Band 7 Clinical Specialist Neurology Physiotherapist

Job summary
BAND 7 CLINICAL SPECIALIST NEUROLOGY PHYSIOTHERAPIST - ACUTE MEDICINE
Permanent | 31.8 hours per week

Come and join a forward-thinking, driven Acute Medicine Therapy Team that prioritises patient care and your professional and personal development. We are seeking a positive, proactive clinician with leadership and specialist Neurology skills to help build a strong future for therapy.

You will manage a clinical caseload, providing advanced specialist assessment and intervention for patients in ringfenced Neurology beds and across medical wards. You may also offer advice and guidance to therapists managing complex Neurology patients elsewhere in the hospital. Additionally, you will support team members and students, contributing to their training and development. You will play a key role in service development, ensuring alignment with national guidelines and up-to-date evidence-based Neurology practice. We work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to achieve the best patient outcomes.

We are an integrated department of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians and assistants, with strong links across the multidisciplinary team and community colleagues. Core hours are 08:00-16:00 with flexibility available. You will also contribute to the Acute Medicine Therapy Team seven-day roster.

A development Band 6-7 post would be considered for the right applicant.

Main duties of the job
You will manage a complex caseload of neurological patients, including traumatic brain injury, Guillain-Barr syndrome, functional neurological disorder, MND, MS, and Parkinson's among others. Alongside your caseload, you will support and train team members, requiring strong prioritisation, organisational and time management skills to balance clinical and non-clinical duties.

You will use advanced assessment skills to formulate, implement and evaluate individualised treatment and rehabilitation plans. Advanced communication skills are essential to support a multidisciplinary approach and maintain effective dialogue with the team and wider colleagues.

As the sole Neurology specialist therapist, you will provide tailored training and support to develop the wider team's Neurology skills. Although primarily working with Neurology patients, you will also support caseloads across Acute Medicine wards when required.

You will undertake non-clinical duties including chairing meetings, contributing to in-service development, and training/supervising students, therapy assistant practitioners and Band 5 and 6 colleagues, including formal appraisal documentation.

You will be involved in measuring and evaluating practice through evidence-based projects, audit and outcome measures, enabling you to recommend and lead change within Neurology. You may also ensure adequate staffing levels, absence management and staff wellbeing in the absence of a Team Leader.

About us
The James Paget is a vibrant university hospital providing the best possible care to the people of East Norfolk and North Suffolk. Situated on the coast with beautiful beaches and the Broads National Park on the doorstep we are within commuting distance of Norwich City.

The Integrated Therapy Department is positive and forward-thinking, always striving to improve services. Our links with the Research Department are growing with joint projects being worked on. Our therapists represent the Trust at CSP, RCOT, BOA and BGS conferences.

Personal and professional development is key. We are developing our research and innovation strategy in line with the national AHP Strategy. We will support you in achieving your career goals through our well-structured supervision and appraisal system, actively encouraging utilisation of training courses (clinical, non-clinical and leadership skills) with use of CPD funding. You will be supported to provide education to your team but also to our wider workforce.

We also support development of our future workforce through our close links with the University of East Anglia, University of Suffolk, and City College Norwich providing teaching and placements to apprentices, and undergraduate and postgraduate students. Onsite parking/car shares are available.

Details
Date posted: 20 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year, per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 177-EMER-8145049
Job locations: James Paget University Hospital, Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, NR31 6LA, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• To lead advanced assessment and treatment of patients on Acute Medicine wards, primarily with neurological conditions, while supporting the wider team with multi-pathology, palliative care needs, osteoarthritis, cardiac conditions, frailty and bariatric patients, often with highly complex and/or chronic presentations and barriers to communication
• To use advanced clinical reasoning to determine diagnosis, treatment, onward referrals, and maintain records as an autonomous practitioner
• To plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate the Acute Medicine Therapy Team service, prioritising and delegating appropriately
• To support Team Leaders in managing staff attendance in line with Trust policies, including completing return-to-work interviews
• To support staff wellbeing and signpost to relevant support networks
• To work closely with other James Paget University Hospital therapy teams to receive referrals and use patient information to prioritise workload
• To assist in developing team goals with Team Leaders, Professional Leads and the Integrated Therapies Clinical Lead, and support their achievement
• To provide highly specialist advice and teaching to the Acute Medicine Therapy Team and wider multidisciplinary team
• To keep up to date with research and developments, identify team learning needs and arrange training as required
• To be proactive in service and individual development within the team, implementing changes as appropriate
• To organise and lead clinical audits, monitor service quality, and delegate work as required
• To work a rostered seven-day service
• In the absence of a Team Leader, you will deputise and provide day-to-day team leadership

We offer

• raining and development opportunities
• Protected CPD time
• Generous annual leave: 27 days on appointment, 29 days after five years service, and 33 days after 10 years service
• NHS pension scheme
• NHS discounts
• Salary Sacrifice car scheme
• Employee celebration - regular staff awards
• International peer support group and celebration events
• Neurodiversity support
• Health and Wellbeing Service, including counselling, physiotherapy, mental health, and menopause support etc.
• Career pathway development, supportive PDP to help you achieve your goals
• Social events
• Long service recognition
• Single accommodation on site for new staff
• Occupational therapy specific training in an integrated therapy department
• Recruitment support
• Excellent maternity package

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
• Current Health and Care Professions Council registration
• Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses/CPD
• Undertaken a student/fieldwork educators' course
• Leadership training
• Coaching/supervision training

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Band 6 experience and knowledge working in a range of inpatient areas with additional significant experience assessing and treating patients with a range of neurology conditions and associated respiratory complications
• Demonstrates specialist clinical skills within area including complex case management, e.g. manual handling, posture management, contracture prevention, mental capacity, discharge planning
• Experience working in a fast paced, high-pressure environment
• Significant experience of team working including integrated teams
• Sound knowledge of neurology conditions/rehabilitation and discharge planning
• Evidence of involvement in service development, e.g. working on projects
• Training and clinical supervision of clinical staff and students and other disciplines including the teaching of specialist skills
• Demonstrates self-directional learning and the ability to evaluate own performance
• Audit experience

Skills, Abilities and Competencies
Essential

• Leadership skills, including team building and supporting others
• Self-motivated, proactive and resourceful
• Ability to use own initiative and problem solve and make decisions
• Ability to act as an autonomous practitioner, organising, prioritising and delegating workload as appropriate
• Good communication skills, including empathy, motivational and assertiveness skills
• Able to work well with others and pass on skills and knowledge
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and prioritise accordingly
• Ability to work flexibly across clinical areas and adapt to the needs of the service, particularly when the service is under pressure
• Role requires the ability to travel within the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area. Should hold a full current driving licence or be able to make own travelling arrangements to fulfil the duties of the post, including visits to patients' homes with and without patients, delivery of equipment etc.
• IT skills

Other
Essential

• Evidence of motivation for Band 7 role
• Ability to take on responsibilities and additional duties
• Motivation for area and James Paget University Hospital Trust

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).

Employer details
Employer name: James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: James Paget University Hospital, Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, NR31 6LA, United Kingdom
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Integrated Therapies Administrator
Julie Power
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