Highly Specialist Physiotherapist Neurorehabilitation

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and skilled clinician with proven leadership skills, to join our neurorehabilitation service Physiotherapy team, based at the Floyd Unit (one of three INRU's for Greater Manchester).

  • You will manage a complex caseload of patients as a lead in the provision of highly specialist holistic assessment and treatment of patients with diverse neurorehabilitation needs.
  • You will be committed to delivering a robust training programme within your own discipline and contribute to the training needs of other disciplines across our workforce based at Floyd Unit, across Salford CO and the NCA.
  • You will supervise and support career development of junior colleagues and students, whilst providing team leadership and operational management within the neurorehabilitation physiotherapy team.
  • You will take a lead role in clinical governance activities and audit.
  • You will demonstrate leadership skills in supporting the ongoing quality assurance and service development projects across neurorehabilitation services. You will have an interest in developing research and advanced evaluative skills to support provision of evidence based practice and to enhance future career opportunities

We are happy to consider job share applicants.

A secondment opportunity will be considered.

Applications from Band 6 staff, wishing to develop their skills in a training role working to achieve a Band 7 role, will also be considered.

Main duties of the job

Clinical - to lead the physiotherapy team in the provision of evidence based, effective and patient driven rehabilitation.

Leadership - to support the ongoing development of the Floyd unit, NCA and Greater Manchester neurorehabilitation services inline with the GM neurorehabilitation transformation

Operational - to take operational responsibility for the physiotherapy team at Floyd Unit, and to support the AHP leads in the overall operational management of the AHP teams across MCCN neurorehabilitation services

Education and Training - to provide advanced and highly specialist training opportunities through robust in-service sessions, supervision and by ensuring your own ongoing professional development is maintained

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Date posted

12 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

236-SCO-P011-24

Job locations

Northern Care Alliance, Birch Hill, Floyd Unit

Birch Road

Rochdale

OL12 9QB


Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • HCPC registered
  • BSc / MSc Degree Physiotherapy

Desirable

  • Relevant professional SIG
  • CSP member
  • MSc Course relevant to neurological rehabilitation, other areas of rehabilitation or research

Skills

Essential

  • Post graduate training relevant to neurorehabilitation to include intro Bobath courses
  • Active participation in ACPIN or other SIG meetings and training events

Desirable

  • Completion of Basic Bobath Course
  • Completion of Advanced Bobath course

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial post registration NHS experience including working across core clinical areas
  • Proven NHS experience working with patients of neurological presentation at Band 6 level or above

Desirable

  • Evidence of working in community neurorehabilitation settings

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of wide clinical theoretical knowledge base and specialist knowledge in assessment and treatment of patients with complex neurological illness or injury, multiple pathologies, and progressive conditions
  • Highly developed communication and leadership skills with evidence of post-graduate training
  • Experience of working as part of an MDT in acute and rehab settings
  • Evidence of supervising other staff and students
  • Evidence of leading service improvement / development initiatives

Desirable

  • Evidence of experience managing patients requiring respiratory support and tracheostomy patients to a high level of skill
  • To have experience of complex decision making processes including where capacity decisions may be required
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • HCPC registered
  • BSc / MSc Degree Physiotherapy

Desirable

  • Relevant professional SIG
  • CSP member
  • MSc Course relevant to neurological rehabilitation, other areas of rehabilitation or research

Skills

Essential

  • Post graduate training relevant to neurorehabilitation to include intro Bobath courses
  • Active participation in ACPIN or other SIG meetings and training events

Desirable

  • Completion of Basic Bobath Course
  • Completion of Advanced Bobath course

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial post registration NHS experience including working across core clinical areas
  • Proven NHS experience working with patients of neurological presentation at Band 6 level or above

Desirable

  • Evidence of working in community neurorehabilitation settings

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of wide clinical theoretical knowledge base and specialist knowledge in assessment and treatment of patients with complex neurological illness or injury, multiple pathologies, and progressive conditions
  • Highly developed communication and leadership skills with evidence of post-graduate training
  • Experience of working as part of an MDT in acute and rehab settings
  • Evidence of supervising other staff and students
  • Evidence of leading service improvement / development initiatives

Desirable

  • Evidence of experience managing patients requiring respiratory support and tracheostomy patients to a high level of skill
  • To have experience of complex decision making processes including where capacity decisions may be required

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern Care Alliance, Birch Hill, Floyd Unit

Birch Road

Rochdale

OL12 9QB


Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern Care Alliance, Birch Hill, Floyd Unit

Birch Road

Rochdale

OL12 9QB


Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

AHP Consultant Neurorehabilitation

Cath Sweby

cath.sweby@nca.nhs.uk

01612064335

Date posted

12 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

236-SCO-P011-24

Job locations

Northern Care Alliance, Birch Hill, Floyd Unit

Birch Road

Rochdale

OL12 9QB


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