Specialist Physiotherapist

A fantastic opportunity has arisen within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board for a Part Time (25 hours) Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist to provide a specialist service to people with Stroke and Acquired Brain Injury within the Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service.

The Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service works across acute and community services, providing specialist skills to support the provision of neuro-rehabilitation in people's homes.

Main duties of the job:

You will work with people in community settings acrossGwentwho have had a stroke orbrain injury presenting with a range of physical difficulties. You will have experience of interdisciplinary team working, supporting junior colleagues and students, training delivery and involvement in clinical governance activities.

You will have access to support and regular continuing professional development from our Physiotherapy service.

Main duties of the job

Clinical

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner within the community

To be professionally and legally accountable for a designated patient caseload and to decide priorities for own work area, balancing other patient related and professional demands

To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload

To assess patients' capacity, gain valid informed consent to treatment and where such capacity is lacking/absent to work within a legal framework in the management of the patient

To undertake the comprehensive assessment and accurate diagnosis of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative, palpatory, analytical and clinical reasoning skills

To undertake physical treatment techniques utilising highly developed manual skills where appropriate

To formulate individualised clinical management programmes, utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to plan a specialised programme of care

To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers, other disciplines and agencies to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure continuation of the treatment programme

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be a specialist clinician in a specific clinical area. They participate as a member of the team independently managing a specialist clinical caseload within a community setting.

The case load will be principally patients requiring assessment and neuro rehabilitation following astroke.

They take responsibility for supervising, delegation, training and developing others. The post holder will contribute to implementing changes in their own clinical area to improve patient care and efficiency of service delivery.

They will contribute to audit and may alsoparticipate in research activities.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person SpecificationQualifications and knowledge

• Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
• State Registered Physiotherapist (HCPC)
• Relevant clinical educators' course or willing to undertake training
• Appropriate range of postgraduate clinical education
• MCSP
• Active participation in relevant interest group
• Neuro specific training

Experience

• Broad range of post graduate clinical experience including comprehensive rotational experience
• Comprehensive evidence of experience in Neurorehabilitation
• Experience of participating in and delivering in-service training programmes
• Experience of supervising staff
• Evidence of having worked unsupervised
• Evidence of having participated in on-call and weekend duties where appropriate
• Evidence of having worked in the UK as a HCPC registered Physiotherapist
• Experience of integrating user participation in service development
• Experience of facilitating learning with undergraduate students
• Experience of Community working

Skills and Attributes

• The ability to discuss the clinical reasoning process in the management of complex cases
• The ability to identify and act upon adverse clinical signs
• Good communication skills both verbal and written when interacting with members of the team, other staff, patients and their families
• The ability to work effectively in a team environment
• The ability to discuss the ethos of clinical governance and its relevance in physiotherapy practice
• IT skills including the experienced use of Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office/SharePoint, Microsoft Outlook and Excel/databases
• The ability to demonstrate critical appraisal skills
• Commitment to participating in clinical and organisational audit
• Appreciation of research principles and findings and the impact on clinical practice
• Experience of dealing with personnel issues
• Ability to speak Welsh or willingness to learn

Other

• The physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling as demanded by the job role
• The ability to adapt to changes in work routine
• Available for on-call and weekend duties where appropriate
• Must have a UK full driving licence and the ability to move between sites using their own vehicle within ABUHB and patients' residences
• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS clearance including an/a Adults Barred List check

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Team Leader Community Neuro Rehab Service

£39,263 to £47,280 a yearPer annum, pro rata

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