Job Introduction
We are seeking a highly motivated and innovative Physiotherapist to join the Stroke Therapy Team.
This post involves rotating between the acute stroke unit within the Great Western Hospital, the Stroke and Rehabilitation wards within Swindon Intermediate Care Centre (SWICC) and Community Stroke team. This is an exciting opportunity to use your stroke and general rehabilitation skills. Our band 6 Therapists rotate across the whole stroke pathway which enables effective and joined up working.
SwICC is a purpose built 60 bedded inpatient rehabilitation unit on the Great Western Hospital site with access to excellent facilities, including a therapy gym and therapy rehab kitchen.
You will be supported by a Band 7 Physiotherapist and participate in band 6 peer supervision. Feedback from staff is that the whole SWICC therapy team are a very supportive team and always willing to support and help each other, and this does sometimes require covering across services when required. We are keen to ensure the continued development of our staff and as such there are both internal and external opportunities for training and development
Contact details anne.kettlewell@nhs.net 01793 605528.
Main Responsibility
1. To be responsible for the inpatient rehabilitation and day to day running of the Physiotherapy team under your direct supervision.
2. To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your own management and support more junior staff to do the same.
3. To train, supervise and performance manage more junior staff, Physiotherapists, Technical Instructors, Assistants and students by participating in Individual Performance Review.
4. To coordinate and deliver training to appropriate staff as needs are identified to ensure competency in carrying out assessments and treatments. To participate in the support and development of junior staff and the supervision of physiotherapy students.
5. To provide highly specialist advice to more junior Physiotherapy staff, assistants and students or other colleagues working within your clinical field.
6. To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
7. To undertake comprehensive assessment of patients with a complex presentation using highly specialised assessment and clinical reasoning skills to formulate individualised management and treatment plans, utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of care.
8. To perform highly specialised therapeutic handling techniques in order to manually assess quality of movement and muscle tone and to facilitate normal movement patterns and functional ability.
9. To measure and evaluate treatment outcomes using evidence based outcome measures.
10. To implement Goal orientated practice, working in partnership with patients and carers, by setting appropriate goals with patients and monitoring outcomes.
11. To maintain and develop professional and communication links with therapists across the stroke pathway, Community Rehabilitation Team and GWH to maximise smooth patient transfer through the service.
12. To take part in working parties/forums developing policy changes within SwICC and the stroke services which will impact on service users.
13. To work with the Team Leader in developing and implementing the strategic and operational management of the team.
14. To work collaboratively to facilitate the interdisciplinary services for SwICC and across the Stroke pathway in line with current practice and trends, especially in respect to any Intermediate care and community rehabilitation developments.
For a full list of responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description.
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone who:
• Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
• HPC registered
• Postgraduate training and experience in neurological stroke and elderly care rehabilitation eg Introductory Bobath courses, Falls,
• Evidence of CPD
• Computer literacy
• Broad base of experience as a Band 5 Physiotherapist
• Experience of working in the NHS or NHS commissioned services.
• Experience of working in stroke and elderly care rehabilitation
• Experience of supervising others
• including junior staff and students
• Experience of delivering inservice training
• Experience of working within a Multidisciplinary Team
• Experience in the use of outcome measures
• Experience of complex discharge planning and case management
• Knowledge of relevant governmental and local guidelines, and national service frameworks
• Knowledge in the use of outcome measures
• Advanced knowledge and application of current best practice
• Ability to lead training sessions
For a full list of the person specification, please refer to the attached Job description
Package Description
At HCRG Care Group, we value you and your contributions, offering a range of benefits to support your professional growth and personal wellbeing:
• Competitive Pay & Pension: Receive a salary of £37,338 - £44,962 with Agenda for Change salary and NHS pension benefits.
• Professional Growth: Join our Strive for Better networks, connecting with professionals nationwide to develop and share best practices.
• Exclusive Rewards: Access discounts and offers at leading supermarkets, retailers, and experience providers through our Reward Gateway.
• Wellbeing Support: Benefit from our 24/7 free wellbeing service, including counseling, career coaching, and legal advice.
• Flexible Pay Options: Track earnings and access wages through Wagestream, providing financial flexibility.
• Learning & Development: Enhance your career with support from our Learning and Development team, access e-learning, career pathways, and funding opportunities.
• Recognition & Involvement: Celebrate achievements with local and national awards, contribute ideas for service improvements, and stay informed through regular leadership updates.
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
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