Specialist Physiotherapist – Neuro Rehabilitation | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The Community Based Neuro Rehabilitation Team in BHFT is an established team delivering Specialist Neuro Rehabilitation for over 16 years. The team work collaboratively with other teams including Headway, the Stroke Association and other NHS and Social Care Teams.

We are very excited to be able to be recruiting for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the Earlier Supported Discharge (ESD) team for Stroke Rehabilitation based in the East Berkshire Locality.

As Specialist Physiotherapist in Neuro Rehabilitation, you will provide clinical delivery of Physiotherapy to patients.

This role is for 30 hours a week at Band 6 level. The role is within an MDT working closely together. The MDT consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Clinical Neuro Psychologists, Stroke Nurses and Administrators.

Within ESD we are supporting patients to continue their rehabilitation at home from acute stroke units. Making rehabilitation at home meaningful and patient centred.

The team are an exceptional group of people who are highly engaged, innovative, forward thinking and most importantly patient centred in the rehabilitation they offer. Feedback from patient is consistently excellent and staff survey results are very strong.

The working pattern will be 30 hours a week

Work base is St Marks Hospital with rehabilitation being delivered in patients’ home and other appropriate community settings.

Key responsibilities

Clinical delivery of specialist Physiotherapy for patients needing Neurorehabilitation

To undertake comprehensive assessment of patients and formulate their treatment plan

Delegate effectively to therapy Assistants

To communicate effectively and collaboratively with other colleagues and teams within and outside of the NHS

To contribute to the development of neurological rehabilitation services within Berkshire working closely with the Team Leads for CBNRT and ESD and other members of the team

To be actively involved in the collection of appropriate data and statistics for the use of the department.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at

Berkshire Healthcare are

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

The “must haves” for this role

1.Degree-level education (or equivalent) & current professional registration

2.Experience in neurorehabilitation with the ability to support the case with complex case formulation and management of complex cases

3. Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams

4. Excellent communication, organisational and decision-making skills

5. Car driver, access to a vehicle and willingness to travel to sites where the team are based in Berkshire

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contact Lisa Ellis Service Lead for Neuro Rehabilitation via email Lisa.Ellis@berkshire.nhs.uk or 07771344281 who’ll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

This advert closes on Wednesday 22 Jul 2026