Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen, for an enthusiastic Specialist Physiotherapist, that has a keen interest in working with patients with neurological conditions, to join our Band 6 Neuro Rotation at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
We have an established band 6 Neuro rotation which offers experience in the following areas: Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; Acute Stroke Unit; Stroke Rehabilitation; Early Supported Discharge Team; Regional Neuro-Sciences Unit, Neuro Out-patients, Collar and Brace Service and the newly developed Neuro Outliers team.
You will work alongside Highly Specialist members of staff and clinical specialists to ensure quality Neuro-specific treatment to patients with Neurological Conditions and contribute to the development of these services. Experience can be gained in treatment and management of a wide variety of neurological patients including vestibular and spasticity management. Learning and development are very important to our Team.
We have established In-service training programmes tailored to different developmental needs and experience and there will be opportunities to present on our accredited Stroke MDT course.
You will have the opportunity to supervise more junior staff and students and be encouraged to take an active role in the in-service training, audit and research programmes.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard of physiotherapy service, as determined by the rotation, facilitating and maximising patient potential within the service boundaries
To fulfil a teaching and supervisory role with peers, Junior staff and Students on placement
To participate in the band 6 rotational scheme which involves working across the Trust in a range of settings, in line with your chosen career pathway.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the
We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
2. H.C.P.C. Registration
3. Evidence of relevant CPD Eligibility to work in the U.K
Desirable criteria
4. Post graduate clinical training
5. CSP Membership
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
6. Ability to demonstrate specialised skills in assessment and treatment of patients in the acute and outpatient setting in line with current practise and research
7. Supervision of other staff i.e. assistants and technical instructors
8. Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information (verbal, non verbal and written) in an accurate, clear and logical manner
Desirable criteria
9. Competent IT skills
10. Presentation skills
11. Experience of service development
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
12. To have broad clinical experience during Band 5 rotations including acute medical, respiratory, neuro, orthopaedics, MSK outpatients
13. Assessment and treatment of patients with complex needs in the acute and outpatient setting
14. Experience of lone working e.g. weekend working /community working
Desirable criteria
15. Previous band 6 experience
16. Previous critical care/on call experience
17. Experience of working in acute and community
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.