Job summary This is a rare and exciting opportunity to come and join Salford Community Stroke and Neuro Team as a highly specialist B7 physiotherapist. Are you an experienced Band 6 Neuro Physiotherapist looking for your next challenge? Or already working at a Band 7 level and want to come and work at Salford CSNRT to further utilise and grow your skills and influence our teams service development? We are a hugely supportive team and place great emphasis on staff wellbeing to enable you to be at your best in work. CSNRT is all about patient led care, equitable access to our fantastic team and our patients are at the heart of everything that we do We are a strong MDT comprising of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapist, Dietitian, Nurses, Psychologists, Therapy Instructors/ Senior Assistants, Social Work, Assistant Practitioners and expert Administrative support. We are a Green NCA accredited status team, our standards are high. We are committed to the delivery of high-quality patient centered care at all times - and how we can all improve this. Main duties of the job We are looking for a motivated, dedicated and innovative individual to join our specialist service. You will have an extensive and varied background of neurology experience, ideally in Acute and Community, and Stroke and Neuro. We offer: Varied caseload / diagnosis across both Stroke and Neuro Supervision of staff / students within Physio and the wider MDT Supportive and regular supervision Utilise leadership skills Variety of settings to treat patients - home, clinics, classes, hydro Effective team working Service development opportunities Quality Improvement projects Wider Trust and GM networking and opportunities We are looking for: Experience mainly in Stroke and Neurorehab in community setting but ideally with some Acute exposure Good level of post graduate training in area of speciality Supervision of Band 6 staff and below Provide rich student placements as Clinical Educator Contribute to team development in own profession and wider MDT. Excellent time management and organisational skills Highly effective communication Successful team player Ability to demonstrate drive and initiative Experience of service improvement projects Expected to cover weekends and Bank Holidays on a rota basis IT skills applicable to the role Ability to cover the geographical footprint in Salford (this does not include public transport) About us The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance. Date posted 21 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year Per Annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 236-SCO-P118-25 Job locations St James House, Salford Pendleton Way Salford M6 5FW Job description Job responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk Job description Job responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk Person Specification Professional qualifications Essential Professional qualification for role e.g BSc Honours Physiotherapy HCPC registration IT systems Essential Demonstrable skills in Microsoft e.g. Outlook, Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Note Experience of using healthcare IT systems e.g. EPR, data entry systems Ability to cover geographical footprint Essential Ability to cover the wide geographical footprint (public transport not applicable) Evidence of CPD Essential oEvidence of wide clinical theoretical knowledge base and specialist knowledge in assessment and treatment of Stroke and Neurology patients. Desirable Masters level module Knowledge and skills Essential Evidence of understanding of working in complex healthcare systems Extensive level of experience of providing Stroke rehabilitation in a healthcare setting applicable to the role Extensive experience of providing Neuro rehabilitation in a healthcare setting applicable to the role Experience of providing Stroke or Neuro rehabilitation in the community setting Demonstrable skills of working in an MDT Highly developed communication and leadership skills Desirable Experience of working at a senior level in a Community Stroke and Neuro team Service improvement Essential Experience of leading on service improvement projects Evidence of understanding and application of the Audit process Evidence of understanding of Quality Improvement principles Desirable Demonstrable skills in Quality Improvement work Supervision of staff and students Essential Experience of supervising non registered staff e.g. therapy assistants Experience of supervising more junior registered staff e.g B5 and B6 Extensive experience of undertaking Clinical Educator role Desirable Experience of supervising registered staff outside of profession Person Specification Professional qualifications Essential Professional qualification for role e.g BSc Honours Physiotherapy HCPC registration IT systems Essential Demonstrable skills in Microsoft e.g. Outlook, Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Note Experience of using healthcare IT systems e.g. EPR, data entry systems Ability to cover geographical footprint Essential Ability to cover the wide geographical footprint (public transport not applicable) Evidence of CPD Essential oEvidence of wide clinical theoretical knowledge base and specialist knowledge in assessment and treatment of Stroke and Neurology patients. Desirable Masters level module Knowledge and skills Essential Evidence of understanding of working in complex healthcare systems Extensive level of experience of providing Stroke rehabilitation in a healthcare setting applicable to the role Extensive experience of providing Neuro rehabilitation in a healthcare setting applicable to the role Experience of providing Stroke or Neuro rehabilitation in the community setting Demonstrable skills of working in an MDT Highly developed communication and leadership skills Desirable Experience of working at a senior level in a Community Stroke and Neuro team Service improvement Essential Experience of leading on service improvement projects Evidence of understanding and application of the Audit process Evidence of understanding of Quality Improvement principles Desirable Demonstrable skills in Quality Improvement work Supervision of staff and students Essential Experience of supervising non registered staff e.g. therapy assistants Experience of supervising more junior registered staff e.g B5 and B6 Extensive experience of undertaking Clinical Educator role Desirable Experience of supervising registered staff outside of profession Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Address St James House, Salford Pendleton Way Salford M6 5FW Employer's website https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)