Highly Specialist Community Stroke and Neuro Physiotherapist

Job overview

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to come and join Salford Community Stroke and Neuro Team as a highly specialist B7 physiotherapist.

We are a hugely supportive team and place great emphasis on staff wellbeing to enable you to be at your best in work.

CSNRT is all about patient led care, equitable access to our fantastic team and our patients are at the heart of everything that we do!

We are a strong MDT comprising of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapist, Dietitian, Nurses, Psychologists, Therapy Instructors/ Senior Assistants, Social Work, Assistant Practitioners and expert Administrative support.

We are a Green NCA accredited status team, our standards are high. We are committed to the delivery of high-quality patient centered care at all times – and how we can all improve this.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a motivated, dedicated and innovative individual to join our specialist service . You will have an extensive and varied background of neurology experience, ideally in Acute and Community, and Stroke and Neuro.

We offer:

• Varied caseload / diagnosis across both Stroke and Neuro
• Supervision of staff / students within Physio and the wider MDT
• Supportive and regular supervision
• Utilise leadership skills
• Variety of settings to treat patients - home, clinics, classes, hydro
• Effective team working
• Service development opportunities
• Quality Improvement projects
• Wider Trust and GM networking and opportunities

We are looking for:

• Experience mainly in Stroke and Neurorehab in community setting but ideally with some Acute exposure
• Good level of post graduate training in area of speciality
• Supervision of Band 6 staff and below
• Provide rich student placements as Clinical Educator
• Contribute to team development in own profession and wider MDT.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Highly effective communication
• Successful team player
• Ability to demonstrate drive and initiative
• Experience of service improvement projects
• Expected to cover weekends and Bank Holidays on a rota basis
• IT skills applicable to the role
• Ability to cover the geographical footprint in Salford (this does not include public transport)

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person specification

Professional qualifications

• Professional qualification for role e.g BSc Honours Physiotherapy
• HCPC registration

IT systems

• Demonstrable skills in Microsoft e.g. Outlook, Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Note
• Experience of using healthcare IT systems e.g. EPR, data entry systems

Ability to cover geographical footprint

• Ability to cover the wide geographical footprint (public transport not applicable)

Evidence of CPD

• • Evidence of wide clinical theoretical knowledge base and specialist knowledge in assessment and treatment of Stroke and Neurology patients.

• Masters level module

Knowledge and skills

• Evidence of understanding of working in complex healthcare systems
• Extensive level of experience of providing Stroke rehabilitation in a healthcare setting applicable to the role
• Extensive experience of providing Neuro rehabilitation in a healthcare setting applicable to the role
• Experience of providing Stroke or Neuro rehabilitation in the community setting
• Demonstrable skills of working in an MDT
• Highly developed communication and leadership skills

• Experience of working at a senior level in a Community Stroke and Neuro team

Service improvement

• Experience of leading on service improvement projects
• Evidence of understanding and application of the Audit process
• Evidence of understanding of Quality Improvement principles

• Demonstrable skills in Quality Improvement work

Supervision of staff and students

• Experience of supervising non registered staff e.g. therapy assistants
• Experience of supervising more junior registered staff e.g B5 and B6
• Extensive experience of undertaking Clinical Educator role

• Experience of supervising registered staff outside of profession

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We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact [email protected]

For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.

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Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should we receive sufficient applications or if it is filled via the internal redeployment process.

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