Senior Neurophysiotherapist | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 pa |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 May 2024 |
| Location: | Dorset, BH7 7DW |
| Company: | Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6166196/153-SP03100 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Stroke and Neurotherapy team . We are looking to recruit a skilled, experienced and enthusiastic physiotherapist to join our team, to work on our Stroke and Neurotherapy rotation.
University Hospitals Dorset provides a service for Poole and Bournemouth patients, therefore this post will involve rotations on both Poole Hospitals and Royal Bournemouth Hospital sites.
In this post you will work as part of the collaborative therapy team, alongside Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy colleagues and therapy techs, and you will be supported by Band 7 therapists.
This position will allow you to extend your specialised physiotherapy assessments and treatment skills, complex case management, and discharge planning. The post also includes supervision of more junior staff; involvement in service development initiatives; and in-service training.
The rotations include
• Stroke Unit- RBH site
• Neuro inpatients - both sites
• Early Supported Discharge – cross site service
• Hyper Acute Stroke unit – RBH site
• Acquired Brain Injury unit - Poole sit
For the full duties of the post, please see the job description.
To be successful in the post, you will have:
• A degree/ diploma in physiotherapy
• At least 18 months experience, including work within the NHS, and experience of working with stroke and/or neurological patients
• Excellent time management skills
• An ability to work as part of a team
• Car driver with car available for business use
For full requirements of the post, please see the person specification.
Participation in on-call, weekend working and extended hours are an integral part of this post.
Rota: 1 weekend in 6 and 1 late shift per week
This role requires active HCPC registration
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
This advert closes on Sunday 12 May 2024
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