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Looking to take the next step in your career? Passionate about stroke and neurological rehabilitation?
The Community Rehabilitation Service currently has an opportunity for an innovative and enthusiastic Band 7 Physiotherapist to join their team. The Community Rehabilitation Service is a multi-disciplinary therapy team providing assessment and rehabilitation in a community setting for those with a range of progressive or acquired neurological conditions. The work is community based and so you must be able to travel throughout the boroughs of Havering and Barking and Dagenham efficiently and effectively. The team has two sites which are currently Yew Tree Resource Centre, Romford, RM7 9AA and Porters Avenue Health Centre, RM8 2EQ. The successful applicants will be required to work from the two sites to support junior staff and manage complex patients across the two boroughs.
There is a well-established appraisal system and a commitment to support staff to develop leadership and clinical skills, through regular supervision, a structured neurology in‑service training programme and internal and external training opportunities. The service works closely with our colleagues across the Stroke and Neurology pathway including our Stroke Unit at Meadow Court, Goodmayes, and our team of specialist nurses in PD, MND and MS to aid us in the holistic management of our patients.
The Successful Candidate Will Be Responsible For
* Providing specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment to patients with stroke and neurological conditions, taking into consideration the patient’s physical, cognitive and perceptual skills to identify the patient’s abilities and areas of difficulty.
* Taking a lead role in the leadership of junior staff and support assistants, through supervision, training and appraisal.
* Achieving and maintaining quality care through the delivery of evidence‑based practice and adherence with national guidance.
* Working as part of the multidisciplinary team across the Stroke and Neurology pathway, liaising and supporting our therapy colleagues in the community as required.
* Falling within the remit of Stroke and Neurology services within NELFT’s Acute and Rehabilitation Directorate, and enabling joint in‑service training and journal club with inpatient and community staff.
Our Values 2025 - 2030
* We are kind.
* We are respectful.
* We work together with our communities.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.
High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London
This post also attracts a payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941 – per annum, pro rata for part time).
Contact Information
For further details:
Name: Kirsten Nutman, Job title: Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, Email: Kirsten.nutman@nelft.nhs.uk, Telephone: 0300 300 1855
Name: Nadia Weavers, CRS Team Lead, Email: nadia.weavers@nelft.nhs.uk, Telephone: 0300 300 1855
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