Band 6 Rotational Physiotherapist within Rehabilitation Services

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification document for full details of the role.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria

• Grad Dip Phys / Diploma in Physiotherapy / Physiotherapy Degree
• Health and Care Professions Council registration
• Evidence of relevant neurological Continuing Professional Development

Desirable criteria

• Active member of clinical interest group

Experience

Essential criteria

• Varied comprehensive rotations at junior grade, undertaken with significant post-registration experience
• Experience in neurology
• Experience of assessing complex disability including clients with brain injury, spinal cord injury, progressive neurological disorders
• Experience of writing reports
• Experience of manually handling patients and/or equipment safely to attain positioning necessary to perform safe and effective clinical assessments and treatments
• Highly developed manual and palpatory skills, physiotherapeutic handling and positioning skills, gait re-education and exercise programme development skills for patients with neurological problems
• Experience of using cognitive, behavioural and communication strategies to ensure optimal treatment outcomes and rehabilitation goals are met
• Knowledge and understanding of the rehabilitation process
• Understanding of community support agencies and other professions, and ability to work and liaise with them
• Computer skills
• Basic working knowledge of orthotics
• Evidence of good organisational skills including prioritisation of workload and time management skills, and ability to work independently
• Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date clinical trends, practices and models used in the treatment of people with neurological conditions, including evidence based ones

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes affecting the NHS especially those relevant to physiotherapy
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of Clinical Governance, standard setting, the audit process and evidence-based practice (understanding of principles of clinical governance)
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients/carers /colleagues and other agencies
• Demonstrates ability to work effectively in a team
• Ability to generate written communication, which is relevant, concise, accurate and legible.
• Understanding of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) & clinical indications for its use

Desirable criteria

• Supervisory experience
• Basic skills in digital photography and use of associated computer software
• Presentation skills, including use of PowerPoint

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Ability to demonstrate initiative and motivation when working in a variety of situations
• Willing to develop new skills as required by relevant services
• Commitment to interdisciplinary team working
• Ability to work under pressure
• Demonstrates commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and valuing diversity

Other Job Requirements

Essential criteria

• Ability to be independently mobile to travel across the Trust locations and for home visits on BNRT rotation

UK Home Office Visa Sponsorship requirements

In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

Please note that the majority of non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3 – 6) with the exception of those which appear on this list –

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