Physiotherapist - Stroke and General Rehabilitation Specialist

1 week ago


Swindon, Swindon, United Kingdom NHS Full time
Physiotherapist - Stroke and General Rehabilitation Specialist

We are seeking a highly motivated and innovative Physiotherapist to join our Stroke therapy team. This post is within the band 6 Physiotherapy rotation, providing an exciting opportunity to use your stroke and general rehabilitation skills.

You will be supported by a Band 7 Physiotherapist and participate in band 6 peer supervision. Our therapy team is a very supportive team, always willing to support and help each other. We are keen to ensure the continued development of our staff and as such, there are both internal and external opportunities for training and development to aid in continual development of your skills and the development of the service.

This is an opportunity for you to develop your clinical skills in neurology and general rehabilitation, as well as discharge planning and supervision of band 5 staff and Rehabilitation assistants.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist Physiotherapy intervention and management for patients requiring Stroke and general rehabilitation as part of an interdisciplinary team in hospital and community settings. You will supervise more junior staff and be involved with service development, keeping the patient at the center of care.

Job responsibilities
  • To be responsible for the rehabilitation and day-to-day running of the Physiotherapy team under your direct supervision.
  • To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your own management and support more junior staff to do the same.
  • To train, supervise, and performance manage more junior staff, Physiotherapists, Technical Instructors, Assistants, and students by participating in Individual Performance Review.
  • To coordinate and deliver training to appropriate staff as needs are identified to ensure competency in carrying out assessments and treatments. To participate in the support and development of junior staff and the supervision of physiotherapy students.
  • To provide highly specialist advice to more junior Physiotherapy staff, assistants, and students or other colleagues working within your clinical field.
  • To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and to organize this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
Person Specification
  • Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
  • HPC registered
  • Postgraduate training and experience in neurological stroke and elderly care rehabilitation
  • Evidence of CPD
  • Postgraduate training in rehabilitation/neurology
  • Relevant teaching qualification
  • Introductory Management training
Experience
  • Experience of working in stroke and elderly care rehabilitation
  • Experience of working in the NHS or NHS commissioned services.
  • Experience of supervising others, including junior staff and students
  • Experience of working within a Multidisciplinary Team
  • Neurological rehabilitation experience at Band 6 level
  • Experience of team leadership
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 per annum pro rata



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