Job summary
Are you a highly skilled Physiotherapist with a passion for neurorehabilitation and stroke care? Are you looking for a supportive, forward-thinking team where you can make a genuine impact in the community?
We are excited to offer a 6-month maternity cover opportunity for a Specialist Physiotherapist (Band 7) to join our Community Neurorehabilitation and Early Supported Discharge (ESD) Stroke Team in Harrow.
This is a fantastic chance to bring your specialist clinical skills into a well-established, friendly multidisciplinary team that values collaboration, continuous learning and high-quality patient care.
As a key member of our service, you will deliver highly specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment for adults with complex neurological presentations, supporting patients across their recovery journey in community settings. You will also play an essential role in supervising and developing junior staff, rotational physiotherapists, rehab assistants and students.
If you enjoy autonomous practice, working holistically with patients in their own environment, and being part of a compassionate team, we would love to hear from you.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Band 6 seeking progression, or an established Band 7 looking for a dynamic and meaningful temporary role.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will:
o Carry out highly specialist physiotherapy assessments and treatments for individuals with complex neurological pathologieso Use advanced clinical reasoning to create and deliver evidence-based treatment planso Work in a range of community settings, including patients' homes, clinics and local centreso Provide interventions such as manual therapy, FES, electrotherapy, patient education, home exercise programmes and functional rehabilitationo Support delivery and evaluation of the ESD Stroke service and wider community neurorehabilitation pathwayso Gain valid informed consent and manage information sharing in line with legal and professional guidelineso Build strong relationships with a range of professionals including GPs, Acute Trust stroke teams, District Nurses, Wheelchair Services, Speech and Language Therapy, and Bedded Serviceso Work closely within the integrated multidisciplinary team, contributing to shared goals and smooth patient pathways
Working within the Harrow Community Neurorehabilitation Team gives you:
o A supportive and friendly MDT environmento A role where your clinical expertise makes a real impact on patient outcomeso Opportunities for professional growth and shared learningo Autonomy over your caseload with support from highly experienced colleagueso A varied and rewarding workload across home, clinic and community settingso An environment that values communication, team spirit and high-quality rehabilitation
About us
Just as we care about our patients' well-being, 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(only available for Band 5 and up)
- 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Educated to degree level with appropriate post graduate qualification in relevant clinical area
- HCPC registration
- Evidence Of CPD relevant to the treatment of people with neurological conditions
Desirable
- Member of specialist interest group i.e. ACPIN/AGILE
- MSC in appropriate clinical area
Experience
Essential
- General experience at junior level and substantive experience at senior level in neurology. o Postgraduate experience of working in a multi professional team
- Postgraduate experience of working in a multi professional team
- Experience in teaching and training
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of working in a NHS service
- Experience of research and clinical audit
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced skills in the assessment, treatment and discharge planning of people with complex neurological conditions that may present with behavioural, cognitive and/or language problems
- Ability to apply core physiotherapy skills across a range of clinical conditions within a client centred, goal setting approach
- Awareness of own competency, knowledge and skill level and when to seek appropriate help
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant National and Local guidelines and frameworks
- Knowledge of outcome measures and up to date evidence based practice associated with people with neurological conditions
- Advanced communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format
- Skills in supervision and appraisal of assistants, junior therapists and students
- IT skills - e.g. Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel, Outlook Presentation skills appropriate for teaching of junior staff, students and peers in in-service training setting
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and risk management
- An understanding of the importance of involving service users in their treatment and in service development
Desirable
- Knowledge of research and audit processes
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Educated to degree level with appropriate post graduate qualification in relevant clinical area
- HCPC registration
- Evidence Of CPD relevant to the treatment of people with neurological conditions
Desirable
- Member of specialist interest group i.e. ACPIN/AGILE
- MSC in appropriate clinical area
Experience
Essential
- General experience at junior level and substantive experience at senior level in neurology. o Postgraduate experience of working in a multi professional team
- Postgraduate experience of working in a multi professional team
- Experience in teaching and training
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of working in a NHS service
- Experience of research and clinical audit
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced skills in the assessment, treatment and discharge planning of people with complex neurological conditions that may present with behavioural, cognitive and/or language problems
- Ability to apply core physiotherapy skills across a range of clinical conditions within a client centred, goal setting approach
- Awareness of own competency, knowledge and skill level and when to seek appropriate help
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant National and Local guidelines and frameworks
- Knowledge of outcome measures and up to date evidence based practice associated with people with neurological conditions
- Advanced communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format
- Skills in supervision and appraisal of assistants, junior therapists and students
- IT skills - e.g. Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel, Outlook Presentation skills appropriate for teaching of junior staff, students and peers in in-service training setting
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and risk management
- An understanding of the importance of involving service users in their treatment and in service development
Desirable
- Knowledge of research and audit processes
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).
