Specialist Neurophysiotherapist

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic physiotherapist to join our neurophysiotherapy rotation at Epsom General Hospital. The successful candidate will rotate across a variety of clinical areas including inpatient care on our acute stroke unit and in-patient rehabilitation unit as well as community rehabilitation services in our Stroke Supported Discharge and community neuro-rehabilitation services.

This is an exciting opportunity to further develop your clinical skills in neurology and complex conditions, within a friendly and supportive team.

CPD is actively encouraged both within service provision and with externally funded courses. Staff within each team are supervised by senior physiotherapy clinicians supporting staff to achieve learning outcomes within each speciality. There are in-service training within teams and a joint therapy seminar in which you will participate. Service development is actively encouraged and also peer support through regular team meetings.

There is a requirement for all acute physiotherapy staff to participate in the respiratory on call evening and weekend rotas.

Main duties of the job

To assess and treat own specialist caseload of neurological patients and maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner. To supervise less experienced physiotherapists and students within this speciality. To feed back and receive guidance from Band 7 / Therapies Clinical Manager / Clinical Specialist on a frequent basis. To effectively manage patients from admission, through their in-patient stage and plan ongoing therapy once discharged, including offering telephone advice to patients. To effectively manage patients' neurophysiotherapy needs in the community. To work effectively as part of MDT delivering neurorehabilitation services in acute and community settings. To participate in respiratory on-call rota at Epsom General Hospital

About us

Surrey Downs Health and Care (SDHC) deliver care closer to people's own communities through our Primary Care Networks and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.

Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person centric care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes:

The three GP federations representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area CSH Surrey Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Surrey Council County

Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us.

It's on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed - we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.

In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Details of what this role entails are enclosed in the additional information attached under Job Description. There is also specific skills some of which are essential for this post. Please refer to the additional information for Person Specification attached.

Person Specification

Clinical

Essential

Physiotherapy qualification Registration with HCPCUK Work experience as Band 5

Desirable

Experience in neurology Supervision of junior staff

Additional

Essential

Evidence of service development Respiratory on call experience

Desirable

Audit experience Research participation

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