Band 6 Neuro Physiotherapist

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As a Neuro Physiotherapist you will be part of our valued team in our Surrey Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation and Neuro Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 6 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ring fenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Job Introduction

We are looking for a highly motivated Band 6 Neuro physiotherapist to support the rehabilitation service at Farnham hospital .

The role is comprised of 2 x 9-month rotations.

• Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation on Runfold ward, with some additional care of the elderly/neuro rehabilitation
• Split 60:40 neuro outpatients and community rehabilitation.

You will be working as part of the multidisciplinary team working to provide rehabilitation for a wide range of neurological conditions . These patients may have acute or chronic neurological impairments often with complex presentations. In the inpatient stroke rehabilitation setting there will also be some input into Older peoples Rehabilitation .

You will be supported in the role by team leads who will steer the development of your role and clinical skills.

We actively participate in clinical supervision, in-service training and have an appraisal system to help develop you personally and your CPD . We also have a wide range of on-line training programmes to support your personal development. We support Band 5 physiotherapists on rotation and students from London and more local universities.

Base

The service operates Monday to Friday between 8:30am and 4:30pm with the occasional weekend and bank holiday working requirement.

Main Responsibilities

As a Band 6 Neuro Physiotherapist you will:

• To deliver high quality evidence-based treatment and rehabilitation to support the management of patients with a range of conditions.
• To maintain accurate records in line with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy standards and Trust and service standards and policies.
• To communicate effectively with all disciplines involved in patient care, both within the organisation and those outside to ensure effective multidisciplinary working. This will include discussion of patient care, patient progress and involvement in discharge planning.
• To be able to communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, carers and other staff which may include imparting unwelcome news.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times
• Assess patients understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
• To have knowledge of and ability to use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients. This may include patients who will have difficulties in understanding or communicating, e.g.patients who may be deaf, blind, or be unable to accept diagnosis or presenting condition or who have cognitive and behavioural problems.
• To appreciate cultural & religious differences…