Band-6 Specialist Stroke Physiotherapist inBasildon inBasildon PUBLISHED
MON 11 NOV 2024
Key responsibilities include performing specialized physiotherapeutic assessments, developing tailored treatment plans, and ensuring patient care without direct supervision. The physiotherapist will also participate in continuing professional development, maintain respiratory competencies for out-of-hours services, and contribute to on-call duties during evenings, weekends, and holidays. Strong organisational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills are essential, along with a commitment to supporting the Trust's values and enhancing the department's overall practice.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Band 5 or existing Band 6 wishing to specialise in this dynamic clinical area, to join a well-established Acute Stroke team at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital.
You will work with the wider MDT to provide high-quality therapy intervention, working towards service improvement and development. In return, you will have the opportunity to develop your leadership skills by deputising for the team leader and providing day-to-day management of Band 5, assistant staff, and students. You will have:
- Opportunities to gain experience across all aspects of the acute inpatient stroke pathway.
- Experience of complex discharge planning and liaison with community services
- Full support from the Team Leader, Clinical Therapy Lead and peers
If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, then apply today!
- Perform specialist physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse stroke presentations to provide a therapeutic diagnosis and develop and deliver a specialised individual treatment programme.
- To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
- Participate in CPD and other departmental activities.
- Supervise staff in Acute Stroke Unit Setting at a lower grade and students (own discipline).
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your work, including managing patients in your care and working without direct supervision.
- Maintain respiratory competencies to facilitate participation in out of hours service as required
- To deputise for the Band 7 in their absence.
- Good time management, good organisational skills, a flexible approach, effective interpersonal skills, and problem-solving ability are required.
- Undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and teams practice within the department.
- Work within Trust Guidelines and CSP Guidelines.
- To participate in the evening, weekend and statutory holiday on-call duties.
About us
You will be expected to support their team, department and organisation to achieve the Trusts Values in their day to day work.
You will work as a member of the stroke rehabilitation team, working within that specialist MDT.
Please see attached Job Description and pers spec for greater detail and
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