Band 5 Physiotherapist

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire; Coventry; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking a Physiotherapist in Neurological Rehabilitation to provide high-quality, patient-centred care within an Out-Patient Neurological Rehabilitation Unit. You will work with a multidisciplinary team, supervise junior staff, and contribute to service development.

The role offers opportunities for professional learning and development within a Trust renowned for research and innovation, with supervision and clinical formulation from

Qualifications

• Specialist knowledge of neurological conditions and clinical reasoning to plan and provide interventions.
• Ability to manage a caseload of patients with varying neurological diagnoses.
• Experience in supervising and supporting junior staff and students.
• Working within a multidisciplinary team to plan patient-centred care.
• Commitment to service development and improving patient care.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in an Out-Patient Neurological Rehabilitation Unit.
• Manage a caseload of patients with varying neurological diagnoses and complex needs.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to tailor clinical interventions.
• Provide supervision and annual appraisal for junior staff and students.
• Contribute to clinical practice development and service improvement within the area.
• Lead information management and ensure high-quality data recording and reporting.

Skills

Neurological rehabilitation

Clinical reasoning

Caseload management

Supervision & teaching

Autonomous practice

Job description

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality, patient-centred rehabilitation to adults with a range of long-term neurological conditions. Support will be provided through regular supervision, peer review and clinical formulation from an experienced Band 7 Team Leader and Specialist Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Clinical Psychologists. The team also has strong links with the Regional Parkinson's Service and MS Team, offering excellent learning and development opportunities. The successful candidate will work alongside a Therapy Support Worker and Assistant Practitioner and will have opportunities to support junior staff and students through supervision and teaching. We are looking for someone passionate about neurological rehabilitation, committed to excellent patient care and keen to contribute to ongoing service development and improvement.

• Using specialist and evidence based/ client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in an Out-Patient Neurological Rehabilitation Unit.
• To utilise individual and/or manage a caseload of patients with varying neurological diagnosis and or /complex needs, group work skills as appropriate in order to achieve agreed therapeutic goals.
• To have a specialist knowledge of a range of neurological conditions and to use this specialist knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to plan and provide clinical interventions in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure development of junior staff and undergraduate Physiotherapy students through supervision, training and annual appraisal.
• Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical practice & service development within area.
• Contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust Physiotherapy service.
• Take a lead for information management to ensure high quality data which is recorded, evaluated & reported in a timely manner., Be professional, legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of own work and activities, to manage clinical risk within own clinical caseload.
• Carry a clinical caseload of highly complex patients, provide advanced therapeutic assessment & evaluation and provide detailed written treatment plans with patient centred goals working within an out-patient neurological rehabilitation unit.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner and member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to team discussions and influencing decisions about patient care programs, taking on the role of care Co-Ordinator and/ or vocational lead where relevant.
• Carry out treatment, using a broad variety of modalities and clinical reasoning to allow selection of the most appropriate technique evaluating, modifying and recording all interventions and outcomes & adapting them to meet the needs of the patient.
• Use highly developed manual treatment skills requiring coordination, sensation & dexterity.
• Assist in the production and deliver an annual report specific to own clinical area & participate in the delivery of the Therapy business plan.

Are you an enthusiastic, motivated and ambitious Physiotherapist with a strong interest in Neurological Rehabilitation?

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award.

Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk) By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society.

We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care.

We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.