Senior Neuro Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Salisbury, SP2 8BJView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 October 2026
3 days leftJob description
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative and dynamic place to work. Our values - Patient Centred and Safe, Professional, Responsive and Friendl...
Our ideal candidate will be confident with appropriate experience, clearly able to demonstrate a desire to actively participate in all aspects of the role. They must be willing and able to lead on various elements of the work in this exciting and demanding acute area of physiotherapy. The successful candidate must be an effective team player with excellent communication and organisational skills. They will be able to demonstrate clear clinical reasoning and have the ability to explain their decisions and actions in a way that all concerned will be able to understand. They must also be able to demonstrate evidence of recent learning and examples of continued professional and clinical development.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years NHS experience post qualification
- Experience of service development
- Diploma or degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registration
- Range of postgraduate experience across core areas in an acute setting
- Experience of working with stroke and/or neurological conditions
Desirable: - Experience of supervising students; - Experience of qualified staff / unqualified staff
Additional
Essential
- Evidence of neuro-specific CPD from internal and external courses
- Desire to work at Salisbury Foundation Trust
- Desire to work with stroke/neurological conditions
Desirable: - Evidence of teaching others
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of MDT working
- Evidence of good communication skills
- Evidence of complex discharge planning
- Evidence of autonomous working
- Evidence of priortisation skills
Desirable
- Evidence of deputising in absence of senior staff
- Leading group sessions
- Evidence of representing the therapy team at ward-level meetings e.g. MDT meetings, care reviews, handovers
- Evidence of developing stroke-specific skills within practice
How to apply
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First seen
17 September 2026
Last checked
21 September 2026
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