This is an exciting opportunity to support transformational change, quality improvements and patient experience for people receiving spinal cord injury care within the newly-established South West Spinal Cord Injury network.

We are looking for an experienced nurse or therapist (OT or Physiotherapist) to provide high-quality, patient-oriented care for patients diagnosed with spinal cord injury (SCI) and drive improvements, as part of a new integrated model of care in the South West

Based in Salisbury, you will need tospend some of your time travelling to various locations and settings within Hampshire, Dorset and South Wiltshire where SCI patients are living/being cared for. There will also be some scope for remote working where appropriate.

Main duties of the job

You will need to use a high level of clinical expertise in Spinal Cord Injury to provide support, education and training for medical, nursing and therapists' teams and other healthcare professionals involved in the direct patient care of people with a spinal cord injury, in any setting.

Working as part of the wider South West SCI Clinical Network, providing services across the catchment area of Salisbury Spinal Cord Injury Centre you will be a champion for SCI patients, ensuring that they and their families are supported and their voices heard.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated Good by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Nurse, OT or Physiotherapist
• Registered with NMC or HCPC as appropriate

Desirable

• Relevant Post-grad qualifications

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 5 years experience of working with Spinal Cord injury patients

Desirable

• Extensive experience of working with SCI patients, in a variety of different settings.
• Experience of service development

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Advanced range of clinical knowledge and skills involving patients with SCI and disability management
• Ability to understand and act on complex pieces of information
• Highly developed interpersonal skills with meticulous attention to detail
• Skills/experience in teaching and supporting health professionals

Desirable

• Advanced knowledge of risk management
• Audit/research skills and ability to undertake audit and research

Employer details

Employer name

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre, Salisbury District Hospital

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ

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269-SFT8716