Senior Neurophysiotherapist

Main area Neurophysiotherapy Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 1 year (Maternity Cover) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (1 in 6 Weekend working pattern) Job ref 153-SP04226-A

Department name 1. UHD - General Recruitment Site University Hospitals Dorset -All Sites Town Dorset Salary £37,338 - £44,962 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 02/04/2025 23:59

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Job overview

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 the team.

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. This fixed term post is likely to be on the stroke unit at Bournemouth Hospital.

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
• Acquired Brain Injury unit - Poole site

Main duties of the job

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
• 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

Working for our organisation

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 service 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person specificationQualifications

• State Registered (HCPC)
• BSc (Hons), MSc or Equivalent in Physiotherapy

Experience

• Minimum of 18-24 months of postgraduate experience across core areas Neurology Respiratory Musculoskeletal Medicine for the Elderly Orthopaedics
• Experience of working within an NHS acute/rehab hospital

Knowledge

• Sound understanding of the pathology of neurological conditions
• Basic understanding of Neuroplasticity and theoretical rationale behind neurotherapy interventions
• Knowledge of the clinical pathway for neurological patients from acute care to long term management

Other requirements specific to the role

• Ability to drive and car available for work purposes
• Ability to assess, manage & treat neurological conditions and patients with complex multi pathologies at specialist level
• Ability to teach & supervise band 5 staff & assistants

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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