Highly Specialised Physiotherapist – Neurosciences

Job summary

The Wolfson outpatient cognitive rehabilitation service, based at Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton, provides assessment and rehabilitation forthose with acquired brain injury and other neurological conditions. We are looking to strengthen our team by recruiting a Band 7 Physiotherapist ina 0.5 WTE role.

You will have need to have extensive postgraduate experience in the field of neurology and have a desire to further specialisein this field.

Main duties of the job

The role requires the provision of intensive physiotherapy assessment and treatment (up to 5 days a week) to day patients with a wide range ofdiagnoses including stroke, traumatic brain injury and long term conditions, including functional neurological disorders. This is provided alongsideother members of the IDT in both group and individual treatment sessions. The rehabilitation is provided at the Wolfson NeurorehabilitationCentre, Queen Mary's Hospital and also in via outreach appointments in community settings as necessary, including the patient's home.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.