Specialist Physiotherapist - Stroke inBristol inBristol PUBLISHED 17 DEC 2023

Band 6: £37,338 to £44,962 a year pa  PERMANENT 
The applicant should be an autonomous practitioner with proven skills in caseload management and specialist knowledge of stroke rehabilitation.


Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.


Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.

This exciting role is for a physiotherapist looking to develop their specialist skills further in community stroke rehabilitation.

The applicant should be an autonomous practitioner with proven skills in caseload management and specialist knowledge of stroke rehabilitation. The role is working in a friendly supportive team and covering mostly the South Gloucestershire area working with people in their homes and local community. There is lots of scope for training and development and working closely with the MDT.

-To assess, plan, implement and monitor care, facilitating best practice andevidence-based, person-centred care- To accept clinical responsibility for a caseload of stroke patients withcomplex/highly complex needs and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time, including reorganisation of planned work at short notice to accommodate emerging priorities-To facilitate patient empowerment by enabling people to manage theircondition effectively and independently preventing complications and improving quality of life- To work within defined specialist, department and national protocols/policies for stroke care such as the NICE clinical guidelines and National Stroke Strategy.- To be a resource and provide specialist advice, education and support to other health care personnel and people who have had a Stroke contribute to planning, delivering and evaluating programmes of education and development for Stroke care- To be actively involved in monitoring and developing the Stroke service, toensure patients receive sustainable high quality care that is effective and safe- To select and conduct standardised cognitive and perceptual testing to identify areas affecting functional ability and indicate need for furtherassessment/treatment.


Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.


Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.

This exciting role is for a physiotherapist looking to develop their specialist skills further in community stroke rehabilitation.

The applicant should be an autonomous practitioner with proven skills in caseload management and specialist knowledge of stroke rehabilitation. The role is working in a friendly supportive team and covering mostly the South Gloucestershire area working with people in their homes and local community. There is lots of scope for training and development and working closely with the MDT.

-To assess, plan, implement and monitor care, facilitating best practice andevidence-based, person-centred care- To accept clinical responsibility for a caseload of stroke patients withcomplex/highly complex needs and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time, including reorganisation of planned work at short notice to accommodate emerging priorities-To facilitate patient empowerment by enabling people to manage theircondition effectively and independently preventing complications and improving quality of life- To work within defined specialist, department and national protocols/policies for stroke care such as the NICE clinical guidelines and National Stroke Strategy.- To be a resource and provide specialist advice, education and support to other health care personnel and people who have had a Stroke contribute to planning, delivering and evaluating programmes of education and development for Stroke care- To be actively involved in monitoring and developing the Stroke service, toensure patients receive sustainable high quality care that is effective and safe- To select and conduct standardised cognitive and perceptual testing to identify areas affecting functional ability and indicate need for furtherassessment/treatment.



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