Band 7 Neurophysiotherapist

3 weeks ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom University Hospitals Birmingham Full time

**Job overview**:
Are you an experienced band 7 seeking a different role in an innovative team? Or are you an experienced band 6 looking to take that next step into a band 7 post, looking for a new challenge whilst continuing to develop your clinical experience and leadership skills.

A band 7 post within the Stroke and Neurology Team at Heartlands Hospital has become available, this full time post within the Neurology in patient service

the post holder will lead the neuro in-reach service and deliver advanced therapeutic neurological assessment and provide a high standard of neurological rehabilitation within the acute setting to complex patients with a neurological diagnosis.

The role will include some joint working with the stroke therapy team, neuro out patient service and Covid rehab team on site.

We are looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated, innovative physiotherapists who are interested in expanding their knowledge and skills across the neurology and stroke settings.

You will need good clinical skills, a flexible approach; including excellent team working, organisational and time management skills. Evidence of prior leadership would be beneficial to support the role.

You will join our dynamic team of Therapists who strive to provide excellent patient care, focused on holistic patient centred rehabilitation, promoting independence for patients suffering from a wide range of neurological conditions.

**Main duties, tasks & skills required**:
To take a lead role within the stroke & neurology team, providing advanced Physiotherapy assessment and treatment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. To use specialist skills to effectively manage caseload, work priorities including service delivery, patient and professional demands.
- To be a source of expertise, to identify, analyse, evaluate and problem solve to enable the development and delivery of individualized intervention and treatment programmes in a variety of settings.
- To provide a consultative role with relatives and staff providing advice.
- To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
- To provide leadership and management on a daily basis to the therapy team within specialist area, including supervision, appraisal and development.
- To supervise, educate and assess the performance of students as required.
- To deliver training to multi-disciplinary team members ensuring competence in performing duties within their agreed scope of practice.
- To undertake Evidence Based audit and research projects to further own and team's clinical practice,.
- To work in close collaboration with carers and community teams as applicable to patient need.
- To be responsible for the planning and leadership of the stroke & neurology service, prioritising clinical needs to provide an effective, efficient service.

**About us**:
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

**Job description**:
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential**:
Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registered with HCPC
- Evidence of CPD including recent post

graduate training relevant to stroke &
neurology and management/

leadership training

**Experience**:
**Essential**:
Strong leadership skills

An understanding stroke &
neurological conditions

Broad range of skills in stroke &
neurology

Highly developed communication,

presentation & supervisory skills

Proven problem solving, clinical

reasoning & decision making.

Committed to patient centred care

Knowledge & practice of HCPC &
profession specific standards &
guidelines

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