Highly Specialised Physiotherapist - Neurosciences

Job summary

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country's leading teaching hospitals with an international reputation for patient care, education and research.

As one of only four Major Trauma Centres in London St. George's works as part of the South West London and Surrey Trauma network. St George's is also recognised as a leading provider of stroke services which includes a regional Hyper Acute Stroke Unit, Stroke Unit and TIA service.

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Physiotherapist to join the Neurosciences/ neurorehabilitation rotation. The successful candidate will join the existing rotation which includes: Neurorehabilitation, Neurosurgery, Stroke, Neurology, Neuro Outpatients and RAAR (rapid access acute rehabilitation). The rotations may be based at St George's Hospital or at the Wolfson at Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton.

Main duties of the job

This post is 0.5WTE part time Job Share with an existing Post holder.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide leadership to and work as part of a dynamic and highly regarded Neurosciences Physiotherapy team providing a high standard of assessment, treatment and advice to people with neurological related conditions within St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

St George's is a teaching hospital and applicants will need to be able to take a lead role in the supervision, teaching and appraisal of junior Physiotherapists, assistant staff, students and MDT staff in the therapeutic care of patients with neurosurgical and neurological conditions.

It is essential that you have post-registration experience, which must include the clinical area of neurology and some NHS experience (which may have been as an undergraduate or in a locum capacity). Excellent communication and leadership skills are also essential.

As a department we will encourage and support you in pursuing audit, project work and/ or research. We offer regular supervision, individual performance review, CPD and support and development groups for all grades. As a service we are committed to evidence based practice and are actively involved in Clinical Governance initiatives. Attendance at relevant postgraduate training is negotiable.

About us

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, St George's Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital, and two health centres, St Johns Therapy Centre, and The Nelson Centre.

With over 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.

Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.