About this role
Job summary
We are very excited to offer a temporary post in our neuro team for a Senior Physiotherapist speciality Neurology as part of the neuro rehabilitation service at the Clatterbridge Rehabilitation Centre. This is Band 6 working 15 hours per week. This includes weekend working and working across services of neuro rehabilitation, acute neuro, early supported discharge team and neuro outpatients.
The Centre provides rehabilitation services to Wirral residents following a stroke, and we are a spoke for Wirral, East & West Cheshire, Shropshire and North Wales for the Cheshire and Mersey Rehabilitation Network.
You will require post graduate experience in neurological rehabilitation and relevant experience at Band 5 and/or Band 6 level.
The post holder will provide specialist assessment and intervention for people following stroke, acquired brain injury and other neurological conditions.
We operate an integrated therapy service where occupational therapists and physiotherapists work together to optimise people's outcomes following onset of neurological pathology. You will require excellent communication skills (including competence utilising supported communication techniques), be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical reasoning and be able to case manage patients with complex needs.
You will join an enthusiastic, supportive team with training and supervision from Band 7 staff.
Main duties of the job
- To communicate effectively with staff, patients, relatives and carers and other agencies regarding care and treatment in order to co-ordinate care and to ensure effective and appropriate planning and delivery of treatment.
- To be line-managed by an AHP Team Leader.
- To maintain good working relationships with all other staff involved in patient care.
- To establish a rapport with patients in order to gain their compliance with treatment programmes.
- To communicate effectively with patients and adapt approach where there maybe barriers to understanding e.g. deaf, confusion.
- To be a caring, responsible member of the AHP service and to take a full part in the life of the department.
- The post holder is managed by AHP Team Leader , but has the freedom to act, regarding patient care, guided by protocols and guidelines for conduct. The results/ outcomes of treatment / performance are assessed at agreed intervals through the supervision / appraisal process.
- To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities.
- To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi-pathologies; use developed clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Senior Physiotherapist position available with WUTH.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Graduate Diploma or BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent qualification recognised by HCPC
- HCPC Registration
- Appropriate experience as a qualified Physiotherapist
- Previous care experience
- Core rotations in a range of areas: o Respiratory (including HDU/ICU) o Orthopaedics o Musculoskeletal Outpatients o Neurological Rehabilitation
Desirable
- Member of Charted Society of Physiotherapy or similar
- Significant experience as a staff grade Physiotherapist
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Basic computer skills
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Employer details
Employer name
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Clatterbridge Hospital
Clatterbridge Road
Bebington, Wirral
CH63 4JY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.wuth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab) (https://www.wuth.nhs.uk)