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This role is offered on a part time basis of 22.5 hours per week, this means that candidates interested in working part time are encouraged to apply and will receive a salary on a pro rata basis. We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Band 6 Neuro Physiotherapist to join our Neuro Outpatient team located in our new rehabilitation gym at Great Western Hospital. We are looking for physiotherapist who wants to consolidate and further develop their specialist Neurological skills towards advanced practice. We are a truly caring and dynamic team based at Great Western Hospital, therapists are supported by highly experienced clinical specialists. We have excellent links with our Consultant colleagues, specialist nurse practitioners and local rehabilitation teams. You will have an interesting and wide ranging case load of neurological conditions including MS, MND, FND, and stroke. We provide a specialist vestibular service, you will be trained and supported to develop clinical skills in this area. We are a team that is developing and modernising and we are looking for an innovative therapist to join us on this journey.
Job Responsibility:
To treat a complex caseload in the Neuro Outpatient Department, and other locations as service requires using advanced and highly developed skills
To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time
To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using highly specialised assessment and clinical reasoning skills to formulate individualised management and treatment plans, utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of care
To be professional, legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and support Band 5s to do the same
To assist in the running of the Neuro Out Patient Department, and to deputise for the Clinical Specialist if required, including attending meetings, MND Forums and others as required
To take part in working parties/forums, developing policy changes within Neuro Out Patient Department which will impact on all service users
To work with the Clinical Specialist in developing and implementing the strategic and operation management of the physiotherapy service
To communicate effectively and sensitively with patients and those involved around patient care using a variety of skills and written information to maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of condition. There may be barriers to communication such as sensory loss impairments, cognitive deficits and dysphasia
Requirements:
Degree in Physiotherapy
MCSP
HCPC
Manual handling training
Experience at Band 5 of neurological patients, including assessment and treatment of a variety of neurological conditions
Wide variety of Band 5 rotations
Experience of working as part of MDT
Experience of supervising students
Experience of working with assistant staff
Experience of group work
Experience of working in the community
Demonstrable CPD in neurology
Sound understanding of clinical governance
Understanding the importance of confidentiality
Nice to have:
Post Graduate neurological training
Demonstrable CPD in wide ranging neurological conditions including FND
Experience of assessment and treatment of complex neurological patients
Experience of assessment and treatment of vestibular conditions
Experience of case management of complex conditions
Experience of assessment and treatment of Functional conditions