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Whittington Health NHS Trust
About
Whittington Health NHS Trust aims to help local people live longer and healthier lives by providing safe, personal, coordinated care for the community we serve.
We provide hospital and community care services to 500,000 people living in Islington and Haringey as well as other London boroughs including Barnet, Enfield, Camden and Hackney. As one organisation providing both hospital and community services, we are known as an ‘integrated care organisation’.
We have an income of £350 million and over 4,400 staff delivering care across north London.
Our priority is to provide the right care, at the right time and in the right place for our patients. We provide a large range of services from the hospital, including accident and emergency (A&E), maternity, diagnostic, therapy and elderly care. We also run services from 30 community locations in Islington and Haringey. Over the past year we have reviewed and developed services to make them stronger and better support the needs of patients.
As an integrated care organisation we bring high quality services closer to home and speed up communication between community and hospital services, improving our patients’ experience. Key to our approach is partnering with patients, carers, GPs, social care, mental health and other healthcare providers.
Our organisation has a highly-regarded educational role. We teach undergraduate medical students (as part of UCL Medical School) and nurses and therapists throughout the year, alongside providing a range of educational packages for postgraduate doctors and other healthcare professional.
Contact
- Address
- Whittington Health NHS Trust
- Magdala Avenue
- London
- N19 5NF
Highly Specialised Physiotherapist –Neurology/Complex Multi-Pathology
Closed for applications on: 7-Jul-2026 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 7-Jul-2026 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- Whittington Hospital
- Address
- Magdala Avenue
- Town
- London
- Postcode
- N10 5NF
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity leave cover)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Weekend and on call hours by agreement)
Salary
- Salary
- £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inclusive of HCAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust.
For our current apprenticeship vacancies, please go to https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship and use Keyword ‘Whittington’
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Job overview
We are seeking a skilled & enthusiastic Band 7 Physiotherapist with experience of working in neurology and with a complex multi-pathology caseload. You will be committed to deliver high quality, patient centred therapy, demonstrating the value of physiotherapy interventions and striving for the best outcomes.
You will have advanced clinical assessment skills in neuro-physiotherapy designing treatment plans to promote functional improvement. You will work closely with the Highly Specialised OT and as part of a Neuro AHP MDT.
You will support patient flow with timely assessment of complex patients making recommendations for discharge including home based support, inpatient or specialised inpatient rehabilitation and support other staff with decision making..
An integral part of your role will be training and developing staff to gain skills in neuro-physiotherapy assessment and treatment to enable ward level management of patients and to be an expert resource for staff.
We are committed to developing our staff, providing opportunities to enhance skills and knowledge, working with senior role models in a nurturing and supportive environment.
Our teams of OT's and PT's work in integrated clinical specialities and are well supported by Clinical Leads.
You will have access to training and development. We actively encourage quality improvement and audit to shape and evaluate our services. The Trust run's an AHP fellowship programme for future aspiring leaders.
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To take a lead role in the Physiotherapy management of patient’s presenting to the service with neurological conditions and impairments for example, traumatic and acquired brain injury, spinal cord injury and progressive neurological conditions. The post holder will also be required to in-reach into the Intensive Care Unit to provide Physiotherapy advice/intervention for patients where a prolonged ITU stay may put them at risk of a significant deterioration in function.
To be an autonomous practitioner providing evidence-based Physiotherapy assessment and treatment within the specialty for patients with acute and complex presentations. To be competent to manage this caseload of patients, demonstrating high-level problem-solving ability, clinical reasoning skills and own independent judgement.
To work closely and in collaboration with the equivalent Highly Specialised Occupational Therapist (OT) post in the team to manage therapy needs for the neurology/complex multi-pathology caseload.
To ensure that both profession specific treatments and interventions and those where a joint working focus are required are delivered in a timely, effective and consistent manner.
To work in collaboration with the Highly Specialised OT to agree patient centred goals for the allocated caseload and the appropriate use of outcome measures to demonstrate efficacy of intervention.
Please refer to full job description
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see full job description and person specification attached for this role. Please consider the person specification when competing the application form.
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
- Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
- Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
- Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
- Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
- Participate in required training and supervision.
- Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Your application form –
- Provide only business email address for your referees – we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
- Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.
Our processes –
- Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
- If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
- Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems – occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
- Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.
Other important information –
- You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here
- Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
- In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.
If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided
The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Hold a recognised degree or diploma in Physiotherapy
- Current HCPC registration
- Evidence of relevant post graduate courses or training to post-graduate degree/diploma level
- IELTS Level 7 - Essential for overseas applicants
- Evidence of CPD completion in line with HCPC registration requirements
Desirable criteria
- Member of relevant clinical special interest groups/sections.
- Introductory Leadership/Management Course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of work experience acquired at a minimum of band 6 level, working as a Physiotherapist assessing and treating clients with neurological conditions and complex needs in acute or rehabilitation settings.
- Relevant post graduate clinical experience, working in within Neurosciences, Neuro trauma and acquired Neurological conditions in the NHS
- Relevant post graduate clinical experience, working in within Neurosciences, Neuro trauma and acquired Neurological conditions.
- Experience of undertaking comprehensive neurological assessment and treatments with clients presenting with a range of physical impairments.
- Experience of using a range of assessments and treatment approaches for clients with a multi-pathology presentation.
- Experience of managing a clinically complex caseload as an autonomous practitioner
- Experience of successful partnership working with statutory and third sector providers and agencies.
- Experience of appropriately advocating for patients with the MDT and wider system partners
- Experience of delivering formal and informal teaching
- Experience of supervising and appraising staff and students.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of neurological upper and lower limb management including management of spasticity
- Experience of rehabilitating patients in an ITU setting
- Experience of promoting the Physiotherapy role within an MDT setting
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Highly specialist knowledge of Physiotherapy in the management of patients with neurological conditions
- Knowledge of the range of standardised and non- standardised assessments and treatment approaches for use with client with neurological presentations.
- An understanding of relevant clinical guidelines and the current best evidence in relation to therapy for clients with neurological conditions and impairments.
- Knowledge of the role of statutory and non-statutory services in supporting people with neurological impairment or those requiring complex disability management
- Understanding of quality improvement process and audit and their practical application
- Knowledge of equipment pertaining to mobility, seating, positioning, splinting and pressure care for patients who require complex disability management.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of risk assessment and risk management in relation to clinical work area/practices
- Knowledge of HR processes relating to managing staff performance, absence,
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- The ability to analyse clinical and non-clinical complex facts and situations which, require the interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
- Excellent organisational skills, and the ability to competently prioritise a caseload for self and others.
- Evidence of ability to consistently and effectively supervise and delegate and monitor work given to team members and students
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to communicate complex information in a clear way.
- Able to deliver training to other staff including those from other disciplines.
- Intermediate computer and IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of involvement in quality improvement work, and the ability to implement changes as a result.
Other Qualities
Essential criteria
- Worked in the NHS or equivalent UK setting
- Physical ability to carry out the role, which involves manual handling of patients and frequent moderate effort and concentration for periods of time.
- Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in work role and skill transference when required to meet service needs.
- Ability to work core hours and participate in on call and weekend rota’s on a pro-rata basis
- Documented evidence of continuous professional development in line with HCPC standards
- Be able to work under pressure in an acute work environment and with challenging patient presentations
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Wale
- Job title
- Clinical Manager PT/OT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0207 288 5673
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
- Certificate of Sponsorship
- Telephone
- If you have any queries, please contact NLPSS Recruitment Helpdesk tel. 020 3758 2060
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