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Highly Specialist Physiotherapist - Neurorehabilitation
The closing date is 15 August 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a forward thinking, passionate individual with proven experience within neurosciences with skills and experience suitable for a highly specialist physiotherapist to work within a level 1a neurorehabilitation setting. This is a permanent, part time 15 hours a week, position, job sharing with the current band 7 in post based at Salford care Organisation. .
This role involves working as a part of the well-established multi-disciplinary team which includes. Providing specialist neurorehabilitation to service users who have a wide variety of significant and complex impairments as a result of neurological injury or illness including: traumatic brain injury; acquired brain injury; spinal cord injury; Guillain barre syndrome; infections of the brain, or other inflammatory conditions of the peripheral or central nervous system.
The neurorehabilitation patients within the Level 1a neurorehabilitation wards present with complex, hyperacute and acute medical presentations associated with prolonged disorders of consciousness (PDOC) and patients requiring ongoing tracheostomy management to facilitate weaning.
The Band 7 will oversee the provision of tailored programmes including specific physiotherapeutic interventions, and the day-to-day planning of physical activities to be completed by each patient.
Main duties of the job
* To take a lead role in the advanced assessment and treatment of neurological rehabilitation patients, who may have complex and /or chronic presentation.
* To determine clinical diagnosis and treatment indicated and maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
* To lead assessment, liaison, and decision-making processes on behalf of the MDT for patients referred to the neurorehabilitation service.
* To undertake a significant clinical caseload to a high professional standard using specialist knowledge from theoretical and practical experience.
* To plan, coordinate and evaluate the Physiotherapy Service within Neuro-Rehabilitation on a day-to-day basis, and to cover for any other area with this specific caseload as necessary.
* Act as a clinical adviser for Neurorehabilitation patients within the trust footprint.
* To facilitate complex tracheostomy weaning alongside the wider MDT
* Support assessment, treatment and care of PDOC patients within the service
* Contribute to complex spasticity management including complex positioning management.
* To be able to work across 7 days, contributing to weekend working and to the respiratory on-call rota.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our threecore values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a bettework-life balance.
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BSC Physiotherapy Degree
* HCPC registered
* Completion of introductory / basic Bobath course
* Post Graduate study in Neurological l related topics
* CSP Member
* Recognised Leadership qualification
Knowledge
* Evidence of advanced assessment and treatment of Neurological related conditions within a NHS setting
* Evidence of strong MDT working and networking
* Evidence of a strong understanding of leadership
* Evidence of continued Neurosciences relevant CPD
* Competent clinical educator within a clinical setting
* Demonstration of quality improvement work or service development within a clinical setting
* Evidence of autonomous decision making Neurosciences setting
* Demonstration of Evidence of advanced communication skills and leading difficult discussion
* Minimum of 2 years working with patients with neurological presentation at band 6 level or above.
* Sound evidence of awareness of IST and leading on staff development
* Evidence of involvement in Neurosciences related research
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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