Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
It is an exciting time to join us here at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne, and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) as we continue to develop and invest in our services as well as our staff.
Do you want to be part of changing mental health for the future? Are you passionate about improving things for the next generation and influencing the future? Are you seeking a new challenge and a unique opportunity to develop your career in Mental Health Physiotherapy? Could you bring your experience to the NHS and make a real difference?
Main duties of the job
This is an opportunity for a band 6 physiotherapist or a physiotherapist to move into a developmental post working as a band 6 or working from a Band 5 and developing into a Band 6 role. It is your chance to make a real difference to people living with complex, enduring mental health conditions in an acute inpatient setting.
You will be a skilled and knowledgeable team player who is able to think holistically and creatively to deliver specialist assessment and management and physiotherapy service provision for service users who have a variety of complex physiotherapy needs, diverse presentations, and a range of mental health, alongside our multi-disciplinary team.
Alongside the clinical leads and other colleagues, you will contribute to the service development and implementation of evidence-based core pathways across community services whilst contributing to the inpatient team from this perspective. Using research, innovation, and quality improvement.
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
* Recognised Physiotherapy degree qualification or equivalent.
* State registration with HCPC.
* Further relevant post qualifying training.
* Registered member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
Knowledge and Experience
* Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and CSP standards and other local and national initiatives.
* Proven track record of post registration clinical experience relevant to the post.
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
* Experience of providing Physiotherapy services.
* Awareness of equal opportunities legislation and policies.
* Experience of collaborative working across agencies and professional disciplines.
* Proven ability to manage a clinical caseload in a flexible manner as required.
* Experience of supervising students / non-registered staff.
* Clinical experience relevant to this role.
* Knowledge of involving service users/ carers in evaluation/planning and monitoring of services.
* Knowledge of audit, research, and evaluation.
Skills and Competencies
* Skills in a range of appropriate standardised and informal assessments.
* Highly developed communication skills.
* Proven ability to communicate effectively within multi-agency teams.
* Provide appropriate therapeutic interventions.
* Ability to use IT systems.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* Ability to adapt within a changing environment.
* Clinical Leadership. Training & Induction of staff.
* Teaching/Presentation skills.
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.
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