Specialist Physiotherapist

Why not consider a job in Sheffield?

Sheffield has an excellent reputation as 'the outdoor city' with a multi-cultural population, good transport links with the rest of the UK, a host of independent retailers, excellent food outlets, cinemas, theatres and 2 highly-rated Universities that provide AHP, nursing and medical training.

We are offering an opportunity to join a highly specialist, friendly team. It is ideal for someone to specialise in working with people with a progressive long term neurological condition, who has the enthusiasm and motivation to help people achieve what is important to them. We are keen to recruit staff who want to contribute to change and continue to shape our services for the future.

There are 5 other Physiotherapists in the NES and a wider team of AHPs, assistants, nurses, clinical / neuro psychologists.

We want you to be part of ongoing reflection and service development / quality improvement and optimising the patient experience and outcomes. There is a strong commitment to PPI work and co-production;
In service training programme and supervision.

We are able to provide significant financial support for CPD.

This post is for 12 months to cover for secondment, working 33.75 hrs per week and the successful candidate will need to be able to transport themselves to visit clients in the community.

To manage a caseload of community based clients with complex needs, resulting from congenital or acquired - progressive or traumatic neurological disorders using highly specialist skills and evidence based /client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

To provide leadership and support for inexperienced junior staff, through supervision and appraisal.

To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of services within a designated area/team, holding responsibility for defined projects. Contributing to service development and innovation.

To contribute to the maintenance and development of the discipline specific for SHPU and to provide highly specialist advice for the specialist client group both within LTNC and across Sheffield.

At SHPU, we prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy.

For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.

To contribute towards and promote the coordination of relevant statutory and non-statutory health and social care services in order to optimise patient benefits and adhere to local and national guidelines and legislation

To work as an autonomous practitioner and as a lone worker in the community.

To exercise a degree of professional autonomy and make clinical judgements to satisfy the expectations and demands of the role and to practice within agreed protocols to support the client group to provide a single accessible service.

To undertake any other duties, which may be allocated by the Team Manager within the general scope of the post, and appropriate to the grade, after negotiation, adequate training and appropriate supervision (e.g. lead projects to review and improve service delivery)

To accept clinical responsibility for clients with varied challenges requiring advanced clinical reasoning and specialist therapeutic intervention and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.

To independently manage and accept clinical responsibility for a designated specialist caseload of adult clients with complex presentation, prioritising need and working in conjunction with other members of the team and seeking support as required.

To demonstrate a high level of clinical expertise in approach to assessment, treatment planning, intervention, clinical reasoning

To undertake comprehensive and specialist assessments of clients using investigative and analytical skills in order to make a differential diagnosis and to formulate individualised treatment plans

To contribute to the decision making about the treatment, planning and long term management of individual clients as an integral member of the Long Term Neurological Conditions…