Clinical Lead Physiotherapist - Stroke

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Clinical Lead Physiotherapist - Stroke

The closing date is 28 September 2026

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist to lead the future development of Stroke services at York. As Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, you will have the unique opportunity to influence service transformation, drive innovation across the stroke pathway and ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care that meets national standards and responds to the recommendations of recent a stroke peer review and national stroke strategy priorities.

We are looking for someone with a good grounding in the four pillars, who will be able to provide expert clinical leadership , driving excellence in patient care and supporting the continued development of our highly regarded stroke services. Based primarily in York you will be collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and regional partners to ensure the highest standards of stroke rehabilitation and recovery.

If you are passionate about stroke care, service improvement and developing others, this role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on patients, staff and service delivery.

Interviews will be in face to face/in person on a date to be confirmed.

Main duties of the job

• Provide visible clinical leadership across stroke services, ensuring safe, effective and evidence-based physiotherapy practice.
• Autonomously manage a highly complex caseload of stroke patients across the pathway.
• Lead the evaluation of clinical quality, patient outcomes and service performance.
• Use highly specialist stroke rehabilitation skills to assess, treat and advise patients with complex neurological presentations.
• Promote and embed evidence-based practice aligned to national stroke standards and guidance.
• Deliver training, supervision and support to Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Therapy Support Workers, students and wider MDT colleagues.
• Create a culture of learning, reflection and professional development.
• Lead and contribute to audit, research and quality improvement projects.
• Influence service redesign and innovation across stroke rehabilitation services.
• Act as a specialist resource for stroke rehabilitation across the organisation.

About us

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

• HCPC Registered Physiotherapist
• Evidence of relevant structured CPD activities, Post graduate qualification relevant to role and clinical specialty
• Evidence of significant post graduate training within amputees
• Masters level study within relevant area of practice or research and evidence-based practice

Experience & Knowledge Required

• Experience in specialist role, including the management of a range of specialist conditions, with substantial evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal clinical supervision
• Evidence of ability to lead and act as an authority on the management of complex clinical presentations in specialist area
• Significant experience of delivering clinical treatment within specialist area
• Experienced in the identification and use of outcome measures to evaluate clinical treatment
• Significant experience of training/supporting others (including students) within specialist clinical area

Skills and Abilities

• Able to communicate complex information effectively, clearly, and accurately in plain simple language, both verbally and in writing.
• Committed to development and improvement of myself and the wider team.
• Use own initiative, exercise judgement, resolve problems and stay calm under pressure.

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.

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