Neurorehabilitation Specialist

Come and be part of a leading provider in complex care, employing over 4000+ people with various experience levels.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to join our highly skilled neurophysiotherapy team at a specialist inpatient rehabilitation service for the South West of England.

We provide specialist rehabilitation to patients with complex neurological needs following acquired or traumatic brain injury and other neurological conditions.

As a key member of our interdisciplinary team, you will work closely with Doctors, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Psychologists, requiring strong teamwork and communication skills.

Our standard working hours for this role are 37.5, 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, with flexibility to accommodate personal or professional needs.

Your clinical work will cover:

• Medical and physical management of spasticity including splinting and serial casting
• Complex postural management
• Disorders of consciousness
• Assessment for and provision of orthotics
• Hydrotherapy
• Use of specialist equipment e.g. the Lite-Gait overhead walking harness and treadmill; Quest electric standing frames; standard and motomed exercise bikes and tilt tables
• Management of Behaviours that Challenge
• Tracheostomy management and weaning
• Patient centred goal setting
• Keeping people safe from any harm and protecting their human rights.

Managerial duties will involve:

• Take a pro-active and supportive role in service development
• Provide supervision and appraisal for team members
• Deliver both local in-service and more formal training
• Be involved in centre wide initiatives

You will receive excellent clinical support and supervision with a commitment to your ongoing training and development.

For more information, please contact Claire Bassett (Lead Physiotherapist) or David Hewitt (Deputy Lead Physiotherapist).

What you'll have:

• HCPC registration
• Previous neurorehabilitation experience
• Tracheostomy training is essential
• Post graduate training e.g., in Normal Movement, Movement Science, or other neuro specific courses would be an advantage
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions.

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A salary sacrifice Aegon 5% matched pension
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know
• and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group