*Job Overview*
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Stroke and Neurotherapy team. We are looking to recruit a skilled, experienced and enthusiastic physiotherapist to join the team.
University Hospitals Dorset provides a service for Poole and Bournemouth patients, therefore this post will involve rotations on both Poole Hospitals and Royal Bournemouth Hospital sites (please note there is a planned move for the ABI service and Poole Neuro service to Bournemouth Hospital in Autumn The ESD team is based off site at Canford House in Wallisdown.
In this post you will work as part of the collaborative therapy team, alongside Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy colleagues and therapy techs, and you will be supported by Band 7 therapists.
This position will allow you to extend your specialised physiotherapy assessments and treatment skills, complex case management, and discharge planning. The post also includes supervision of more junior staff; involvement in service development initiatives; and in-service training.
The rotations include
* Hyper Acute and Acute Stroke – RBH site
* Early Supported Discharge – Base at Canford House- visiting patients at home.
* Acquired Brain Injury unit - Poole site
* Inpatient Neuro - Poole Site
* NeuroSmart- RBH site
Main duties of the job
For the full duties of the post, please see the job description.
To Be Successful In The Post, You Will Have:
* A degree/ diploma in physiotherapy
* relevant and recent experience, including work within the NHS, and experience of working with stroke and/or neurological patients
* Excellent time management skills
* An ability to work as part of a team
* Car driver with car available for business use
For full requirements of the post, please see the person specification.
Participation in on-call, weekend working and extended hours are an integral part of this post.
Rota: 1 weekend in 6 and 1 late shift per week
This role requires active HCPC registration
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Poole Hospital or Canford House
Interview Date: TBC
Working for our organisation
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
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*Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities*
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
*Qualifications
Essential criteria*
* State Registered (HCPC)
* BSc (Hons), MSc or Equivalent in Physiotherapy
*Experience
Essential criteria*
* Relevant postgraduate experience across core areas Neurology Respiratory Musculoskeletal Medicine for the Elderly Orthopaedics
* Experience of working within an NHS acute/rehab hospital
Knowledge
*Essential Criteria*
* Sound understanding of the pathology of neurological conditions
* Basic understanding of Neuroplasticity and theoretical rationale behind neurotherapy interventions
* Knowledge of the clinical pathway for neurological patients from acute care to long term management
*Essential Criteria
Other rewuirements specific to the role*
* Ability to drive and car available for work purposes
* Ability to assess, manage & treat neurological conditions and patients with complex multi pathologies at specialist level
* Ability to teach & supervise band 5 staff & assistants