Associate Practitioner Neuro Physiotherapy

Associate Practitioner Neuro Physiotherapy

The closing date is 01 February 2026

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The Long-Term Conditions Subdivision of the Community Specialist Division of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust delivers a wide range of clinical services across Portsmouth and Hampshire, providing personalised, integrated care that supports health and wellbeing for those patients in our care.

The Community Neurology Service, based in Portsmouth provides specialist neurological assessments and goal-focused treatment plans to enhance independence, support with the progression of their neurological condition and improve quality of life. Care is delivered in settings that best meet individual needs, including patients' homes, outpatient clinics, and community locations such as local gyms.

The Neuro Physiotherapy outpatient team, based at the Neuro Gym, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, treat patients from Portsmouth and some GP surgery's in Hampshire. They provide individual and group treatment which is based upon jointly agreed realistic and achievable goals between the patient and therapist in an outpatient setting.

The post holder will be working alongside a multidisciplinary team that supports patients with conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Motor Neurone Disease, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and other complex neurological disorders.

The Associate Practitioner will play an active role within the Community Neurology Service, delivering high-quality, efficient, and effective care to patients.

The post holder will assume responsibility for delegated aspects of healthcare delivery, working within a scope of practice under the guidance of the Physiotherapy Team. They will work within relevant legal and ethical frameworks and in accordance with organisational protocols and policies.

The Associate Practitioner will demonstrate proficiency and competence, meeting the required qualifications outlined in the person specification. They will continue to develop through acquiring additional skills, knowledge and competencies in response to patient, service, and team needs.

The Associate Practitioner will be involved in the assessment and delivery of physiotherapy interventions for patients with a neurological condition, having the responsibility of delivering care to patients within a defined caseload without direct supervision. They will provide treatment to patients, monitoring patient progression, modifying and progressing treatment programmes as required and discharging patients or referring back to the registered physiotherapist when goals have been achieved.

The post holder will work predominantly within the Community Neuro Service (based from St Mary's Community Campus), flexibly supporting the Neuro Gym Outpatients as required.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

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