Contract - Fixed Term 12 months

The Community Stroke Rehab team in Enfield are looking for an enthusiastic and stroke specialist Physio to join the team. The team are based at St Michael's Primary care centre with ease of parking for staff and access to Enfield Borough. It is in close proximity to the M25 and has good transport links to Herts and central London.The Community Stroke Rehab Team provides stroke specialist rehabilitation for Enfield residents aged 18+. Care is provided in patient's home and local communities dependent on their functional goals. It is a friendly multidisciplinary team with generic rehabilitation assistants to support patients to carry out treatment plans set by the therapists. We work closely with adult community therapies who are also located within St Michael's.There is planned expansion of the team , following investment into Enfield Community Therapies Services to include neuro psychology provision and psychology assistant support. The team has been part of a NCL wide funded NHSe project which is nationally leading on new models of rehab and stroke care.

Main duties of the job

To provide a very high standard of Physiotherapy care to stroke survivors and their carers/family in a community setting, meeting the needs of the multicultural and diverse population.

Together with other senior staff, to act as a resource for specialist advice to the rest of the stroke community rehabilitation service (CSRT), therapy services, and others within wider multidisciplinary services.

About us

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London's busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond.

Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients' wellbeing.

We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families.

For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Please refer to the attached Job description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

education

Essential

• Recognised Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
• Evidence from C.P.D. portfolio of ongoing relevant post-graduate training both theoretical and practical to a high level.

Desirable

• Post-graduation/Msc in relevant area (elderly care /neurology)
• Membership of professional body or interest group.
• Leadership training
• Any other relevant training & education

Experience

Essential

• Experience at band 7 level or significant experience at band 6 level/equivalent in adult neurology, especially stroke care.
• Demonstrate appropriate postgraduate experience working across Physiotherapy core areas to support the rehabilitation needs of the patient.
• Experience of working as part of MDT team in the NHS, goal planning and developing care plan.
• Active contribution to training others
• Experience of working in community services
• Physiotherapy practice relating to the delivery of stroke care services.

Desirable

• Knowledge of stroke pathway and North central London partnership working

Skills

Essential

• Fluent in written and spoken English including the ability to generate letters and reports of a high caliber
• Advanced clinical reasoning and problem solving skills within stroke care and other relevant clinical areas
• Ability to supervise and teach
• Audit/evaluation skills.

qualities

Essential

• Able demonstrate a strong commitment to delivering patient focused care.

other

Essential

• Car owner/ driver with valid UK driving license with access to car for work use.

Employer details

Employer name

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

Address

St Michaels Hospital

Gater Drive

Enfield

EN2 0JB

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393-NMUH-1170-C