Specialist neurological physiotherapist
Job overview
CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!
It is an exciting time to join the neuro in-patient rehabilitation team at Holywell Neurological Inpatient Unit as we are developing our services and are seeking an enthusiastic Band 6 Physiotherapist to join us. We are an enthusiastic team who will support and help you develop your clinical, managerial, personal and professional skills.
Our rehabilitation services are fully integrated between the community and acute. We specialise in the rehabilitation of people with stroke and other neurological conditions. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated individual, who is passionate about helping patients to improve their quality of life and helping staff to develop in their roles and are keen to learn.
Main duties of the job
To perform physiotherapy assessment of patients with neurological presentations on the Stroke and neuro rehabilitation pathways in order to develop and deliver an individualised treatment program.
To work as part of a multidisciplinary team to facilitate positive rehab outcomes and timely, co-ordinated discharge planning.
To fully support initiatives to reduce length of stay, including key working.
To work flexibly, being willing to provide support on other intermediate care wards when necessary.
To entertain the possibility of rotation into community based Early Stroke Discharge Team, neuro community team and Watford General Acute and hyper acute Stroke Unit.
To hold responsibility for own caseload, working with and without direct supervision.
Provide support for the clinical supervision for a Band 5 physiotherapist, student physiotherapists and give direction to members of support staff.
To undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to inform own and general Physiotherapy practice within the unit.
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description, main responsibilities and person specification for detailed information.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria- Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
- Current HCPC registration
- Attendance at specialist short courses or equivalent CPD activities within the specialist areas of Neuro Rehabilitation
- Member of a Special Interest Group relevant to this post such as ACPIN
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience post registration as a Band 5 physiotherapist
- Experience working at a Junior level in a wide range of specialised clinical areas including outpatients, neurology, rehabilitation, orthopedics and respiratory
- Experience in service development projects.
Skills and knowledge
Essential criteria- Skills in the assessment and treatment of adults with complex Neurological condition ands multi-pathologies
- Knowledge and understanding of complex neurological, medical conditions including multipathologies and falls
- Ability to apply core Physiotherapy skills across a range of clinical conditions within a client centered, goal setting
- Knowledge of outcome measures and evidence-based practice
- Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning
- Teaching of junior staff / students, peers in Inservice training setting
- Supervision of assistant / junior staff
- Supervision of Students
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant, RCP, NICE and CSP guidelines
Key Attributes
Essential criteria- Able to work as a team member
- Flexible, adaptable and reliable
- Able to work under pressure
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.
We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:
Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
Race Equality Network
Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.
Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.
The CLCH Equal opportunities statement is on our Website Equal opportunities :: Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (clch.nhs.uk)
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