Band 6 maternity cover for nine months with the stroke team at Princess Royal University Hospital, part of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The post covers assessment and treatment on the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit and the Stroke Unit, holding a caseload and supervising junior staff and students. It includes a place on the enhanced weekend stroke physiotherapy rota and service development projects. Candidates need completed Band 5 rotations and experience of acute and rehabilitation stroke patients.
What the job involves
- Hold a caseload and carry out full assessment, planning individual specialised treatment programmes independently
- Be responsible for the standard of physiotherapy delivered by senior physiotherapy assistants
- Advise, guide and teach junior staff and students in assessment and management of patients
- Take an active part in the weekend service rota and cover statutory and public holidays
- Communicate with patients and carers to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes
- Develop working relationships with physiotherapy colleagues and the MDT, and provide advice and training to MDT members inside and outside the Trust
- Attend case conferences and ward rounds
- Keep comprehensive records of activity
- Take an active role in team working within the physiotherapy department
- Deputise for the Band 7 Senior Physiotherapist in their absence
- Supervise and teach junior staff, students and assistants, progressing to independent supervision, management and competency assessment of a student
- Undertake evidence-based projects and service development initiatives to improve clinical practice and patient care
Qualifications
- Degree or other recognised qualification in physiotherapy
- Post-graduate CPD, shown by an up-to-date CPD portfolio
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration
Experience
- Wide-ranging post-graduate clinical experience including musculoskeletal, orthopaedics, respiratory, elderly care and neurology
- Extended post-graduate experience in stroke
- Completed core Band 5 rotations
- Experience of stroke patients with acute and rehabilitation needs
- Knowledge and experience of supporting complex discharges
Skills & knowledge
- IT skills including EPR, Word and Excel
- Clear written and verbal reports in English
- Professional independence and awareness of the limits of own knowledge and skills
- Understanding of the roles of other MDT members and of own role within the team
- Knowledge of a broad range of medical and neurological conditions
- Comprehensive assessment skills and varied rehabilitation techniques
Other
- Competent to take part in respiratory on-call and/or weekend physiotherapy rotas
- Awareness of clinical governance and its implications for the physiotherapy service
Nice to have
- MCSP membership
- Membership of a clinical interest group
- Band 6 experience in stroke or neurological rehabilitation
- Sound assessment, clinical reasoning and complex discharge planning skills
- Experience of community physiotherapy
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of managing students
- Experience of quality improvement project work
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
