Band 7 Neurophysiotherapist - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Birmingham

University Hospitals Birmingham

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job summary:

Are you an experienced Band 6 Physiotherapist looking to take that next step into a band 7 post looking for a new challenge whilst continuing to develop your clinical practice and leadership skills.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Stroke therapy team at Heartlands Hospital. The Stroke Unit will be moving to a brand new ward with a bed base of 24 stroke patients. You will need specialist clinical skills, a flexible approach; including excellent team working, organisational and time management skills. Evidence of prior leadership would be beneficial to support the role.

The post holder will have a diverse caseload of complex stroke patients and be instrumental in the development of the stroke therapy workforce.

We are looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated, innovative physiotherapists who would be able to support the development of the stroke pathway.

You will join our dynamic team of therapists who strive towards holistic recovery and regaining independence following admission, we are committed to continued professional and career development of all staff.

We encourage informal conversation so please feel free to contact:

Main duties, tasks & skills required:

To take a lead role within the stroke in patient team, providing advanced Physiotherapy assessment and treatment of stroke patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions.

To use specialist skills to effectively manage caseload, work priorities including service delivery, patient and professional demands.

To be a source of expertise, to identify, analyse, evaluate and problem solve to enable the development and delivery of individualized intervention and treatment programmes in a variety of settings.
To provide a consultative role with relatives and staff providing advice, recommendations

support, training and instruction as identified.

To provide leadership and management on a daily basis to the therapy team
To supervise, educate and assess the performance of students as required.
To deliver training to multidisciplinary team members ensuring competence in performing duties within their agreed scope of practice.
To collaborate with the stroke therapy workforce across the pathway.
To undertake Evidence Based audit and research projects to further own and team's clinical practice, making recommendations for changes.
To objectively aim to improve the SSNAP data working in partnership with the CTL and stroke leads.
To work in close collaboration with carers and ESD teams as applicable to patients need.

About us:

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment.

This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.

This is more than words. We are taking action.

Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO.

We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description:

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification:
Qualifications:

Essential:

Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy

Registered with HCPC

Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to stroke & neurology and management/ leadership training

Experience:

Essential:

Strong leadership skills

An understanding stroke & neurological conditions

Broad range of skills in stroke & neurology

Highly developed communication, presentation & supervisory skills

Proven problem solving, clinical reasoning & decision making.

Committed to patient centred care

Knowledge & practice of HCPC & profession specific standards & guidelines

Broad range of experience at a senior level in stroke & neurology

Managing staff e.g. junior staff & support workers.

Multi-disciplinary working Audit

Team/service development

Implement change management on small or large scale

Experience of dealing with people who display inappropriate beh