Job Overview
This role involves working across St George's two Stroke services – the Hyperacute Stroke Unit and Acute Stroke Unit. The role will provide a high standard of physiotherapy service to patients within the Hyperacute and Acute Stroke Units across three days a week. The Neurosciences and Therapies directorates are dynamic and innovative, championing new ideas and developments from all team members. All services are staffed by forward‑thinking, highly skilled and experienced Band 8a and B7 therapists with a range of specialisms across all domains of neurotherapies.
Responsibilities
* Undertake a specialised neurological assessment of own workload of patients, who may have complex presentations, and from this assessment formulate a treatment plan and carry out this treatment autonomously.
* Supervise and teach peers, recently qualified physiotherapists/physiotherapy assistants/students, and involved in teaching multidisciplinary team staff.
* Undertake evidence‑based projects, including making recommendations for change in practice and participating in departmental research and audit as appropriate.
* Potential to be involved in the Neuromuscular Clinical Trial portfolio for an additional day per week.
About St George's
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group care for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton, home to the majority of Wolfson Neurorehabilitation services, spasticity services and amputee rehabilitation; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
Additional Opportunities
The successful candidate will also work as part of a multi‑disciplinary team providing a high standard of physiotherapy assessment, treatment and advice to people following stroke. There is also the potential to work as part of the Neuromuscular Clinical Research team providing support for the neuromuscular clinical research team and carry out outcome measures for the clinical trials. This can be discussed further prior to applying for the role or if invited to interview.
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