Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic Band 5 Physiotherapist to join the Integrated Stroke Early Supported Discharge (ESD) and Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service. The Integrated service provided both stroke rehabilitation and community neuro rehabilitation supporting service users with a variety of complex needs.
The ESD Service is a key pathway for stroke survivors allowing them to leave hospital earlier than they may have otherwise; they receive up to 6 weeks of intensive rehab in their home/community or in one of our inpatient Community wards in Cambridge or Peterborough. Community Neuro Rehabilitation work with stroke survivors post ESD input or with greater needs in addition to a wide variety of neurological conditions.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an established multi-disciplinary team comprising of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists, Specialist Nurses, and Neuro Rehab assistants.
This role requires the successful candidate to manage a clinical caseload across the South of Cambridgeshire. Their base will be either Huntingdon or Cambridge dependent on location nearest to home.
The role involves visiting patients in their homes, on wards or community gyms. There may be times when there is a requirement to provide clinical cover elsewhere within Cambridgeshire. The role requires agile working often using virtual consultation to manage a caseload.
Main duties of the job
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
You will provide comprehensive assessments and deliver evidence-based specialist neuro physiotherapy programmes. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team in supporting patients with physical, cognitive, and psychosocial needs to achieve their potential.
We pride ourselves on the development of our workforce and provide a variety of internal and external training opportunities. The successful post holder will receive and provide clinical supervision and an annual appraisal.
The ideal candidate should be flexible and adaptable to support service delivery.
The successful post holder must be able to travel independently across their work locality, have a valid driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.
*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website.
About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of ourethnic minority andLGBTQ+ communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To assess, plan and develop specialist physiotherapy programmes for patients under care of the Early Supported Discharge Service for Stroke (ESD) and Community Neuro Rehab team (CNRS)
- To perform physiotherapeutic assessment of patients and to deliver an individual treatment programme.
- To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service working unsupervised.
- To be accountable for assessing, interpreting, planning, implementing and evaluating treatment to patients under the care of the Integrated service within professional guidelines, with the support of Specialist and Advanced Practitioners.
- To identify patient needs, agree goals and provide appropriate therapy interventions related to their physical, functional and psychological needs.
- Provide adaptive equipment, rehabilitation programmes, and make referrals on to other professionals and agencies as appropriate in order to meet the identified needs.
- To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.
- To provide neuro advice to professionals from other disciplines.
- To supervise non-registered staff, overseeing patient intervention and ensure that they deliver high quality patient care.
- To be accountable for the delegated caseload held by non-registered staff in the team.
- To be actively involved in training, teaching and supporting non-registered staff to achieve competencies.
- To build up and maintain key relationships with referring services to facilitate appropriate referrals and an understanding of the roles within the Integrated service.
- To take an active role in the stroke and Neuro rehabilitation duty process to prioritise and ensure timely response for assessments.
- To work in various community settings including the community beds, this involves lone working, with access to Specialist and Advanced Practitioners when required.
Staff development within CPFT is highly valued and you will be supported to attend relevant internal and external courses to develop your knowledge and skills to improve clinical practice as identified as part of your Appraisal process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To assess, plan and develop specialist physiotherapy programmes for patients under care of the Early Supported Discharge Service for Stroke (ESD) and Community Neuro Rehab team (CNRS)
- To perform physiotherapeutic assessment of patients and to deliver an individual treatment programme.
- To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service working unsupervised.
- To be accountable for assessing, interpreting, planning, implementing and evaluating treatment to patients under the care of the Integrated service within professional guidelines, with the support of Specialist and Advanced Practitioners.
- To identify patient needs, agree goals and provide appropriate therapy interventions related to their physical, functional and psychological needs.
- Provide adaptive equipment, rehabilitation programmes, and make referrals on to other professionals and agencies as appropriate in order to meet the identified needs.
- To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.
- To provide neuro advice to professionals from other disciplines.
- To supervise non-registered staff, overseeing patient intervention and ensure that they deliver high quality patient care.
- To be accountable for the delegated caseload held by non-registered staff in the team.
- To be actively involved in training, teaching and supporting non-registered staff to achieve competencies.
- To build up and maintain key relationships with referring services to facilitate appropriate referrals and an understanding of the roles within the Integrated service.
- To take an active role in the stroke and Neuro rehabilitation duty process to prioritise and ensure timely response for assessments.
- To work in various community settings including the community beds, this involves lone working, with access to Specialist and Advanced Practitioners when required.
Staff development within CPFT is highly valued and you will be supported to attend relevant internal and external courses to develop your knowledge and skills to improve clinical practice as identified as part of your Appraisal process.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent, e.g. BSc, MSc or Diploma entry level qualification into the Physiotherapy profession.
- Current HCPC registration
- Documented evidence of own continuing professional development
Desirable
- Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
- Member of Association of Chartered Physiotherapists Interested in Neurology
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in the NHS.
- A broad range of undergraduate placements completed including stroke and/or neurology
Desirable
- Clinical experience including neurology and/or stroke
- Community experience
- Acute setting experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.
- Effective communication skills
- Able to pass skills/knowledge to others within formal/informal settings
- Good report writing
- Able to assess plan and implement care
Desirable
- Understanding of clinical supervision
- Motivated to learn and develop as a professional practitioner
- Ability to communicate with patients with impaired communication abilities
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
- Seeks and uses professional support appropriately
- Understands the principle of confidentiality
- Recognises the limits of own authority within the role
Desirable
- SystmOne
- Relevant outcome measures
Physical Requirements
Essential
- The ability to: Kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
- Manoeuvre patients using moving and handling aids
- Must have access to a personal car and the ability to drive independently around the locality, due to the radius covered and lack of public transport in some areas.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent, e.g. BSc, MSc or Diploma entry level qualification into the Physiotherapy profession.
- Current HCPC registration
- Documented evidence of own continuing professional development
Desirable
- Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
- Member of Association of Chartered Physiotherapists Interested in Neurology
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in the NHS.
- A broad range of undergraduate placements completed including stroke and/or neurology
Desirable
- Clinical experience including neurology and/or stroke
- Community experience
- Acute setting experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.
- Effective communication skills
- Able to pass skills/knowledge to others within formal/informal settings
- Good report writing
- Able to assess plan and implement care
Desirable
- Understanding of clinical supervision
- Motivated to learn and develop as a professional practitioner
- Ability to communicate with patients with impaired communication abilities
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
- Seeks and uses professional support appropriately
- Understands the principle of confidentiality
- Recognises the limits of own authority within the role
Desirable
- SystmOne
- Relevant outcome measures
Physical Requirements
Essential
- The ability to: Kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
- Manoeuvre patients using moving and handling aids
- Must have access to a personal car and the ability to drive independently around the locality, due to the radius covered and lack of public transport in some areas.
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.
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.
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).
