CTL Physiotherapist for Stroke

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting a Band 7 Clinical Team Lead Stroke Specialist Physiotherapist. The post is primarily in the community stroke team, with clinical leadership over the physiotherapy service across the stroke pathway.

You will deliver advanced stroke assessments and supervise junior staff within an MDT setting, coordinating care from admission through to discharge to the community, and participate in weekend rotas to maintain patient flow.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered with stroke rehabilitation experience.
• Postgraduate stroke or neuro rehab experience is advantageous.
• Willingness to work weekend rota and travel between sites.

Responsibilities

• Clinically lead the physiotherapy team in the community stroke service.
• Plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate the service in partnership with clinical leads and ops manager.
• Provide advanced stroke assessment and treatment for complex cases.
• Supervise junior staff and engage with the wider MDT to set rehab goals.
• Ensure seamless discharge from hospital to community to support patient flow.

Skills

Band 7 Leadership

Stroke Specialist Physiotherapist

Advanced Stroke Rehab

MDT Collaboration

Education

HCPC registration

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical Team Lead Stroke Specialist Physiotherapist to join our Integrated Stroke Therapy Service. The role will be working as part of the stroke pathway but primarily based in the community stroke team.

The job focus will be to clinically lead the Physiotherapy team in collaboration with our current band 7 PT. You will work closely with the wider MDT providing highly specialist advanced assessment and treatment of patients with complex stroke rehabilitation needs on the stroke pathway. You will be a HCPC registered therapist with sound knowledge and experience of stroke.

As the clinical lead, you will plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate the physiotherapy community stroke service in partnership with the other clinical leads and the operational manager.

We have an experienced leadership team working in the community service therefore you will have a strong support system in place for anyone new into a band 7 role.

Flexibility in working patterns will be required to meet the needs of the service along with access to a vehicle is essential to commute between sites. The role will also include working as part of the weekend working rota across the stroke therapy pathway.

The role will require you to undertake advanced stroke physiotherapy assessment and rehabilitation with patients, allocated to your caseload, along with providing close supervision to junior staff in your team.

As part of the stroke rehabilitation service, you will work closely with the wider MDT to set collaborative rehabilitation goals and treatment programmes to support timely discharge into the community. As such you will be expected to build close links with our inpatient stroke therapy staff to support a seamless early discharge into the community setting supporting acute patient flow.

You will be responsible for the day to day running of the physiotherapy team which will include both clinical and operational management responsibilities.

The suitable candidate will have a broad understanding of the stroke rehabilitation pathway from admission through to the community setting and have post graduate stroke or neuro rehabilitation experience and wishing to specialise in this clinical field.

The Integrated Stroke Therapy Team provides specialist stroke services to adults within the acute & rehabilitation setting at both Royal Blackburn Hospital and Pendle Community Hospital. While the Pennine Lancashire Community Stroke Service provides rehabilitation to patients within a range of settings including outpatient departments, patients’ homes, and care home settings across Pennine Lancashire.

The integrated therapy team consists of a whole MDT team including Occupational Therapists, Speech & Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Clinical Psychology, AHP Professor in Neurorehabilitation and Stroke along with Therapy Assistant Practitioners.

As a service we are actively involved in research developments and as the clinical lead you will have opportunities to participate in service improvement projects. We also have a robust training and supervision structure in place to support staff to full fill their role.

As part of the therapy service, you will work across the stroke therapy pathway at weekends. The weekend rota includes a 7-day working rota including bank holidays.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Adam Partington Job title: Interim Operational Lead for Stroke & Neuro Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07812786753

Helen Vernon

Head of Service for SLT, stroke and neuro rehab therapies