Physiotherapist - Community Stroke Team

NHS; Hereford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Hereford is seeking a motivated physiotherapist to join their Community Stroke Service. You will work within a dynamic multidisciplinary team, providing stroke rehabilitation and engaging in service development. Candidates should possess a relevant degree in Physiotherapy and be HCPC registered, with strong knowledge in physiotherapy practices. This position offers competitive support and a great work-life balance.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the delivery of physiotherapy to stroke rehabilitation patients.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Engage in service development and quality improvement.

Skills

Broad knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions

Demonstration of knowledge of core physiotherapy skills

Evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area

Experience of multi-disciplinary communication, assessments and record keeping

Computer Skills including word processing and e-mail

Education

Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Physiotherapy

HCPC registered

Job description

We are looking for a motivated and dynamic physiotherapist to join the Community Stroke Service here in Herefordshire.

You will be working as part of an skillful and supportive multi-disciplinary team alongside other Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Therapy Support Workers/ Practitioners.

This is a countywide service therefore you will need to be able to fulfil the travel requirements of post.

Main duties of the job

As a part of the team, the post holder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate the delivery of physiotherapy to patients referred to the team for stroke rehabilitation in the community.

We offer good support, supervision and opportunities for development. As a service we are innovative, forward thinking and encourage staff engagement. You will have the opportunity to be involved in service development/ quality improvement and develop a broad range of skills as well as engagement in student placement education.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South WarwickshireUniversity NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.

More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.

Job responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

• Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registered

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Broad knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions
• Demonstration of knowledge of core physiotherapy skills
• Evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area
• Experience of multi-disciplinary communication, assessments and record keeping
• Computer Skills including word processing and e-mail

Experience

• NHS or equivalent experience e.g. in inpatient areas, acute or community or community services
• Experience of using/fitting adaptive equipment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Team Lead / Physiotherapist Community Stroke Team