Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 423-6706063-A
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Physiotherapist - Integrated Stroke Team
NHS AfC: Band 6
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
1x 18.75 hours Permanent
Don't miss this opportunity to join the friendly and dedicated Stroke Therapy team here at Airedale General Hospital: We are looking for an enthusiastic Physiotherapist with skills and experience in neurology and stroke rehabilitation to join our acute stroke team.
Main duties of the job
This specialist team is made up of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists who work as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team to deliver high quality therapy and rehabilitation for inpatients who have experienced acute stroke and a range of acute neurological conditions. The service is part of the Integrated Stroke Pathway, working closely with colleagues in the Community Stroke Team in order to provide a seamless transition from the acute setting to community.
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
If you have any questions before you apply please contact the recruiting manager to find out more. We welcome and encourage potential candidates to arrange a visit to meet the team and visit the unit.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the job description, main responsibilities and person specification please see the attached document.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent pre-registration award in Physiotherapy
- State registrations with the Health Care Professions Council
- Recent post graduate courses relevant to Stroke/Neurological rehabilitation
- Completion of course in Professional Practice education
Desirable criteria
- Successful completion of a professionally validated specialist courses
- MSc modules in a relevant area of practice
- Leadership courses
- ECDL or formal qualifications in word processing and spreadsheets
- Member of relevant Professional special interest groups/organisations
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant and recent experience working at band 5 level
- Relevant and recent experience working in stroke/neurology
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working and working collaboratively with other professions and agencies including statutory, private and voluntary sector services
- Experience of guideline development, implementation and audit
- Experience of clinical supervision both as supervisee and supervisor
- Recent experience of student training
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working at band 6 level
- Experience of working with patients with complex needs including difficulties with communication
- Experience of taking part in or leading on Projects/ service improvements
- Experienced in use of IT applications
- Experience of taking part in or leading an audit or research project
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to support advanced clinical practice in stroke rehabiliation
- Knowledge of the roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working
- Knowledge of clinical standards and ability to implement and audit these in the team
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance,
- Knowledge of the principles of student-centred learning and reflective practice
- Knowledge to promote and support equality and value diversity
- Knowledge of the NHS constitution
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of relevant national and local legislation relevant to stroke
- Specialist knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to support expert clinical practice in stroke
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work well within a team
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Excellent communication and counselling skills including observation, listening and empathy
- Able to adjust style to suit the situation
- Highly developed negotiation and problem-solving skills in complex situations
- Excellent analytical and reflective skills
- Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal, and ability to adjust style and content as appropriate
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Ability to cope with working in a stressful environment, including emotional or aggressive patients and carers
- Ability to concentrate and work intensely in a busy environment
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
- Kathryn Webster
- Job title
- Stroke Therapy Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535294051
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