Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 physiotherapist to join the neurosciences therapy department at St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
This is a rotational post within neurosciences and will cover rotations across acute stroke (ASU and HASU), level 1 and level 2 neuro-rehabilitation, neurology, neuro-outpatients, neuro-outreach, neuro-surgery and CNRT across St George's hospital in Tooting, St John's in Wandsworth and Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton.
The postholder will:
- Undertake specialised neurological assessment of own caseload of patients, who may have complex presentations, and from this assessment formulate a treatment plan and carry out this treatment as an autonomous practitioner
- Supervise and teach peers, recently qualified physiotherapists, physiotherapy technicians and assistants/students
- Be involved in teaching MDT staff
- Undertakes evidence-based projects, including making recommendations for change in practice and participating in departmental research and audit as appropriate
- Deputise for physiotherapy team leaders in operational management
Main duties of the job
- Undertakes a specialised neurological assessment of own workload of patients, who may have complex presentations, and from this assessment formulates a treatment plan and carries out this treatment as an autonomous practitioner
- Supervises and teaches peers, recently qualified physiotherapists/physiotherapy technicians and assistants/students
- Involved in teaching MDT staff
- Undertakes evidence-based projects, including making recommendations for change in practice and participating in departmental research and audit as appropriate
- Deputise for physiotherapy team leaders in operational management