Centre. You will have opportunity to use advanced clinical skills across a wide range of elective and acute conditions, including acute spinal cord injury, acquired brain injury, neuro-oncology and acute neurology. The post-holder will be delivering clinical care, providing team supervision, and developing the service across our critical care and acute ward settings at Queen's Hospital; you will be working alongside highly specialist therapy colleagues within an integrated team.BHRUT is proud to boast our Cancer centre and hyper-acute Stroke unit. Queen's is a busy, diverse hospital covering three London boroughs. It is situated on the fringes of London with access also into the countryside of Essex.If you are interested in a full-time post, offering clinical and professional development opportunities within our specialist, skilled team, then apply today.

Main duties of the job

To hold responsibility for own caseload and assist and monitor the caseload of your team

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner working without direct supervision. Supervision is largely self-driven through seeking advice from Clinical Specialists and peers

Supervise, educate and assess the performance of staff within your team to ensure the standards of practice of the department are met.

To perform a highly advanced holistic physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis and develop and deliver a highly specialised treatment plan

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year.

The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Date posted

26 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£53,751 to £60,651 a year Per Annum Inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

162-6944-AV-A

Job locations

Across Site

Romford/Ilford

RM7 0AG

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Desirable

oLeadership training

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

oSubstantial clinical experience as a neurological Physiotherapist (including exposure to neurosurgical caseload).
oSubstantial clinical experience in treating complex neuro ventilated & non ventilated patients in an intensive care setting
oSubstantial experience at Band 6 level or above.

Desirable

oParticipation in on-call rotas
oExperience in administering trust policies e.g. sickness, performance etc.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Desirable

oLeadership training

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

oSubstantial clinical experience as a neurological Physiotherapist (including exposure to neurosurgical caseload).
oSubstantial clinical experience in treating complex neuro ventilated & non ventilated patients in an intensive care setting
oSubstantial experience at Band 6 level or above.

Desirable

oParticipation in on-call rotas
oExperience in administering trust policies e.g. sickness, performance etc.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Across Site

Romford/Ilford

RM7 0AG

Employer's website

https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Across Site

Romford/Ilford

RM7 0AG

Employer's website

https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)