Senior Physiotherapist

Job overview

The service has a strong MDT of Occupational therapists, Speech and Language therapists, Psychologists, Neuro Specialist Nurses and Rehab Assistants.

You will be joining the service at an exciting time as we evaluate our service model and explore options for developing community and day-hospital based Neuro Rehabilitation. You will be involved in the formulation and realisation of this service development as it progresses.

The wider Neuro Services portfolio in RDaSH offers neuro rehabilitation services across Rotherham and Doncaster, with opportunities for services for in-services training, senior and peer supervision. You will also have responsibility to supervise students and delegate work to more junior staff.

The successful candidate will be an experienced, forward thinking, adaptable Neuro Physiotherapist who is able to autonomously manage a caseload of patients with a range of neurological illness and disability. They will be registered with the HCPC and have significant post qualification experience within neurological rehabilitation.

Main duties of the job

• Providing specialist assessment and rehabilitation to neurological patients.
• Close MDT working
• Supporting collaborative goal setting and discharge planning
• Working autonomously to manage a caseload
• Supporting the Clinical Lead in the delivery of Trust objectives and services development
• Providing training and supervision to Band 5’s, Rehab assistance and students
• Contributing to in-service training programme

There will be regular delegation to rehabilitation assistants and supervision of rehabilitation programmes. You will also be required to assist the Team Leader and Physio Lead to monitor service performance and develop the service to meet the changing needs of pathways.

We encourage and support staff to continue to develop, with access to in house and external training.

Working for our organisation

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

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To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in physiotherapy
• Current HCPC registration

Experience

• Appropriate demonstrable experience as a Band 5 physiotherapist in a broad range of areas especially adequate relevant experience in Neurological physiotherapy specialty
• Extensive experience of working as part of a physiotherapy and multidisciplinary team

We welcome applications from individuals who may require sponsorship [if eligible] under the skilled worker or health & care visa route. Please note, not all vacancies are eligible for sponsorship.

Before applying, you can make a self-assessment of potential eligibility for sponsorship using the criteria for the skilled worker visa under the UK’s point’s based immigration system here: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa