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Job overview

Want to develop your stroke clinical and Leadership skills ? Looking to take the next step in your career?

We are looking for a part-time Band-7 Physiotherapist who is a team player, enthusiastic, flexible and who possess excellent negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills.  

 The successful candidate will need to work holistically with the MDT and utilize their profession specific skill set to deliver high quality care and support to the patients with stroke diagnosis.

You will work alongside the multi-disciplinary team in the management and care of patients and running of the department/section. This post will give you opportunity to further develop your clinical, leadership and mentoring skills.

If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, then apply today.

Please note: This role will involve weekend and on call working.

Main duties of the job

• To perform expert physiotherapy assessment and design management programs for patients presenting with highly complex acute stroke, performing the role to the highest degree of autonomy.
• To work closely with the band 7 Specialist ward physiotherapist’s and all other multi-disciplinary team members to ensure physiotherapy rehabilitation/treatment are fully integrated into the patient’s care and discharge planning.
• To act as a source of expertise on the physiotherapy management of Stroke, providing advice to consultant physicians, patients, carers, all grades of physiotherapists, other health care professionals, general practitioners and social services.
• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, working without direct supervision.
• To attend multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings as appropriate, ensuring appropriately integrated pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required.
• To educate and train Senior and Junior grade physiotherapists, Assistants, undergraduate and adaptation students, other healthcare professionals in the physiotherapy management of patients with neurological and stroke diagnosis.
• To participate in the therapy weekend service rota and on call rota.
• To lead on implementing local clinical governance initiatives and Clinical Audit, presenting findings at the integrated meetings as appropriate.

Working for our organisation

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress