Are you a highly skilled and enthusiastic Physiotherapist looking for an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and established team? If so, we want to hear from you! We are currently seeking a passionate Physiotherapist to join our Integrated Stroke Early Supported Discharge and Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service. Our integrated service provides stroke rehabilitation and community neuro rehabilitation support to service users with complex needs.

You will be responsible for managing a clinical caseload across the North of Cambridgeshire & shaping the service to support the development of your colleagues. You will provide comprehensive assessments and deliver evidence-based specialist neuro Physiotherapy programs to support patients with physical, cognitive & psychosocial needs.

You will work collaboratively with the Multidisciplinary Team. Our organisation places great importance on our employees, and we make it a priority to invest in them.

If you are a highly motivated & adaptable individual with excellent clinical skills and knowledge, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. You should be comfortable working in different settings, including patients' homes, wards, or community gyms, and using virtual consultations to manage your caseload. If you are a flexible & adaptable individual who can travel independently across your work locality & has access to a car for work purposes, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

You will provide comprehensive assessments and deliver evidence-based specialist neuro Physiotherapy programmes. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team in supporting patients with physical, cognitive, and psychosocial needs to achieve their potential.

The ideal candidate should be flexible and adaptable to support service delivery.

We pride ourselves on the development of our workforce and provide a variety of internal and external training opportunities. The successful post holder will receive and provide clinical supervision and an annual appraisal.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot usepublic transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

*DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

About us

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

To assess, plan and develop specialist Physio programmes for patients with complex neurological problems and a wide variety of complex needs with support from advanced practitioners when required.

To work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional Integrated Stroke ESD and Community Neuro Rehabilitation Team

To be responsible for own caseload and undertake assessment of patients with complex neurological problems and multiple pathologies using specialist clinical reasoning skills.

To identify patient needs, agree goals and provide appropriate therapy interventions relating to their physical, functional and cognitive needs. Providing rehabilitation programmes and adaptive equipment to support self management.

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work.

To work within Trust, CSP, and HCPC guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards of practice in line with legal and operational requirements and use own professional judgement to vary from established practices where required.

To undertake holistic assessment of patients with neurological problems (including those with complex presentations and cognitive problems) making use of specialist clinical reasoning skills.

To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate.

To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or equivalent, e.g. BSc, or Diploma entry level qualification into the Physiotherapy profession.
• Current HCPC registration
• Documented evidence of own continuing professional development
• Willingness to undertake Fieldwork/Practice Educator qualification

Desirable

• Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
• Member of Association of Chartered Physiotherapists In Neurology
• Fieldwork/practice Educator qualification

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post-graduate clinical experience in a variety of settings.
• Experience of working in Neuro Rehab and post graduate training in the field of neuro rehab.

Desirable

• Community experience
• Equipment provision
• Clinical educator experience

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.
• Good communication skills and report writing including standard keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word.
• Able to assess plan and implement care
• Good time Management and prioritisation Skills.
• Experience of supporting unregistered staff including an understanding of clinical supervision.

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential

• Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
• Recognises the limits of own authority within the role and seeks and uses professional support appropriately
• Understands the principle of confidentiality
• Demonstrates professional curiosity
• Demonstrates a knowledge of neuro rehab including cognition
• Knowledge of relevant outcome measures and experience using them.
• Demonstrate proactive response to maintaining registration with HCPC and/or other professional bodies.

Desirable

• SystmOne
• Understanding of prescribing equipment to facilitate and aid in activities of daily living

Physical Requirements

Essential

• The ability to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
• To use moving and handling equipment to manoeuvre patients.
• Must have access to a personal car and the ability to drive independently around the locality, due to the radius covered and lack of public transport in some area

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Doddington Hospital

Benwick Road

Doddington

PE13 0UG

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