Senior Specialist Physiotherapist

Brainkind; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary £49,387 - £56,515

38 Days AL pro rata

Buy/Sell up to 5 days AL

Simply Health Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Company Pension

Group life assurance

Eye voucher scheme

Long service awards

Free parking

Job summary

Brainkind in York is seeking a physiotherapist leader on a permanent, part-time basis (22.5 hours per week) to guide a dedicated team in neuro-rehabilitation. You will oversee service delivery, governance and clinical risk management, ensuring high-quality outcomes and compliant documentation.

The successful candidate will hold HCPC registration, possess post-registration leadership experience and drive evidence-based practice within multidisciplinary teams across settings.

Qualifications

• Degree in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration are required.
• Post-registration leadership experience in health or social care.
• Evidence of continued professional development and governance activity.
• Experience with clients with neurological conditions and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day staff management within the service.
• Provide on-site leadership and support service development.
• Oversee delivery from referral to discharge with planned therapy.
• Maintain caseload awareness and ensure documentation meets Brainkind standards.
• Chair interdisciplinary meetings and manage cross-organisational issues.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate therapy to meet needs.
• Monitor mandatory training and contribute to audits and research.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical governance

Neurological therapy

Staff development

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC registered

Job description

£49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata

Why join us?

Contract type: Permanent

Location: York

Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata

Hours: 22.5 hours (3 days per week)

Why join us?

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries - sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more - to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do - you will find a strong team spirit across the services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

Main Tasks And Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day-to-day management and leadership of staff within the service and provide support to staff as required
• To provide on-site leadership for the team and take an active role in service developments through the use of service user participation strategies, peer review, audit, and evaluation of outcome measures
• Responsible for overseeing service delivery from referral to discharge to ensure treatment programmes are planned and delivered effectively
• To maintain an awareness of the caseloads of the team to ensure the most effective and efficient service is provided.
• To be responsible for leading clinical governance activity within the team with regard to clinical risk management and for implementing clinical governance policies, standards and guidelines.
• Responsible for ensuring a high standard of service, delivered within local and national guidelines and within the resources available. To ensure documentation produced by other members of the team is in line with professional and Brainkind standards
• To be responsible to chair interdisciplinary team meetings and review meetings as appropriate
• To work with other professionals in managing operational issues of services which cross organisational boundaries
• To hold responsibility for managing own caseload within an agreed defined clinical area
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate therapy intervention to meet the assessed needs of service users
• To monitor attendance of mandatory and other required training for members of team
• To improve own and others research and development skills through participation in audit projects
• Facilitating the safe and smooth running of the Service, the post holder is expected to maintain a safe working environment, maintain service user confidentiality, and occasionally taking on reasonable additional tasks

About You

• Suitable applicants will have a degree/diploma within physiotherapy and be HCPC registered.
• Relevant post-registration training and experience and relevant leadership experience and training in a health/social care setting
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Proven experience of working in an appropriate service across healthcare settings
• Experience of working with clients with moderate to advanced neurological disease and disability
• Demonstrable experience of evidence-based practice, research, audit and outcome measures
• Highly specialist knowledge and application of neurological therapy assessments and interventions using complex level clinical reasoning. Seating and postural care experience desirable and respiratory competency essential
• Evidence of managing a team of staff including setting objectives, appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues

Rewards

You can look forward to excellent benefits including:

• A competitive salary of £49,387 - £56,515 per annum FTE
• 38 Days AL (inclusive of bank holidays) (pro rata)
• Buy/Sell up to 5 days AL each year
• Simply Health Plan; helps to cover the cost of routine healthcare treatments. Further information can be found at www.simplyhealth.co.uk/about-us
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and support
• Company Pension
• Group life assurance
• Eye voucher scheme
• Long service and staff awards
• Free parking

We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.

• Please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible.

All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks.

Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It is a place where we recognise, celebrate, and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.