Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Physiotherapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Mon - Wed preferred days but some flexiblity)
- Job ref
- 267-CH6409469
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Oxfordshire Stroke Rehabilitation Unit
- Town
- Abingdon
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Per annum | Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Physiotherapist- Stroke Rehabilitation
Band 6
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Job overview
A brilliant opportunity has arisen at The Oxfordshire Stroke Rehabilitation Unit (OSRU) for a part time Physiotherapist who has previous experience in stroke or neurological rehabilitation to join the team on a fixed term contract for 6 months.
We are a 20-bed inpatient service, based at Abingdon Community Hospital, providing rehabilitation for patients post acute stroke as part of the Oxfordshire stroke pathway.
You will be an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team which encompasses dietitians, doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists and speech and language therapists.
Please feel welcome to contact us if you have any questions about the role or would like more information. Informal visits are also welcomed. The successful candidate will need to be flexible working over 7 days.
Main duties of the job
OSRU is an innovative and dynamic service with a strong commitment to evidence based practice and quality improvement. You will deliver safe, effective rehabilitative care and discharge planning, working in partnership with colleagues in the stroke multidisciplinary team and other agencies both within and external to the trust.
We are looking for someone who will also be keen to participate in quality improvement projects and support junior staff/student development. The new national clinical guideline for stroke has raised the bar for rehabilitation provision and this is a great opportunity to be part of a team innovating and evolving to deliver this!
Education and professional development are key elements to this role with excellent support available for additional training/further study in this specialist area. The service also has well established links with local research teams and is open to recruitment for a number of rehabilitation research trials.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification document attached for more details, or get in touch with us.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Desirable criteria
- Member of CSP
- Member of specialist interest group e.g ACPIN
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience in NHS settings
- Previous experience as a Band 5 or equivalent in neurological rehabilitation
- Experience working within an interdisciplinary team
- Experience supervising junior staff
- Experience in supervision of student placements
- Experience with routine and complex hospital discharge planning
Desirable criteria
- Experience in spasticity management
- Experience presenting as part of in service training programme
- Participation in audit and service development
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good organisational skills.
- Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner, supporting other members of the team, patients and their families
- Skills in use of office computer programmes
Desirable criteria
- Skills in use of electronic patient records
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Katie Butler
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 904922
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
Dipti Mistry, Specialist Physiotherapist
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