Neuromyelitis Optica

OUH; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a senior physiotherapist with neurological experience to join the NMO multi-disciplinary team. The post is 29 hours per week, with one day at the NMO out-patient clinic and the remainder split between a wellbeing service, patient follow-ups, and outreach activities.

The NMO Service provides specialist diagnosis and care; you will assess patients, advise on management of deficits, develop activity plans, and contribute to audits and

Qualifications

• Senior physiotherapist with neurological experience and NHS background.
• Post-graduate qualifications and ability to work autonomously at band 7 level.
• Experience leading services and contributing to audits.

Responsibilities

• Lead therapy and wellbeing aspects of the NMO service with the team.
• Develop a broader wellness service alongside specialist nurses and doctors.
• Provide physiotherapy and wellbeing support across clinics and wards.
• Offer remote patient support via telephone and email when needed.
• Promote evidence-based practice and quality assurance within the team.
• Participate in service development projects and audits of outcomes.
• Educate other healthcare professionals on rehabilitation needs of NMO patients.

Skills

Neurological physiotherapy

Advanced clinical reasoning

Leadership

Outreach clinics

Wellbeing services

Autonomous practitioner

Job description

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 thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Many of our recruitment programmes useValue Based Interviewingto identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values

Job overview

We are seeking to recruit a senior physiotherapist with neurological experience to form part of the NMO multi-disciplinary team. This post is for 29 hours per week, consisting of one day per week to attend the NMO out-patient clinic, and the rest of the time split between providing wellbeing service, patient follow-ups, and attending outreach clinics, patient days and annual meetings that may require a longer working day.

The NMO Service is a Nationally Commissioned Highly Specialised Service providing diagnosis and care of patients with NMO. This post involves providing physiotherapy support for all appropriate Oxford NMO patients, including:

• Physiotherapy assessment: using advanced clinical skills to provide specialist support to patients and advice to the NMO team.
• Expertise to advise patients on the management of their physical deficits.
• Assessment of activity and exercise programmes.
• Onward referral to local services and advice on mobility aids.

Additionally, this role involves supporting the Oxford NMO Service to maintain and promote its role as a specialist service by:

• Participating in outreach clinics and annual meetings/patient day.
• Contributing to the development of the service by undertaking audits of outcome assessment tools used and producing patient information literature.
• Educating other healthcare professionals and advising on the rehabilitation needs of this patient group

Main duties of the job

• To work in conjunction with the NMO team, lead nurse and lead consultant to provide a coherent and effective service to NMO patients, taking the lead on therapy and wellbeing aspects of the service.
• To take the lead in developing and offering a broader wellness service along with 2 full time specialist nurses and a team of doctors.
• To be responsible for providing physiotherapy and wellbeing support for all appropriate NMO patients in outpatients and remote clinics, in-patient ward settings, remote support via telephone and email, and day cases for NMO review.
• Supports delivery of the physiotherapy service by working with the NMO team and fostering leadership skills and experience.
• Uses advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to the NMO team.
• Supports team members in maintaining and improving all aspects of evidence-based practice and quality assurance in the team.
• Involving in service development projects to improve the NMO service in response to analysis of patient outcomes and national service specifications.
• The post is a band 7 physiotherapist role and as such significant NHS physiotherapist experience is essential, relevant post-graduate qualifications and the ability to work autonomously at a senior physiotherapist level.

Working for our organisation

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 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. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel .

In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team.