Physiotherapist - Stroke Rehabilitation
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 to join our Inpatient Stroke Team based at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr (YYF). This will be on a fixed term contract to cover a secondment. The successful candidate will support the delivery of physiotherapy for sub-acute and rehabilitation patients across the pathway.The post holder will also support the management of patients with other neurological conditions as required.
Although based at YYF the post holder will occasionally be required to work on the Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit at the Grange University Hospital.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a forward-thinking clinician with the skills to combine specialist clinical practice with innovation. You will be committed to following best practice and speciality guidelines with the promotion of high-quality physiotherapy services.The successful post holder needs to be flexible, motivated, and committed to put the patient’s strengths, voice, choice and control at the centre of any interventions. You will have demonstrable leadership qualities, excellent communication and time management skills with proven abilities to build networks across sites and disciplines.
You will work alongside clinical specialists and the Clinical Lead physiotherapist to develop your skills, knowledge and experience across the four pillars of practice.
The successful applicant will be actively involved in the education, supervision and mentoring of more junior staff and physiotherapy undergraduate students.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
This post is fixed term for 7 months due to - meet the needs of the service
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career.The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes.We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020.Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Other Requirements
Essential criteria- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
- Ability to adapt to changes in work routine
- The physical ability to perform and manage all aspects of manual handling demanded by the role
- Maintains professional standards
Experience
Essential criteria- Broad range of post graduate clinical experience
- Has undertaken a rotation within Stroke /Neuro rehabilitation
- Experience of participating in and delivering IST programmes
- Worked in UK as HCPC registered PT
- Evidence of working unsupervised
- Participated in on-call and 7 day working where appropriate
- Previous band 6 position
- Experience of participation in or contributing to service development projects
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria- Degree/diploma in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registered
- Specialist training and or experience in stroke/ neuro rehabilitation
- Completion of Clinical Educators Course or Equivalent
- Appropriate range of postgraduate clinical education
- MCSP
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria- Ability to discuss the clinical reasoning process in the management of routine cases
- The ability to identify and act upon adverse clinical signs
- The ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Evidence of initiative and time management
- Awareness and ability to be understand clinical governance
- Has an understanding of the challenges facing the NHS
- Evidence of CPD
- Ability to demonstrate critical appraisal skills
- Commitment to participating in clinical and organisational audit
- Good verbal and written communication skills when interacting with the MDT, clients and their families
- Awareness of relevant national and local clinical guidelines
- Commitment to research
- Commitment to teaching at an undergraduate and postgraduate level
- IT Literate
- Ability to speak Welsh