Neurological Physiotherapist

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a passionate physiotherapist to join a dynamic community neuro team in London. This role involves assessing and treating patients with neurological conditions, providing care in diverse settings, and being part of a supportive multidisciplinary team. The trust is committed to excellence and innovation in patient care, offering robust training and development opportunities. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of patients while enjoying a collaborative and inclusive work environment. This is your chance to grow professionally and contribute to outstanding patient care in a vibrant community.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Leisure and entertainment discounts

Parental leave and childcare support

Career development opportunities

Apprenticeships at all levels

Qualifications

• 18 months post qualification experience in a clinical setting required.
• Experience in neurology and respiratory care is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage patients with neurological conditions.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide coordinated care.
• Supervise and educate less experienced staff and students.

Skills

Assessment and treatment of motor skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Supervisory skills

Cultural competence

Proficient IT skills

Education

BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy

State registered (HCPC)

Post graduate courses relevant to neuro

Job description

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Whether you’re looking to gain experience in a large, fast-paced hospital or get out into the community, we have a range of opportunities that allows you to build your entire career in one trust.

For us, every day is different. We provide care to a diverse population of 2.5 million across east London – that’s 6,000 people every day, speaking over 60 different languages. Our patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to ensuring that people living in east London live healthy lives.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

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Job overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a physiotherapist with an interest and experience in neurology to join the Tower Hamlets Community Neuro Team (THCNT). You will be part of a large, friendly, highly successful multidisciplinary team, based at Mile End Hospital, delivering rehabilitation to patients in their own homes, virtually or in our neuro gym on site.

You will be responsible for assessing, treating and clinically managing patients with a range of neurological conditions, some life limiting; determining clinical diagnosis, functional deficits and the treatment program required. This role is available full time (37.5hrs/wk).

The ideal candidate will have a passion for neurological physiotherapy; excellent communication skills, plenty of initiative and enthusiasm with the ability to work autonomously and as a part of the wider MDT.

Within Bart’s we offer a robust teaching and training programme with the opportunity to complete Quality Improvement and Audit projects, we provide a supportive and engaging environment to develop and grow our therapists. As a Band 6 you will have the opportunity to develop your own supervisory skills through supporting and supervising junior therapists, students and/or therapy support workers.

Main duties of the job

1. To play a specialist role in the assessment, treatment and clinical management of patients with neurological conditions, determining clinical diagnosis, functional deficits and physiotherapy treatment program required.
2. To be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, providing multidisciplinary initial assessment and working in an integrated way to provide coordinated care.
3. To be involved in formal and informal training such as clinical review sessions, peer review and in-service training.
4. To supervise, educate and assess the performance of less experienced Physiotherapy staff and physiotherapy students.
5. To participate in evidence-based audit and/or research projects to further own and team’s clinical practice within the Tower Hamlets Community Neuro Team (THCNT).
6. To present findings to the wider team in order to be involved in the implementation of service development and changes to practice.
7. This job is primarily community based but will involve one day a week of neuro-outpatients provision.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Experience

• 18 months post qualification working in a clinical setting
• A broad variety of post graduate experience including neurology and respiratory
• Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for the service
• Experience as working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Clinical experience within the NHS
• Experience of working with people with life limiting disease
• Experience of training and developing less experienced staff and/or students or assistants
• Evidence of teaching/presentation skills to all grades of staff
• Experience of operational and strategic team working
• Experience in service evaluation and service development
• Previous participation in research

Skills

• Ability to assess and treat motor and sensory skills as well as physical functioning
• Ability to risk assess patient assessment, treatment and discharge
• Ability to keep accurate and legible notes and maintain electronic patient records as per policy
• Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
• Ability to supervise others
• Demonstrate effective communication skills, both written and verbal, in a clear and logical manner
• Ability to deal empathically with emotionally distressed patients/carers
• Ability to deal with challenging situations
• Awareness of current professional issues
• Ability to work in a culturally diverse environment
• Proficient IT skills - including word, office, power-point and excel
• Evidence of participation in audit/research

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy
• State registered (HCPC)
• Evidence of a portfolio
• DBS clearance
• Evidence of CPD
• Clinical experience in the NHS or similar health service across range of acute/rehab settings
• Member of the CSP
• Member of a relevant Special Interest Group e.g. ACPIN
• Post graduate courses relevant to neuro

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

You’ll have access to a range of benefits including one of the best pension schemes in the UK, leisure and entertainment discounts and parental leave and childcare support schemes we’re really proud of.

We're also committed to ensuring that you are supported in gaining and developing the skills and knowledge needed to carry out your work safely and effectively, and to achieve your full potential. We offer a range of apprenticeships at all levels, as well as an extensive range of career development opportunities.