Stroke Physiotherapist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the Stroke Team, based at the Stroke Rehabilitation Unit at Camborne Redruth Community Hospital. You will help provide a seamless service for stroke patients. You will also work collaboratively with other members of the specialist multi-disciplinary team.

This is an ideal opportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic physiotherapist to work in a Stroke Rehabilitation Unit in the West of Cornwall. You will need to have specialist knowledge and skills in both stroke and older adults combined with excellent communication and organisational skills.

We will offer a supportive working environment in which to continue to develop your clinical skills, a structured in-service training programme, appraisal and supervision system.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to hold and manage a varied clinical caseload supporting their early rehabilitation, facilitating early discharge from hospital and enabling patients to return to their chosen environment. You will also be responsible for the supervision and co-ordination of the rehabilitation support workers.

• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of the practitioner's professional activities. To hold responsibility for own caseload, working without direct supervision.To carry out a specialist assessment of patients as an autonomous practitioner including those with highly complex presentations. To use specialist clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of evidence based practice to determine appropriate diagnosis and care plan utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options.
• To formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing comprehensive discharge plans.
• To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical information to form accurate diagnoses in a wide range of complex conditions with occasional guidance from a clinical lead in physiotherapy.
• To reassess patients continually in order to progress and alter treatments effectively.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.