Band 6 - Physiotherapist - Whittington

Whittington NHS Trust, with their outstanding reputation in safe, personal, coordinated care for their local community, is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced physiotherapist to join their committed team in a flexible and rewarding role.

Known for being one of the safest hospitals in England, Whittington Health provides expert care for more than 500,000 local people and is valued by its local community.

Job Purpose

To provide an advanced neurological physiotherapy service to primary and tertiary referred patients.

To perform advanced neurological physiotherapy assessments and treatment to patients, often with diverse, complex, or multiple pathologies and presentations.

To work as an autonomous practitioner to formulate a treatment plan and management programme according to assessment findings and to develop and maintain high standards of patient care.

To be an integral member of the physiotherapy team and MDT, contributing to the management of the department and the training and supervision of students, physiotherapists, assistants and other health care professionals.

To contribute to the management and development of staff especially with regard to all aspects of clinical governance and to deputise for senior staff as required.

To participate in the emergency weekend and public holiday services as stated in the departmental policy, working as an autonomous practitioner without supervision. When working on the emergency duty rota, to undertake the assessment and treatment of acute stroke patients or acutely ill patients with neurological problems.

To be able to exert moderate to intense physical effort for frequent periods throughout the working day e.g. crawl, kneel, squat, crouch, bend during assessment and treatment of neurological patients and also manoeuvre manual handling equipment around the hospital.

Requirements

-Degree/ or equivalent in Physiotherapy

- Registered Physiotherapist (HPC)

- Evidence of attendance on specialist Post graduate neurosciences courses (e.g. Normal movement)

- Active member of a neurosciences interest group

- Broad post-graduate experience at appointment, of which 6 months is specific neurosciences post graduate experience

- Proven experience and competence in assessing and treating a variety of neuroscience patients

- Documented evidence of continuing professional development

- Evidence of having worked unsupervised on an emergency on call and weekend rota assessing and treating patients with deteriorating respiratory and neurological status

- Evidence of active participation in in-service training programmes

- Ability to work unsupervised as a competent autonomous practitioner. Ability to work under pressure

- Interest in research

-The physical skills and capabilities for the assessment and skilled therapeutic treatment of patients with acute, chronic and progressive neurological disability both on the wards and in the therapy treatment areas

We are so grateful for the commitment and focus of our Bank Staff, so in return we offer the following advantages:

• Access to free Bank Partners Core Skills training.
• Guaranteed line of work.
• Weekly pay.
• Competitive pay.

Apply now for this fantastic career-progressing opportunity by attaching your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be in contact with you shortly.