Job summary
We are recruiting for a Neurological Physiotherapist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our expanding Hyper Acute Stroke Unit/Acute Stroke Unit therapy team within East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.
We are looking to recruit a dynamic, motivated and forward thinking candidate who is passionate about stroke to join our highly integrated team to provide an excellent quality physiotherapy service. We are dedicated to the provision of patient and family centred care.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
You will have a sound knowledge base and some experience of physiotherapy intervention for stroke patients with physical deficits.
We welcome applications from therapists looking to advance and develop their skills in this clinical speciality under guidance from the experienced senior team or from those looking to move into this area and progress their skills.
The role will include being an active member of the Multidisciplinary Team, leading in-service training sessions, supervising students and junior members of the team alongside accurate, timely assessment and individualised treatment of stroke patients.
We are looking for an individual who displays good interdisciplinary team working skills and is able to use their initiative. We offer regular clinical supervision, support, stroke team in-service training and professional links with the wider Hertfordshire Neurological Services.
We run a seven day service and you will be required to work weekends on a rota system. Previous experience in neurological physiotherapy is essential.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Previous Experience
Essential
- Previous relevant NHS Post Graduate experience of at least 2 years
- Knowledge of Protocols and Care Pathways for stroke patient groups
- Experience of integrated working
- Experience of working within a Multidisciplinary Team
- Knowledge of relevant standardised assessment tools and outcome measures
- Evidence of clinical practise influenced by evidence based practise
- Knowledge of advanced anatomy and physiology related to clinical area
- Implementation and adherence to Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Standards/Guidelines
- Ability to promote development in others
- Student placement supervisor
- Ability to monitor and maintain Best Practice in all aspects of health & Safety in own practices and of wider service
Skills
Essential
- Clear, concise and ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences; to utilise a variety of mediums and approaches
- Able to influence, guide, teach, motivate and lead others
- Developed Clinical problem solving ability
- Ability to assess patient conditions, establish a diagnosis and formulate a treatment plan, from a range of modalities
- Developed skills in physiotherapeutic techniques
- Ability to educate individual patients, relatives or carers about the nature of their condition and self -management techniques
- Ability to teach and present physiotherapy topics to qualified and non/qualified staff and other health care professions, individually or in groups.
- Information Technology skills including: e -mail, Word, Excel & Power Point
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Adaptable and flexible
- Empathy, good listener, humility and honesty
- Seek to improve self and others in order to deliver best possible care
- Responsible and reliable attitude to work
- Confident and motivated
Other
Essential
- Willingness to uphold the Trust's values
- Eligible to live and work in the UK
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Previous Experience
Essential
- Previous relevant NHS Post Graduate experience of at least 2 years
- Knowledge of Protocols and Care Pathways for stroke patient groups
- Experience of integrated working
- Experience of working within a Multidisciplinary Team
- Knowledge of relevant standardised assessment tools and outcome measures
- Evidence of clinical practise influenced by evidence based practise
- Knowledge of advanced anatomy and physiology related to clinical area
- Implementation and adherence to Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Standards/Guidelines
- Ability to promote development in others
- Student placement supervisor
- Ability to monitor and maintain Best Practice in all aspects of health & Safety in own practices and of wider service
Skills
Essential
- Clear, concise and ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences; to utilise a variety of mediums and approaches
- Able to influence, guide, teach, motivate and lead others
- Developed Clinical problem solving ability
- Ability to assess patient conditions, establish a diagnosis and formulate a treatment plan, from a range of modalities
- Developed skills in physiotherapeutic techniques
- Ability to educate individual patients, relatives or carers about the nature of their condition and self -management techniques
- Ability to teach and present physiotherapy topics to qualified and non/qualified staff and other health care professions, individually or in groups.
- Information Technology skills including: e -mail, Word, Excel & Power Point
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Adaptable and flexible
- Empathy, good listener, humility and honesty
- Seek to improve self and others in order to deliver best possible care
- Responsible and reliable attitude to work
- Confident and motivated
Other
Essential
- Willingness to uphold the Trust's values
- Eligible to live and work in the UK
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
