Experienced Physiotherapist in Neurological Rehabilitation

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Experienced Physiotherapist - Neurological Rehabilitation - Part time 22.5 h/w

There is the potential for this role to be offered as a development opportunity, however this will be at the discretion of the interview panel and appointing team.

We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to come and join our team based at the Neuro Rehab Unit at West Berkshire Community Hospital in Thatcham. We are looking to employ a forward thinking, dynamic individual as a part time Band 6 Experienced Physiotherapist in Neuro Rehab.

The post is suitable for an experienced physiotherapist with past experience in Neurology. The post will be operating across the Neuro Rehab Unit, which works with individuals with a variety of complex needs.

You will work within the wider Neurology Physiotherapy team with experienced senior staff and be responsible for a clinical caseload as well as for supervising and developing junior staff and students. You will work closely with the MDT and community teams.

The successful applicant will have NHS experience within Neurological Inpatients and possess excellent assessment, clinical reasoning, treatment and teaching skills. You will have sound IT skills and demonstrate the Trust's values of Compassion, Aspiration, Resourcefulness and Excellence.

You will work alongside senior colleagues to implement new initiatives to continue to develop the service in line with best practice and clinical guidelines.

Main duties of the job

To be a Specialist Physiotherapist delivering patient centred, caring therapy for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospital (RBFT). Clinical case load will mainly, though not exclusively, be in Neurological Rehabilitation.
To be professionally responsible for all aspects of your own work including the therapeutic management of patients in your care, with support from your supervisor.
To use your physiotherapy knowledge and skills to provide specialist support and advice to the multi-disciplinary team and to manage own caseload of patients as an autonomous practitioner.
To deliver a high quality, effective and efficient physiotherapy service in the Therapy team.
To be a member of the Therapy Department team, contributing to service development in Therapies and the Trust.
To deputise for the Band 7 clinical lead Physiotherapist as required.

About us

In many areas, the Trust is nationally recognised as delivering outstanding care and the Therapies service is fully focused on delivering on the trusts ambition to continue to enhance this excellent work. This is embodied in the Therapies service vision -A dedicated, high quality therapy service offering staff a great place to work and develop, making a positive difference to people's lives every day.

Come and join our team as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

Our values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Our innovative Therapies Practice Education Team are an integral part of our staff's experience in their roles. Please follow this link to see more of what we do!https://youtu.be/dFeVzr_UqCw

Date posted

24 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

193-6724136NCG

Job locations

West Berkshire Community Hospital

London Road, Benham Hill

Thatcham

RG18 3AS

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attached.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Degree or other recognised qualification in Physiotherapy
HCPC Registered

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

NHS experience across all core rotations/areas, including neurological rehabilitation
Ability to carry out complex functional assessment and activity analysis
Specialist knowledge of current evidence based best practice in Physiotherapy and in particular neuro rehab

Desirable

Member of relevant interest group, i.e. ACPIN
Relevant postgraduate study/courses in field of neuro rehab

Skills

Essential

IT skills, including electronic patient records, word processing and email
Good time management and organisational skills
Good communication skills, including ability to process/share complex information, and to deal with people who have difficulty communicating

Desirable

Training and presentation skills

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Degree or other recognised qualification in Physiotherapy
HCPC Registered

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

NHS experience across all core rotations/areas, including neurological rehabilitation
Ability to carry out complex functional assessment and activity analysis
Specialist knowledge of current evidence based best practice in Physiotherapy and in particular neuro rehab

Desirable

Member of relevant interest group, i.e. ACPIN
Relevant postgraduate study/courses in field of neuro rehab

Skills

Essential

IT skills, including electronic patient records, word processing and email
Good time management and organisational skills
Good communication skills, including ability to process/share complex information, and to deal with people who have difficulty communicating

Desirable

Training and presentation skills

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.