NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group
Clinical Specialist in Stroke

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Exciting Opportunity for HCPC Registered OT or Physio
An exciting opportunity has arisen for expert HCPC registered OT or Physio to work in collaboration with the service operational lead to clinically lead and develop the North Mersey stroke therapy service. The service is nationally recognised as a centre of excellence for stroke care due to its unique Stroke Emergency Assessment centre providing national standard assessment and access to treatment including thrombolysis and thrombectomy due to its co-location with the Walton neuroscience centre.
Role Overview
We are looking for someone with advanced assessment and therapeutic diagnosis skills and able to formulate treatment plans for complex stroke presentations. You will need experience of leading service improvement initiatives and implementing evidenced based practice within a clinical inpatient setting. You will work across the stroke units on the Aintree and Broadgreen hospital sites and provide clinical support and supervision to the acute neuro outlier team at Royal Liverpool hospital.
Responsibilities
- Clinical leadership and supervisory responsibilities for band 7 team leads
- Work collaboratively with existing therapy leads to support operational management of acute and rehab teams across the stroke pathway (including cross site working)
- Demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills
- Work effectively as part of a well-established multi-disciplinary team
- Provide clinical assessment and therapy treatment at an expert level with a knowledge of national standards across all therapy professions
- Support the training and development of experienced band 7 therapists including providing supervision and appraisal
- Lead on clinical effectiveness across the stroke pathway overseeing research and innovation with a view to maintain evidence-based practice in accordance with national guidelines for stroke rehab in adults
- Analyse clinical performance data and apply complex critical thinking to identify areas for improvement to evolve the service as national guidance changes
- Develop effective time management skills to deliver direct clinical care to patients with service development and team supervisory responsibilities
- Oversee the clinical leadership and supervision structures to ensure regular clinical supervision and appraisals across multi-therapy professions
- Critically review the therapy needs of the stroke patients and develop clinical therapy pathways for optimising patient engagement with rehab, to improve SSNAP performance which will lead to improved long patient outcomes
- Work in collaboration with the Stroke pathway Therapy lead and teams to review service performance data and identify service priorities to support delivery of North Mersey stroke strategy
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About the Trust
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.


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UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Stephanie Clay
- Job title: Inpatient Therapy Lead
- Telephone number: 0151 529 3268
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