Highly Specialist Physiotherapist

Central London Community Health Trust

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Job summary

CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Physiotherapyrole at HolywellNeurological Rehabilitation Unit, Langley House, Watford.

Are you looking for a supportive, friendly team who put their clients at the heart of everything they do? Would you like to develop your clinical and leadership skills alongside delivering rehabilitation to people affected by stroke and other neurological conditions? Are you a Band 6 looking to develop your skills further or are you currently working in the acute service and fancy working in the community?Come and work with us in West Hertfordshire!

Holywell is a rehabilitation unit serving patients in the West Hertfordshire area. The caseload is mainly people with Stroke, but also other complex neurological conditions.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible and dynamic Physiotherapist to share the leadership of a team of Therapists and Rehabilitation Assistants alongside the band 7 Occupational Therapist. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated individual, who is passionate about helping patients to improve their quality of life and helping staff to develop in their roles, and who can collaborate well with the team.

You will be working with a dedicated multidisciplinary team that includes Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, SALT, Psychologists, Nurses, Doctors and Social Workers. Your role will also involve supporting and developing junior staff including apprentices and students.

As a developing service, there are ample opportunities for service development and building supervision and leadership competencies. Formal development and training opportunities are available through the CLCH Academy. Close links are maintained with the other bed based rehabilitation units within Hertfordshire to support service development and share learning. Plus there are opportunities for networking with the other community neurological teams, other neuro rehab units within CLCH and the acute service.

This post is 37.5 hours a week -part time or flexible hours will be considered . There is seven-day working on the unit. The weekend rota is expected to be 1:6.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

18 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£45,753 to £52,067 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

824-HERTS-5097

Job locations

Watford - Langley House

Watford

WD25 9FG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Be an active member of the neuro rehabilitation multi-disciplinary team on Holywell Ward
Provide highly specialist assessments and treatments of patients who require specialist neuro rehabilitation
Take a lead role for physiotherapy on the neuro rehabilitation unit working closely with the, clinical therapy lead, Matron and other senior members of the multidisciplinary team
Provide the supervision and line management of junior staff, including rotational staff, rehabilitation assistants and students

Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Be an active member of the neuro rehabilitation multi-disciplinary team on Holywell Ward
Provide highly specialist assessments and treatments of patients who require specialist neuro rehabilitation
Take a lead role for physiotherapy on the neuro rehabilitation unit working closely with the, clinical therapy lead, Matron and other senior members of the multidisciplinary team
Provide the supervision and line management of junior staff, including rotational staff, rehabilitation assistants and students

Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current AHP with UK HCPC registration
Educated to degree level with appropriate post graduate qualification in relevant clinical area
Evidence of CPD relevant to the treatment of people with physical and cognitive disabilities

Desirable

Member of CSP
Member of Special Interest Group
Training in appraisal/supervision
Post graduate qualification in specialist area at a masters or equivalent level, eg, management of upper limb or Bobath normal movement training etc

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current AHP with UK HCPC registration
Educated to degree level with appropriate post graduate qualification in relevant clinical area
Evidence of CPD relevant to the treatment of people with physical and cognitive disabilities

Desirable

Member of CSP
Member of Special Interest Group
Training in appraisal/supervision
Post graduate qualification in specialist area at a masters or equivalent level, eg, management of upper limb or Bobath normal movement training etc

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.