Job summary
Join Our Team Lead Physiotherapist Band 7Make a Lasting Impact in Neurorehabilitation
Are you a passionate and experiencedPhysiotherapistlooking for your next challenge?An exciting opportunity awaits you at QEF Care and Rehabilitation Centre, where your skills and leadership can make a real difference in the lives of individuals recovering from acquired brain injuries, strokes, or incomplete spinal injuries.
Main duties of the job
THE ROLE:
Lead and Deliver Care: Take a senior role in assessing, treating, and managing clients within our neuro-rehabilitation service.
Collaborate with Experts: Work within a supportive multi-disciplinary team including OTs, SLTs, nurses, psychologists, and support workers.
Client-Focused Approach: Participate in our Key Therapist/Worker programme, providing personalised, consistent care.
Support Your Growth: Enjoy regular supervision, reflective practice, and funded CPD opportunities to support your professional development.
About us
ABOUT QEF:Located in a modern, 48-bed facility, QEF Care and Rehabilitation Centre offers specialist residential neurorehabilitation services. We support clients with a range of physical, cognitive, and communication disabilities often also involving mild to moderate behavioural challenges.
We are able to offer a tier 2 visa sponsorship, for applicants already in the UK. (we are not able to sponsor applicants from abroad)
BENEFITS
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Pension and Life Assurance (4 times basic salary)
- Westfield Healthcare Cash back scheme and shopping discounts
- Free on-site parking
- Blue Light Card
- Range of training opportunities provided to ensure career development.
BEING PART OF QEF MEANS:
- Activelyparticipatingin learning,developmentand feedback opportunities.
- Promoting QEFs Equal Opportunities policy.
- Being an active team player.
- Being an ambassador of QEFs Values and Behaviours
- Everyone Matters,
- Everyone Works Together,
- Everyone Makes a Difference.
DISABILITY CONFIDENT EMPLOYER
- QEF is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
- We guarantee to interview all applicants who meet the criteria fora vacancy and to consider each applicant on their ability to do the job.
- Please contact HR if you require any reasonable adjustment(s) for the application process or interview stage onHR@QEF.org.ukor on 01372 841 144
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work as a lead member of the multi-disciplinary neuro-rehabilitation team, contributing to the planning, development, and delivery of an effective and efficient service.
- To take a lead role in assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and management of residential clients at CRC.
- To carry out holistic, measurable assessments, implementing appropriate treatments, rehabilitation, and management programmes, demonstrating ongoing clinical reasoning, patient evaluation and evidence-based practice.
- Regular use of clinical and patient reported outcome measures and setting appropriate patient centred short- and long- term goals.
Participate in the key therapist/worker program for clients providing information to and liaising with clients, families, carers and other involved agencies to facilitate their rehabilitation and ensure safe discharge.
- Assessment for equipment to aid patients rehabilitation, treatment and management
- Integrating and monitoring treatment programmes in the clients environment whether carried out by therapy support worker, care and support worker staff.
- Carrying out clinical interventions to optimise patient outcome e.g. casting and splinting, FES, orthotic use.
- Supporting the assessment of wheelchair seating requirements for clients in conjunction with the Occupational Therapy department.
- Providing information, based on professional judgements and experience to clients, families, carers and other involved agencies with implications for future provision.
- Maintaining clinical records in line with CSP and HCPC Professional Standards
- Attending specialist clinics where appropriate e.g. spasticity, orthotics, wheelchair clinics.
- Liaising with the patients wider team where possible to enable cohesive patient management e.g. GP, NHS teams and specialist clinics, other private therapists.
- To provide informal and formal reports to GPs, consultants, commissioners, case managers, private health insurers, other health professionals when required for cohesive patient management.
- Supporting the instruction of members of the care and support team regarding moving and handling, transfers, splints, standing and walking, in conjunction with the therapy team.
- To support home visits as required
- Evidence of CPD reflecting acquired knowledge and skills and their application to practice
- Supervising physiotherapy staff and supporting the cascade supervision process.
- To signpost other QEF services for patient management e.g. Mobility Services driving assessments, wheelchair assessment, try before you fly.
Ensuring that all equipment used is in good order and ensuring the safety of clients and staff at all times in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act.
- To report any faulty equipment to the CRC maintenance team
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work as a lead member of the multi-disciplinary neuro-rehabilitation team, contributing to the planning, development, and delivery of an effective and efficient service.
- To take a lead role in assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and management of residential clients at CRC.
- To carry out holistic, measurable assessments, implementing appropriate treatments, rehabilitation, and management programmes, demonstrating ongoing clinical reasoning, patient evaluation and evidence-based practice.
- Regular use of clinical and patient reported outcome measures and setting appropriate patient centred short- and long- term goals.
Participate in the key therapist/worker program for clients providing information to and liaising with clients, families, carers and other involved agencies to facilitate their rehabilitation and ensure safe discharge.
- Assessment for equipment to aid patients rehabilitation, treatment and management
- Integrating and monitoring treatment programmes in the clients environment whether carried out by therapy support worker, care and support worker staff.
- Carrying out clinical interventions to optimise patient outcome e.g. casting and splinting, FES, orthotic use.
- Supporting the assessment of wheelchair seating requirements for clients in conjunction with the Occupational Therapy department.
- Providing information, based on professional judgements and experience to clients, families, carers and other involved agencies with implications for future provision.
- Maintaining clinical records in line with CSP and HCPC Professional Standards
- Attending specialist clinics where appropriate e.g. spasticity, orthotics, wheelchair clinics.
- Liaising with the patients wider team where possible to enable cohesive patient management e.g. GP, NHS teams and specialist clinics, other private therapists.
- To provide informal and formal reports to GPs, consultants, commissioners, case managers, private health insurers, other health professionals when required for cohesive patient management.
- Supporting the instruction of members of the care and support team regarding moving and handling, transfers, splints, standing and walking, in conjunction with the therapy team.
- To support home visits as required
- Evidence of CPD reflecting acquired knowledge and skills and their application to practice
- Supervising physiotherapy staff and supporting the cascade supervision process.
- To signpost other QEF services for patient management e.g. Mobility Services driving assessments, wheelchair assessment, try before you fly.
Ensuring that all equipment used is in good order and ensuring the safety of clients and staff at all times in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act.
- To report any faulty equipment to the CRC maintenance team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A professional qualification in physiotherapy
- A practising member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
- Membership of Health Professions Council
Desirable
- ACPIN membership
- Membership of any other Special Interest Group
Experience
Essential
- Experience with complex neurologically impaired adults
- Relevant experience at Band 6 level
- Experience in all core areas of Physiotherapy
- Relevant experience in a hospital, outpatient or community setting
- Relevant post graduate training in neurological conditions/treatment
Desirable
- Managerial experience of leading a therapy team
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- A good standard of literacy and numeracy
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- Good demonstration of initiative, decision making and problem-solving skills
- Effective teamworking
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A professional qualification in physiotherapy
- A practising member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
- Membership of Health Professions Council
Desirable
- ACPIN membership
- Membership of any other Special Interest Group
Experience
Essential
- Experience with complex neurologically impaired adults
- Relevant experience at Band 6 level
- Experience in all core areas of Physiotherapy
- Relevant experience in a hospital, outpatient or community setting
- Relevant post graduate training in neurological conditions/treatment
Desirable
- Managerial experience of leading a therapy team
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- A good standard of literacy and numeracy
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- Good demonstration of initiative, decision making and problem-solving skills
- Effective teamworking
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).
