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Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with an interest in care and rehabilitation to support one of our senior physiotherapists who has a visual impairment. The successful applicant will support our physiotherapist to work across the Early Supported Stroke Discharge team and the inpatient stroke unit.

You will be part of a highly skilled, friendly and dynamic neurological physiotherapy team who will support you to develop your knowledge and skills relating to stroke care and rehabilitation.

Your happiness at work is important to us and we are committed to supporting your health and wellbeing. Our proud to CARE values and Leading the Chesterfield Way behaviours are firmly embedded across the Trust, whilst our focus on proudly 'being you' supports our hospital to be a great place to work.

Main duties of the job

Key roles will be to assist the visually impaired physiotherapist when assessing and providing rehabilitation to stroke patients, including those with communication difficulties. The role will also include supporting the physiotherapist to use electronic and paper resources for activities such as note writing, appointment keeping and audit compliance.

Hours will be worked to support the visually impaired physiotherapist across a 7 day service, so involvement in the weekend rota is essential. Applicants must have a valid driving licence and access to a motor vehicle as you will be required to assist the physiotherapist to visit patients in their own home.

The applicant must also be comfortable around dogs as the physiotherapist has a guide dog who accompanies them to the work environment.

Please note that successful external candidates will be required to pay for their own DBS disclosure. The cost will be deducted from the 1^st salary payment. Further details of the Disclosure and Barring Service check will be confirmed upon offer of employment.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to be a first-class provider of sustainable healthcare services, delivering the best possible care for our patients and being a great place to work for our people.

Our Proud to CARE philosophy supports this vision and we all play a part in achieving it, by living up to the values we promise to our patients and each other.

Emma Shaddock, Lead Senior Physiotherapist in Neurology says the following about working in the team: “We are a friendly, enthusiastic and highly driven team who always seek to offer the best level of care to our stroke patients. I have worked in the team for the last 10 years and love being part of a close-knit team who support and empower each other. If you are someone who is caring, compassionate and looking for a unique role supporting an individual with visual impairment we would love to hear from you.”

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

COVID19 Vaccination

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

 UK Points-based immigration system

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.  Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route.  Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form.  Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.  Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be  eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.

Communications 

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.

This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.

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