Job summarySenior Physiotherapist (Band 7 Equivalent)Location: HitchinSalary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum FTEHours: This post is 30 hours taken over 4 days between Monday to Friday.An exciting opening has arisen for an enthusiastic and self-motivated specialist physiotherapist with neurological experience to join our team at Stagenhoe in Hitchin. This post would offer the successful candidate the opportunity to work in a leadership role as well as to be an integral part of an excellent team that provides comprehensive rehabilitation and support to our residents.
Why join us?Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more to recover and meet their personal goals.Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do you will find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.
About us:Stagenhoe is a Brainkind specialist neurological care centre based in Hertfordshire, caring for people aged 18 and over a range of neurological conditions The clinical team consists of Nurses, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy who are supported by Health care assistants and Therapy assistants.
Main duties of the job- Responsible for the day-to-day management and leadership of staff within the service and provide support to staff as required
- To provide on-site leadership for the team and take an active role in service developments through the use of service user participation strategies, peer review, audit, and evaluation of outcome measures
- Responsible for overseeing service delivery from referral to discharge to ensure treatment programmes are planned and delivered effectively
- To maintain an awareness of the caseloads of the team to ensure the most effective and efficient service is provided.
- To be responsible for leading clinical governance activity within the team with regard to clinical risk management and for implementing clinical governance policies, standards and guidelines.
- Responsible for ensuring a high standard of service, delivered within local and national guidelines and within the resources available. To ensure documentation produced by other members of the team is in line with professional and Brainkind standards
- To be responsible to chair interdisciplinary team meetings and review meetings as appropriate
- To work with other professionals in managing operational issues of services which cross organisational boundaries
- To hold responsibility for managing own caseload within an agreed defined clinical area
- To assess, plan, implement and evaluate therapy intervention to meet the assessed needs of service users
About usBrainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more to recover and meet their personal goals.Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do youll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.
Rewards:You can look forward to excellent benefits including:
- A competitive salary of £49,387 - £56,515 per annum FTE
- 38 Days AL (inclusive of bank holidays) (pro rata)
- Buy/Sell up to 5 days AL each year
- Simply Health Plan; helps to cover the cost of routine healthcare treatments.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Excellent training and support
- Company Pension
- Group life assurance
- Eye voucher scheme
- Long service and staff awards
- Free parking
We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- About you:
- Suitable applicants will have a degree/diploma within physiotherapy and be HCPC registered.
- Relevant post-registration training and experience and relevant leadership experience and training in a health/social care setting
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
- Proven experience of working in an appropriate service across healthcare settings
- Experience of working with clients with moderate to advanced neurological disease and disability
- Demonstrable experience of evidence-based practice, research, audit and outcome measures
- Highly specialist knowledge and application of neurological therapy assessments and interventions using complex level clinical reasoning. Seating and postural care experience desirable and respiratory competency essential
- Evidence of managing a team of staff including setting objectives, appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications 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.
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.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
