Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a
passionate Neuro Physiotherapist to be part of the CHD Rehabilitation team. The
post holder will be an autonomous practitioner providing a specialist physiotherapy
service to inpatient neurorehab patients. They will be expected to manage and
supervise physiotherapists and rehabilitation assistants as part of this role.
Contractual Benefits
- Nest Pension Scheme Employee
- £350 personal training allowance (on a pro rata basis for
part time staff)
- £1000 for every completed year of service -subject to tax
and NI deductions (on a pro rata basis for part time staff)
- Reimbursement upon supplied evidence of professional
registration renewal
- 30 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Refer a friend reward scheme
- Long service reward scheme
- Reimbursement of a Blue light card
- Free meal for staff on shift
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide specialist physiotherapy
to contribute to the high-quality assessment, evidenced based treatment and
discharge planning of patients with neurological injury. This includes both inpatient
neurorehabilitation and long-term disability management. The candidate will
have proven experience of assessing and treating neurological patients with
complex physical movement patterns, postural management, respiratory and
tracheostomy needs.
The post holder will provide pre-admission
assessment to those with complex presentations and work in conjunction with the
Clinical Head of Rehab Service and care home manager to determine suitability
for rehabilitation or placement within our service.
They will contribute to the therapy teams
functions such as rota planning, service development and in-service training.
About us
Established in 1984, CHD Living are proud to be
an award-winning, family-owned and operated group of care home, rehabilitation
& home care services in Surrey, Hampshire & South London. CHD
Rehabilitation are established and NHS preferred providers for acquired brain
injury and neurorehabilitation. We have a strong focus on facilitating the very
best possible recovery of those in our care, combined with enabling patients to
live as independently as possible in a stimulating and home-like environment.
Kingston Rehab Centre is committed to providing the very highest level of
rehabilitation through individually tailored and goal driven programmes.
We
deliver comprehensive, neurological rehabilitation packages which include
complex nursing care, intensive therapy packages, long term disability
management and slow-stream rehabilitation. This is an opportunity to work
with a diverse and complex caseload, which include individuals with prolonged
disorders of consciousness, traumatic brain injury, acquired brain injury,
spinal cord injury and progressive neurological conditions.
We are committed to continuing the
professional development of our staff. The therapy department has a structured
in-service training programme, a yearly staff training budget and encourage
staff to attend both internal and external courses to support their
development.
We welcome informal visits prior to
application or interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Responsibilities
- To provide neuro specialist Physiotherapy
assessment and intervention to patients with neurological conditions at CHD
Rehabilitation
- This role is supervised by the
Clinical Head of Rehabilitation
- To use clinical reasoning,
critical thinking, reflection and analysis to support assessments using a
client-centred approach and current evidence base to assess, treat, implement,
evaluate and document Physiotherapy interventions.
- To be responsible for the
assessment, treatment, implementation and documentation of Physiotherapy
interventions for patients with neurological conditions.
- To develop positive and
collaborative working relationships across the service and with service users
and their families and friends
- To be responsible for the
maintenance and development of own CPD and continuous learning.
- To supervise and develop Junior therapy
staff and assistants.
- To be responsible for the
education of Physiotherapy Students on placement Practice
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Responsibilities
- To provide neuro specialist Physiotherapy
assessment and intervention to patients with neurological conditions at CHD
Rehabilitation
- This role is supervised by the
Clinical Head of Rehabilitation
- To use clinical reasoning,
critical thinking, reflection and analysis to support assessments using a
client-centred approach and current evidence base to assess, treat, implement,
evaluate and document Physiotherapy interventions.
- To be responsible for the
assessment, treatment, implementation and documentation of Physiotherapy
interventions for patients with neurological conditions.
- To develop positive and
collaborative working relationships across the service and with service users
and their families and friends
- To be responsible for the
maintenance and development of own CPD and continuous learning.
- To supervise and develop Junior therapy
staff and assistants.
- To be responsible for the
education of Physiotherapy Students on placement Practice
Person Specification
Person Specification
Essential
- - Physiotherapy Qualification
- - Current HCPC Registration
- - Member of CSP
- - A range of post graduate Physio experience in a variety of relevant core specialties
- - Experience of working as a Physiotherapist within Neurorehabilitation and with patients with complex conditions
- - Excellent assessment, management & treatment skills
- - Excellent clinical reasoning skills
- - Excellent time management and organisational skills
- - Ability to present complex information in a comprehensible way
- - Experience of working within an MDT
- - 2 years post graduate experience
Desirable
- - Experience of supervision of Physiotherapists, Rehab Assistants or Physiotherapy Students
- - Completion of Clinical Educators course
- - Proven teaching ability and education experience to provide training to carers and nursing staff
- - Evidence of service development
- - Relevant post-graduate course attendance
Person Specification
Person Specification
Essential
- - Physiotherapy Qualification
- - Current HCPC Registration
- - Member of CSP
- - A range of post graduate Physio experience in a variety of relevant core specialties
- - Experience of working as a Physiotherapist within Neurorehabilitation and with patients with complex conditions
- - Excellent assessment, management & treatment skills
- - Excellent clinical reasoning skills
- - Excellent time management and organisational skills
- - Ability to present complex information in a comprehensible way
- - Experience of working within an MDT
- - 2 years post graduate experience
Desirable
- - Experience of supervision of Physiotherapists, Rehab Assistants or Physiotherapy Students
- - Completion of Clinical Educators course
- - Proven teaching ability and education experience to provide training to carers and nursing staff
- - Evidence of service development
- - Relevant post-graduate course attendance
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).