Clinical Specialist Neurological Physiotherapist
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
We are a team of health and care professional and leaders dedicated to the delivery and development of high-quality community services supporting people to live their best lives in their communities.
The Countywide directorate covers a comprehensive range of services offering care and support to improve peoples' physical health and wellbeing, including Long Term Conditions, Equipment and Therapies, Sexual Health, and Dentistry
The Community Neurology Service (CNS) is a multi-disciplinary team providing specialist rehabilitation and management of long-term neurological conditions. The service offers practical support, advice and therapy to service users, carers and relatives and other healthcare professionals. The team includes specialist neurology physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, clinical psychologists, therapy support workers and administrators who are based at Edward Jenner Court. The CNS delivers its service countywide via home visits, outpatient clinics and virtual or telephone appointments. This post will be responsible for service delivery across the Cotswolds locality (North and South Cotswolds)
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist with extensive postgraduate clinical experience to join GHC NHS Foundation Trust's Community Neurology Service (CNS) working predominantly within Cotswold locality.
The Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Stroke/Neurological Rehabilitation services will provide expertise in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with neuro and/or complex presentation.
You will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team in Gloucestershire, acting as a resource to other medical, nursing, therapy and social services staff and voluntary agencies and as an interface link with acute colleagues. You will work alongside Band 5,6 and 7 Physiotherapy colleagues providing clinical expertise, teaching and service development in the field of neurological rehabilitation.
Please see the Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Neurological Rehabilitation- Community Neurology Service job description and person specification attached for the duties of the role.
About us
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
* 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
* 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
* 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
* 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Job responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.
Person Specification
* Significant post graduate neurology education (level 7) and neurology specific experience at senior level
* Experience of delivering specialist community neuro rehabilitation services in multidisciplinary environnment
* Evidence of leading change management and service development
* Evidence of planning, organising and evaluating formal teaching in neurological field
* Experience of evaluating clinical practice using current research, guidelines, audit/outcomes
* Clinical educator - student experience
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.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
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