Highly Specialised Physiotherapist - Neuro-Rehabilitation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; Sur place; GBP 40 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Physiotherapist to join the Inpatient Physiotherapy team at the Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE) to deliver high-quality neurological rehabilitation.

You will manage a clinical caseload, provide specialist assessment and planning, supervise band 5/6 staff, contribute to teaching, audits and service development, and work with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Physiotherapy Degree and HCPC registration.
• Attendance at post-registration courses to show structured and progressive development in the assessment and treatment of neurological conditions
• At least 6 years post graduate experience, of which 4 years experience in neuro rehabilitation / neuro specific physio roles
• Neurological skills to include splinting, casting, orthotics, hydrotherapy, electrical stimulation, spasticity management, posture management.

Responsabilités

• Deliver high standards of clinical practice with a caseload.
• Provide clinical and professional supervision for staff within OCE.
• Lead education, supervision and appraisal activities for the team.
• Promote evidence-based practice and contribute to audits and service development.
• Liaise with MDTs in acute and community sectors to support patient care.

Connaissances

Neurological rehabilitation

Clinical supervision

Leadership

Education/training

Formation

Physiotherapy Degree

HCPC Registration

Post-registration courses

6 years post graduate experience

Description du poste

• To work as part of the Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE) Multidisciplinary Team to ensure the provision of a high quality therapy service to individuals requiring neurological rehabilitation.
• To deliver specialist assessment, planning and rehabilitation to a complex clinical caseload of patients who present with neurological impairments, supporting other clinical and non-clinical staff in the delivery of agreed plans. Your clinical caseload will predominantly sit in the inpatient service but you may be expected to contribute to other services within the OCE as required, such as Spasticity or Outpatient Physiotherapy clinics and group settings.
• To maintain clinical records in line with Trust and professional standards.
• To contribute to induction processes; clinical and professional supervision; appraisal; and teaching within the physiotherapy team and broader MDT.
• To act as a clinical educator for pre-registration physiotherapy students.
• To work within the OCE multidisciplinary team and liaise with relevant professionals in the acute and community sectors.
• To contribute to service development projects, audit and research within the OCE.
• To provide an extremely high level of specialist clinical expertise across the service assessing and treating patients with a range of predominantly neurological problems, both physical and cognitive.
• To provide educational leadership with support from band 7 peers and to ensure high clinical standards are achieved by all staff through clinical supervision and teaching.
• To be responsible for supervising and appraising the band 6 and band 5 physiotherapists.
• To liaise between physiotherapists and other professionals within OCE and in the acute and community sectors.
• To promote, support and participate in education, audit and research within OCE.
• To initiate and be actively involved with service developments.
• To identify, initiate and be actively involved in organising internal and external training courses at OCE.

CLINICAL

• To deliver high standards of clinical practice maintaining a caseload of patients.
• To ensure that all staff deliver a high standard of clinical practice evaluating the effectiveness of their interventions.
• To provide clinical and professional supervision regarding the management and treatment of patients at OCE.
• To keep fully informed of updates in clinical practice guidelines and evidenced-based practice and share this knowledge with the team.
• To provide support and advice to staff engaged in new initiatives.
• To encourage health promotion within the unit by example and advice to individual patients.

COMMUNICATION

• To develop and maintain effective communication within the Physiotherapy Department and with MDT at OCE, to include attending meetings as appropriate.
• To communicate effectively with patients, relatives and external services, at a written and verbal level.
• To communicate with Team Leads and senior management to promote and extend existing and new services offered by the OCE.
• To liaise effectively with colleagues throughout the Trust and provide outreach support.
• To initiate and maintain contact with local and national clinical interest groups appropriate to the neurological speciality.

MANAGEMENT

• To carry out Values Based Appraisals for the rotational band 5 and 6 physiotherapists in the rehab physio team, and to be the OCE representative for the Band 6 neuro rotation when required.
• To ensure that all staff receive adequate clinical and non-clinical supervision, and that this is recorded and stored in line with clinical governance.
• To audit departmental practice as appropriate.
• To comply with Trust and Physiotherapy Department policies.

EDUCATION

• To identify training needs within the team, and then to initiate or lead sessions to address these.
• To take responsibility for, and participate actively in, the IST programme within the department and within OCE unit.
• To share skills and knowledge with physiotherapists within the Trust and provide outreach advice and recommendations on request.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Inpatient Physiotherapy team on a substantive basis. We offer a very supportive and innovative environment, enabling you to develop your knowledge and skills in Neuro-rehabilitation. You will be working alongside an experienced team with skills in all areas of neuro rehab including Spasticity management, 24hours postural management, hydrotherapy, FND, FES, Upper Limb rehab and Vestibular Rehabilitation. The service is undergoing exciting transformation, seeking to work collaboratively, whilst striving for evidenced based practice and increasing intensity of therapy intervention through new initiatives. There will be an opportunity to not only develop your clinical skills, both technical and critical thinking, but also those in leadership and service improvement.

• Physiotherapy Degree
• Current registration as a physiotherapist with the Health Professions Council (HCPC)
• Attendance at post-registration courses to show structured and progressive development in the assessment and treatment of neurological conditions
• At least 6 years post graduate experience, of which 4 years experience in neuro rehabilitation / neuro specific physio roles
• Neurological skills to include splinting, casting, orthotics, hydrotherapy, electrical stimulation, spasticity management, posture management.

Desirable criteria

• Previous neuro rehab experience at Band 7 level in the NHS.
• Experience of working with patients with a broad range of neurological conditions.
• Experience of audit or service evaluation.
• Relevant neurological rehabilitation experience in different clinical settings.
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team

Desirable criteria

• To have an appropriate knowledge of neurorehabilitation principles and practice, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

OCE is a specialised neurorehabilitation and disability management Centre which has a long held reputation for clinical excellence in this field. The physiotherapy team at OCE work within the MDT to provide a high standard of neurorehabilitation to both inpatients and outpatients.

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