Physiotherapy Clinical lead - Neurorehabilitation
Powys Teaching Health Board
Newtown, SY16 2DW
Salary
£50,129 to £57,365
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 September 2026
2 days left
Job description
Powys Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team (CNRT) looks forward to welcoming a Clinical Lead Physiotherapist to join our team. This is a special...
Powys CNRT specialises in therapeutic rehabilitation and management strategies for adults with progressive and non-progressive neurological disability and includes:
- Consultant Therapist
- Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist
- Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Dietitians
- Motor Neuro Care Coordinator
- Therapy support workers
- Administrative coordinator
CNRT operates Weekdays 8:30am - 4:30pm. This role is based at Newtown hospital covering a community caseload mainly across north Powys together with band 6 Physiotherapist colleague, for whom the band 7 has supervision responsibilities.
Main responsibilities include
- Provide Highly Specialist Physiotherapy to patients with neurological disability.
- Ensure high standards of clinical care within the team, through performance monitoring, supervision and the training and development of others.
- To act as a source of expertise in the holistic management of neurological needs, providing strategies and education to patients, carers/families, professionals and other services involved as part of an interdisciplinary approach to patient care.
- Working collaboratively alongside nursing and our MDT colleagues both internally and externally to PTHB
- To activity engage in CPD and service development work.
- To develop others both clinically and professionally through education, supervision, training, audit and service improvement.
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We're also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registration
- Advanced accredited training at master's level or equivalent
Desirable
- Membership of the CSP
- MSc within relevant specialty
- Post-graduate qualification up to post grad diploma level in relevant area
- Relevant leadership courses/qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Significant postgraduate experience relevant to specialty
- Significant experience managing a complex caseload working within relevant specialty
- Experience in multiagency team working within specialist area
- Evidence of supporting clinical governance requirements, including codes of conduct
- Leadership of relevant networks/practice groups
- Experience in audit, research and service evaluation
- Experience in presenting to a range of audiences
Desirable
- Experience in leading a team
- Experience of service planning and development across professional boundaries
- Experience of postgraduate teaching
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Proven advanced clinical practice and clinical reasoning skills to specialist level
- Ability to reflect on own performance, plan, prioritise and delegate own and others workload
- Ability to work effectively within a team and independently
- Possess excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills to all stakeholders including patients
- Ability to maintain accurate and legible clinical records and statistical information
- Ability to lead change
- Ability in coaching, mentoring, supervising and training
- Ability to emotionally adapt and demonstrate empathy and negotiation skills
- Ability to adapt work patterns and maintain high levels of concentration, alertness and awareness in unpredictable environments
- Ability to set priorities and deliver and evaluate performance outcomes
Desirable
- Management and leadership skills
- Extensive research skills
- Some ability to speak, read and/or write Welsh, or an eagerness to learn
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel and to work in a variety of sites based on need
- Prepared to work flexibly over the weekend if needed to meet service demands
Desirable
- Membership of appropriate special interest groups
- Clear vision of role and commitment to specialty
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
19 August 2026
Last checked
21 August 2026
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