Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen, for an enthusiastic Specialist Physiotherapist, that has a keen interest in working with patients with neurological conditions, to join our Band 6 Neuro Rotation at BHRUT.

Our established Band 6 Neuro rotation offers experience in the following areas: Hyper Acute Stroke; Acute Stroke; Stroke Rehab; ESD Team; Regional Neuro-Sciences Unit, Neuro Out-patients, Collar and Brace Service and Neuro Outliers team. You will work alongside highly specialist staff and clinical specialists to ensure quality Neuro-specific treatment to patients and contribute to the development of these services. Experience can be gained in treatment and management of a wide variety of neurological patients including vestibular and spasticity management.

As an award-winning stroke team, we work closely with all disciplines to find new and innovative ways to meet high standards of care. You will have the opportunity to supervise more junior staff and students and take an active role in the in-service training, audit and research programmes.

Learning and development are important to our Team, with an established In-service training programme. External courses are supported if the need has been clearly identified through the Appraisal and Personal Development process and you will be supported in developing leadership skills in your role.

Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard of physiotherapy service, as determined by the rotation, facilitating and maximising patient potential within the service boundaries

To fulfil a teaching and supervisory role with peers, Junior staff and Students on placement

To participate in the band 6 rotational scheme which involves working across the Trust in a range of settings, in line with your chosen career pathway.

About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.

We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Sarah Wood, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4188. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy

Desirable

• Post graduate clinical training

Skills/ Abilities

• Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate own caseload

Experience/ Knowledge

• To have broad clinical experience during Band 5 rotations including acute medical, respiratory, neuro, orthopaedics, MSK outpatients
• Experience of lone working e.g. weekend working
• Evidence of regular and up to date CPD activity
• Assessment and treatment of patients with complex needs in the acute and outpatient setting

Desirable

• Previous band 6 experience

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).