Band 5 Stroke Physiotherapist

Job summary

Are you passionate about providing a high quality service to stroke patients? Are you an ambitious individual who relishes a challenge? Lincolnshire's Stroke Service has some exciting new developments happening across the county. As a Physiotherapist within the Lincolnshire Stroke Service, you will provide high quality stroke rehabilitation to patients in own home and community settings. If you are a team player with a special interest in the area of stroke, look no further, we are now looking to recruit to this exciting post. You would be supported and mentored by a Professional Lead band 7 and Band 6 colleagues.

Main duties of the job

You will deliver high quality patient centred care and rehabilitation, to people who have recently experienced a stroke. You will provide the Physiotherapy element, providing clinical support, professional advice and practical guidance on the management of a rehabilitation program for patients referred to the service.The service is a multidisciplinary team (MDT) of specialist Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologist, Assistant Practitioners and Rehabilitation Assistants. . Experience of MDT, community working and working with stroke are a key aspect of this role.

Your post will require the ability to travel across Lincolnshire therefore you must have effective travel arrangements. To meet the needs of the service, you will be required to work flexibly including weekend working.

About us

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS' workforce.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an 'earn while you learn' apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev