Remote or Virtual - Clinical Team Lead Physiotherapist/ OT/ SLT

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Burnley; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job description

New challenge!

We are looking to recruit x3 part time roles for a Physiotherapist, Occupational therapist and Speech and language therapist. The hours of these roles will be discussed at interview and are dependent on successful candidates and current available funding.

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and forward-thinking individual to take up the role of clinical specialists for the NeuroRehab Online (NROL) service. This is an exciting opportunity for clinicians to develop digital skills to support virtual groups for rehabilitation and self-management within the current NROL service.

All roles will be fixed-term contracts ending on the 24th February 2026.

As part of this role, you'll help create and implement new therapy groups into the NROL programme while facilitating the delivery of these online groups with patients.

You will be a healthcare professional with a strong clinical background, ideally with experience in stroke and neurorehabilitation. You will have excellent clinical qualities and experience treating patients in the community. You will be responsible for reviewing current group content while developing new online groups. A large part of your role will be delivering the NROL groups to up to 15 patients per session, with the aim of increasing therapy frequency and intensity for our patients as per national clinical guidelines, and continuing to improve patient outcomes and experience.

You will work closely with all staff within NROL and referring teams, ensuring high quality, effective, and efficient care for patients. You will work in partnership with Operational Leads, Clinical Service Leads, and the NROL lead.

ELHT is the host organisation with delivery involving patients and therapists from across the providers in the Lancashire & South Cumbria ICB and in collaboration with Lancaster University.

An ability to work virtually and across all sites at ELHT as required is essential.

Established in 2003, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated healthcare organisation providing high-quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen. Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal, and effective care. We currently provide high-quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.

The NROL team has been delivering virtual group therapy for over three years, establishing a community of practice in stroke & neurorehabilitation, with NROL embedded as part of service delivery across Lancashire & South Cumbria.

NROL is an innovative online program providing virtual rehabilitation group therapy and self-management for stroke and neurological patients. The post will support a funding bid into ways to scale and develop the NROL model further to meet national guidelines for therapy post-stroke. You will be working closely with Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists, Assistants, researchers at Lancaster University, technology support, and admin within the NROL service, along with receiving support from SameYou charity, Health Innovation North West Coast, and ELAROS digital technology company.

For further details or informal visits, contact:
Name: Adam Partington
Job title: NROL Operational Lead
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 01282 803757