An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Senior Neuro Physiotherapist to join our Neuro Early Supported Discharge Team!

The Neuro ESD Team is a Multidisciplinary team providing specialist intensive rehabilitation to clients with Acute Stroke and other Neurological conditions on discharge from hospital or as community admission avoidance. The post holder will be working alongside a team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Nurses, Clinical Neuropsychologist and Rehabilitation Assistants, working the Southampton and West Hampshire areas.

You will receive profession specific and CPD support from Band 7/8 Physiotherapists within the service and will be required to regularly supervise Rehabilitation Assistants and Physiotherapy students. Previous training organised by Solent Neuro Rehab Service has included study days on pilates in Neuro Rehab, Evidenced Based Upper Limb Rehabilitation and Vestibular Rehabilitation.

You should have post graduate experience which should include some specific neurological clinical experience and relevant CPD, as well as evidence of working within a multidisciplinary team. Experience of service improvement projects or audits is also desirable.

This is a community post and therefore access to a car for community visits is essential.

For further details contact: Sam Campbell (samantha.campbell@solent.nhs.uk) 07471020181 or Debbie Beckerley (debbie.beckerley@solent.nhs.uk) 07393005988

Main duties of the job

*Work as part of multi-professional team within relevant department

*Work in close collaboration with other relevant services/agencies e.g. acute rehabilitation units, community rehab teams, virtual wards, urgent response etc.

*Manage caseload of clients within the community and oversee caseload for rehabilitation assistants.

*Undertake assessment and treatment of clients within a community, inpatient or outpatient setting who have potentially complex presentation requiring specialist skills and determine profession specific and multidisciplinary rehabilitation interventions.

*Plan and implement comprehensive programmes of intervention for clients who require intensive rehabilitation in the community, inpatient or outpatient setting.

*To attend weekly team meeting, scheduling work for self and other team members, providing specialist advise to team members and external agencies.

*Carry out profession specific and general multidisciplinary rehabilitation procedures, many of which will require specialist skills and knowledge.

*Supervise junior members of staff, rehabilitation assistants and students on clinical placement.

*Participate in and maintain own clinical professional development (CPD) by keeping abreast of any new developments e.g., active involvement in professional special interest groups and taking responsibility to incorporate into practice.

*To actively contribute to team developments on a routine basis.

About us

We have been working with other local NHS Trusts to create a new organisation, bringing together all community, mental health and learning disability services from across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Subject to approvals, the aim is for the new Trust to be formed by the end of 2024.

Project Fusion is the name for the programme to create the new combined NHS Foundation Trust. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will be bringing the services into a single organisation will result in more consistent care, more equitable access to services irrespective of postcode, and a more sustainable workforce and services. The new organisation will operate locally to ensure services can best meet the needs of different communities.

The new Trust will be comprised of all the services currently provided by Solent NHS Trust and Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, the community, mental health and learning disability services provided by Isle of Wight NHS Trust and child and adolescent mental health services delivered in parts of Hampshire by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Colleagues will transfer to the new organisation under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) -- known as TUPE on the day the trust is formed. TUPE is a legal process to ensure you transfer out of one organisation and into another, maintaining the terms and conditions of your employment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy, state registered.
• Post registration course e.g. Stroke Rehabilitation.

Desirable

• Recognised Clinical Educator for clinical students.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of treating people with a range of stroke / neurological needs e.g. continence, mobility, balance problems, cognitive deficits, dysphagia.
• Relevant experience of working within a multidisciplinary team in either a hospital or community setting (some of which has been gained within a UK setting).
• Experience of staff supervision and mentorship.
• Working within a multi-professional team.

Desirable

• Involvement in regional or national clinical bodies e.g. clinical interest groups, conferences etc.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Demonstrate strategies for organising own workload and that of junior staff on a day-to-day basis.
• Demonstrate and provide evidence of skill development and provide examples of good practice where key skills have been applied.
• Evidence of application of the rehabilitation process.
• Ability to act on own initiative and take responsibility e.g. contacting a senior clinician / other services when a client requires urgent attention.
• Able to use strategies to deal with difficult situations and appropriately seek support and advice when required.
• Shows flexibility and ability to work within a demanding and changing environment.
• Computer skills e.g. Word, Outlook, Excel, Teams.
• Demonstrate strategies for problem solving and clinical decision making.
• Good verbal and written skills e.g. pleasant manner when speaking to others, Clear and concise messages delivered, legible handwriting.
• Able to communicate sensitive information in an appropriate and effective manner.
• Understanding of clinical governance requirements and demonstrates compliance.
• Understanding of health & safety responsibilities and demonstrates compliance.
• Understanding of Data Protection issues and the need for confidentiality to be maintained.
• Demonstrates strategies for involving clients and carers and ensures all feedback is acknowledged.
• Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion and how they apply to staff and patients in a healthcare setting. Able to demonstrate personal commitment to challenging discrimination and promoting equalities, at an appropriate level for the post.
• Access to transportation on a daily basis. Full driving licence if using car and willing to insure vehicle for business use.
• Ability to work weekend and week day shifts.
• Ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions e.g. weather, exposure to unpleasant home environments and working conditions. The latter includes daily exposure to bodily fluids including sputum and urine.
• Able to exert moderate effort, on a daily basis, for short to prolonged periods of time in order to undertake required moving and handling procedures / treatment sessions / fitting of equipment.
• Sufficient dexterity to undertake fine motor tasks required for administering assessments / assisting patients / fitting equipment.
• Is able to work legally in the UK
• Is able to work with children and vulnerable adults
• Ability to travel for meetings across a range of sites in Southampton/Portsmouth/Hampshire as required for the role
• Must hold a valid up to date registration with their professional body
• For posts where postholders are required to drive as part of their role they hold a valid full driving licence which enables them to drive in the UK.

Desirable

• Experience of participating in audit.
• Understanding of care management process.

Employer details

Employer name

Solent NHS Trust

Address

Western Community Hospital

William Macleod Way

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 4XE

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