Specialist Therapist​/Telerehabilitation Lead

Highly Specialist Therapist/Telerehabilitation Lead

The closing date is 13 July 2026

The Neuro-Rehab Service are looking to recruit an Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist or Speech and Language Therapist to work as part of our Integrated Community Stroke/Neuro Service. The opportunity is a highly specialist therapist to work part‑time and gain substantive employment within the service. The team support patients after a stroke and neurological conditions, enabling patients to continue to receive high quality, specialist and patient focused rehabilitation outside the hospital environment.

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state‑of‑the‑art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world‑class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role

Are you ready to shape the future of stroke and neurorehabilitation?

Are you passionate about telerehabilitation and looking to progress your career in stroke and neuro‑rehabilitation? Or are you an experienced neuro‑specialist therapist seeking a leadership opportunity with improved work‑life balance in an innovative, research‑active Trust?

If so, this could be the perfect role for you.

We are excited to offer an opportunity for a dynamic and experienced Highly Specialist Therapist (Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist or Speech & Language Therapist) to join our Stroke and Neuro‑Rehabilitation Service.

Join a team of forward‑thinking, supportive and dedicated clinicians, where you will be invested in, encouraged to grow, and supported to develop both as a clinical specialist and future leader.

This is a key Band 7 position with a specialist focus on telerehabilitation within our stroke and neuro‑rehabilitation pathways, supporting patients with sub‑acute and long‑term neurological conditions.

You will work as an autonomous practitioner, delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care while leading innovation and contributing to ongoing service development across the Trust. This post sits within either the Northern or Eastern Integrated Community Stroke/Neuro Service, with a cross‑service remit to develop and embed an integrated telerehabilitation offer across our Integrated Community Stroke/Neuro Services as well as Neuro‑Rehab Outpatients.

Our services support patients transitioning from inpatient to community settings, through delivering specialist, goal‑oriented rehabilitation aligned to national guidance. There’s a strong focus on improving access, intensity and continuity of therapy through actively developing telerehabilitation and group‑based approaches.

In this role, you will manage a complex caseload while also providing…