• To be an active member of the multidisciplinary community neuro-rehabilitation team, providing highly specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment.
  
• To participate in the delivery and evaluation of the, Early Supported Discharge for Stroke service, and Community Neurorehabilitation pathways.
  
• To be responsible for the education and supervision of junior physiotherapy staff, including rotational staff, rehabilitation assistants and physiotherapy students

Main duties of the job

• To be highly specialised in the assessment and treatment of clients with complex neurological pathologies.
  
• To undertake highly specialist physiotherapy assessments using evidence-based outcome measures, in a variety of settings i.e. clients home, clinic, community centre, of clients referred to the neuro-rehabilitation team.
  
• To work clinically within an evidence based framework.
  
• To be responsible for gaining valid, informed consent for assessment and treatment interventions, and sharing of information following legal and professional guidelines.
  
• To use advanced clinical reasoning and judgement on a variety of physiotherapy problems which require investigating, analysing and assessing

About us

We providecommunity health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire.

Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to:

• stay well
  
• manage their own health with the right support
  
• avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital.

We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives.

Our vision:deliver great care closer to home.

Our mission: working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To deliver specialist neurophysiotherapy treatments. These treatment techniques may include highly developed physical skills, manual physiotherapy treatment techniques, patient education, home exercise programmes, electrotherapy techniques, functional electrical stimulation, splinting and other physiotherapy treatment techniques.
  
• Build up and maintain key relationships with referring including GPs, acute providers, Bedded Services, District Nurses, Wheelchair Services, Speech & Language therapy and other services across CLCH to facilitate appropriate referrals and an understanding of the role of the occupational therapy and the multi-professional team
  
• To use a client-centred goal setting approach to aid the provision of individual physiotherapy treatments and programmes

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.
• 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 and 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
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant National and Local guidelines and frameworks
• Advanced communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format
• 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

Other

Essential

• Ability to self motivate and innovate
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable
• Ability to manage own caseload and to prioritise under pressure for self and team

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Harrow Therapy Services - 12-14 Station Rd

Harrow

HA1 2SL

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