Job overview
The Hyper Acute Stroke Unit is located at the John Radcliffe Hospital and is a -bedded unit and works as a cohesive multi-professional team (MDT) delivering hyper-acute and acute services to stroke survivors aiming to maximise recovery, patient experience and quality of life. The HASU MDT consistently score wells for quality outcomes in the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) and provide services over a seven-day period. Therapy and rehabilitation services are critical to the quality and operational performance of the stroke clinical service unit, as well as facilitating excellent service user outcomes and experience. These roles will work collaboratively with the therapies and stroke medical and nursing leadership team to:
1. Enhance the quality of stroke services and rehabilitation seeking to improve outcomes and operational performance.
2. Contribute to seven-day working to offer a highly responsive and clinically excellent therapy service critical to the performance of the stroke pathway.
3. Support the development of a workforce that are highly skilled and capable in delivering person-centred, evidence-based therapy and rehabilitation through training and education.
4. Support the integration of evidence into clinical practice as part of becoming a research active department.
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality, safe and effective physiotherapy services to patients diagnosed with stroke, as part of a cohesive multi-professional team.
To work collaboratively with patients and their carers to effectively assess, goal plan and treat patients following a stroke diagnosis and strive to maximise their independence and quality of life.
To supervise and teach recently qualified physiotherapists, support workers and physiotherapy students.
To actively participate in quality improvement, clinical audit and research projects.
To take an active part in the extended hours, seven-day and weekend working as required by individual teams to maximise the access and delivery of rehabilitation.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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