Employer: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Eddie Ferguson House
Town: Blyth
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/01/2025 23:59
Specialist Physiotherapist
Band 6
Job Overview
Due to recent service expansion, we are looking for an enthusiastic Specialist Physiotherapist with an interest in working with adults with learning disabilities in the community. This permanent Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist post serves the Northumberland and North Tyneside Learning Disability community population.
The core physiotherapy team will provide assessment and intervention to service-users from across the Northumberland and North Tyneside region, who present with a broad range of complex and varied conditions. You will be joining a Band 7 Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, a Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist, and a Band 3 Physiotherapy Assistant.
Main Duties of the Job
The post holder will be an integral part of the wider team which delivers a range of specialist assessments and interventions for adults with learning disabilities. The post holder will have regular clinical and managerial supervision and support from the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
You will need to have:
* Experience working as a Physiotherapist in learning disabilities or neurological services.
* Ability to organise and prioritise duties and activities within the range of work allocated.
* Experience of supervising and allocating work to Physiotherapy staff.
* Ability to communicate effectively and devise and communicate effective interventions.
* Ability to work effectively as part of a community MDT while also being able to work using own initiative.
* Ability to form & promote positive relationships with service-users with a learning disability.
* Support the wider clinical team in managing and refining the core service delivery.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Person Specification
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
Qualifications
* HCPC registered Physiotherapist
* Recognised Physiotherapy degree qualification or equivalent.
* Further relevant post qualifying training.
Experience
* Proven track record of post registration, clinical experience in learning disabilities and/or neurological services.
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
* Experience of providing Physiotherapy services.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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