East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust
Location
Ashford, Kent | United Kingdom
Job description
A Vacancy at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Neuro Physiotherapist, to join our In-patient Therapy team. For this post we require your enthusiasm, motivation and passion to help deliver a patient focused service which is based on evidence with the patient at the core of every aspect of their own pathway. The post holder will be expected to contribute to the visions and values of our specialty and the Trust. They will not only work autonomously, managing their own caseload, but work as a team member ensuring timely communication and collaborative working across many services. The post holder will in-reach into all in-patient areas, including ITU, to offer highly skilled assessment and begin planning the patient journey following acute admission for an acute neurological event. There is opportunity to work alongside Therapy teams in Critical care and on the acute wards in order to provide continuity of care, teaching and development of skills in this clinical area. The role of the Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist is to provide information, support and expert advice in the management of patients with neurological conditions, from the time of diagnosis and throughout the disease spectrum and be an integral part of the multi disciplinary team. To be involved in the advanced assessment of patients within the speciality who may have complex and or/chronic presentation and give highly specialised therapy advice to other team members and to provide a key focus for clinical expertise. To establish and develop sound communication networks, along with other specialists across the Health Economy, in order to provide a high quality, efficient service. In conjunction with the wider MDT, develop and deliver postgraduate training relevant to clinical specialty. In conjunction with the Clinical Lead, ensure clinical governance targets are met, including the development of clinical standards and protocols, specialist evidence based practice, audit, research, clinical and non-clinical risk management Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability. NHSEI have always been clear that staff have a professional duty to get vaccinated and it remains our best line of defence against COVID-19. As such NHS organisation including Primary Care, are encouraged to continue engaging with and supporting their staff to inform their decisions in order to drive vaccine confidence, protect themselves, patients, and everyone else. NHSEI has producedCOVID-19 vaccine communication materials. The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information and opportunities. Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above. Please see attached Job description and Personal specification for further information or do not hesitate to contact. If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below. This advert closes on Friday 15 Mar 2024Job tags
Salary
