NRC Specialist Physiotherapist | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 07 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 June 2025 |
| Location: | Loughborough, LE12 5GF |
| Company: | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7165406/164-7165406 |
Summary
The National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) will transform the future of rehabilitation for people who have experienced injury or illness. Opening in Summer 2025, the NRC will be a new, purpose-built 70-bed facility which will be built on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate near Loughborough. It is co-located with the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre and will share some of the world class rehabilitation facilities. Thanks to an academic partnership led by the University of Nottingham and Loughborough University, research and innovation and training and education in rehabilitation will be embedded at the NRC and central to clinical practice.
We are looking for an ambitious and dedicated physiotherapist to join this journey to rehabilitation excellence, transforming outcomes for patients. If you are successful, you will become a key part of shaping the service going forwards and contribute, with other professional colleagues, to the delivery of the future of rehabilitation. The individual will benefit from working in a brand-new purpose-built rehabilitation environment, as well as benefiting from CPD and development opportunities.
This role will require the successful candidate to work at the New National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC), and work in our existing services across NUH whilst the centre is being built.
Find out more about the NRC on our website: www.nationalrehabilitationcentre.nhs.uk
The post holder will provide a specialist service in complex rehabilitation assessment, advice and treatment for patients, including neuro and complex musculoskeletal trauma injuries in an in-patient environment.
You will be supported by a team of physiotherapists and Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioners with full training and support providedto develop your clinical, leadership, teaching and service development skills.
You will demonstrate effective communication, prioritisation and organisational skills within a cohesive multidisciplinary team, whilst being responsible for managing a complex clinical caseload from assessment to discharge or transfer of care.
You will receive regular supervision and appraisal and will actively be involved in service development, audit, research and implementation of evidence-based practice.
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please get in touch to discuss the role.
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job responsibilities
Be responsible for managing a complex clinical rehabilitation caseload from assessment to discharge/transfer of care.
Plan, deliver and progress treatment interventions using clinical reasoning and decision-making skills in order to work towards and achieve identified patient goals.
Work with, and delegate to, Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioners to optimise patient rehabilitation
To facilitate annual appraisal and personal development planning for relevant members of the Physiotherapy Team.
To participate in the education of Physiotherapy and multidisciplinary staff
The post holder’s job responsibilities are aligned with the requirements of the career framework and four pillars of practice.
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
This advert closes on Sunday 18 May 2025