Neuro Physiotherapist | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 11 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 May 2024 |
| Location: | Maidstone, ME16 9QQ |
| Company: | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6187938/359-6187938-T1 |
Summary
We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated Band 6 Physiotherapists to join the Stroke and Neurology Team at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells Trust. The Trust is delighted that the Maidstone Hospital has been chosen as one of the sites for a Hyper acute Stroke Unit in the Kent and Medway Sustainability Transformation in 2020/21, and the post holders will be integral to this exciting and transformative service. We are based in the heart of Kent and with easy links from London and the Kent coast.
You will help deliver highly specialist physiotherapy to Stroke services which includes Acute, in-patient Rehab and a small ESD rehab service. Excellent communication skills and significant experience in stroke are essential. Further experience in neurology is desirable.
To provide a high standard of Physiotherapy Service to In- patients on the Stroke wards and Neurology outlier patients, to include assessment, advice, treatment and patient management.
Stroke services have recently undergone some service re-design resulting in off-site Rehabilitation beds (based in Sevenoaks community Hospital) and an ESD team lead by MTW therapists in partnership with Hilton to provide enhanced care packages. We also have a Neurology outliers service at the Tunbridge Wells Hospital. You may be required to work in any of these areas.
To contribute to service development and on occasions lead on particular service development initiative.
To provide peer support including teaching within the physiotherapy service.
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.
We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check atEnhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
Interview Date: To be confirmed,
This advert closes on Thursday 25 Apr 2024
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