Specialist Physiotherapist - Rotational Neurological / Rehabilitation

Job summary

Neuro-rehabilitation rotational Physiotherapist working across in-patients, community and neuro out-patients.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 (rotational) physiotherapist to join the Neuro-rehabilitation physiotherapy service of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.To work within the rehabilitation specialty in Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB including Acute Stroke, Early Supported Discharge for stroke, Reablement, In patient rehabilitation and stroke rehabilitation wards in community hospitals (YCR & YCC) and Neurological outpatients services.The post holder will be responsible for the comprehensive assessment and identification of problems of patients, including those with complex presentation, producing a highly specialised treatment plan based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of physical treatment skills.The physiotherapy department will be looking for an HCPC registered physiotherapist who can demonstrate previous experience of multi-disciplinary team working within core rotations at band 5 level and have a good working knowledge of NHS systems and procedures.The post holder will require the ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling and carry out the full range of duties required of the post, including on call respiratory rota.The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve.
• We treat everyone with respect.
• We all work together as one team.

We are a proud local employer, around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.