Senior Community Rehabilitation Physiotherapist - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom - Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Do you have a passion for Neurosciences and are keen to work in a busy, high calibre environment to further advance your career and skills set?

We can offer an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated Physiotherapist to join our Neurosciences Team.

You will have the opportunity to work with a range of neurological conditions within Neurosurgical, Neurology and Neuro-oncology specialities, including Trauma, spinal cord injury, elective surgery and Guillain Barre Syndrome.

As we are a Major Trauma Centre and specialist Neurosciences Unit, you will experience working with critical care step down and tracheostomy weaning and be exposed to conditions that would only come to a specialist centre.

This opportunity is open to Band 6 Physiotherapists who are now ready to specialise further in their career and develop leadership skills.

Positive commitment to CPD and post graduate education
Service development opportunities

To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse medical, neurological and musculoskeletal presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.

Access to advice and support from senior physiotherapists is available if required.

To supervise, educate and assess the performance of Physiotherapy students, this would be to a graduate standard and involve working with Universities to ensure the standard of practice and teaching meets the standards set by the degree level qualification.

To undertake evidence-based practice, audit and research projects to further own and team's clinical practice within each rotation. May lead implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols.

To maintain Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapy competency in order to participate in the out of hours' respiratory on-call Physiotherapy Service and to assist in the training of junior members of staff to a level of agreed competency.

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge.

With over 12000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners.

Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here.

The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve.

We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

The advert will close at midnight on 21 April 2024.

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
Evidence of relevant post-graduate courses / CPD

Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
AGILE, ACPIN

Relevant clinical work at Band 6 level providing a broad range of experience in respiratory, elderly care and neurological conditions
Experience of working as part of a Physiotherapy Team and/or MDT
Band 6 experience
Experience in a wide range of junior rotations
Significant postgraduate NHS experience

Good knowledge of Neurological, Respiratory and Rehabilitation Physiotherapy
Knowledge and experience of discharge planning and onward referrals

Advanced knowledge of discharge planning
Knowledge of workings of Community Services within rehabilitation

Demonstrate ability to teach, guide and direct Band 5 Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistants and students in clinical practice
Clinical Educator training completed

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B