Band 6 Rotational Physiotherapist Rehabilitation Services

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

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

• Active member of clinical interest group

• 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, physio therapeutic 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

• 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

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

• 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

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

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 -