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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 physiotherapist to join our dynamic physiotherapy team at Wexham Park hospital within the neurology rotations. The role will provide a chance to enhance your clinical and managerial skills within the inpatient and outpatient setting, rotating between

• Stroke Rehab
• Neurology Outliers
• Neurology Outpatients/ Hydro

We are dedicated in providing a friendly, supportive, and inclusive environment with access to funding for external courses and the support from a dedicated Therapies Practice Development Lead. Within this role you will have the opportunity to supervise students and junior staff, take part in our comprehensive in-service training program and spend time observing the Botox and Splinting clinics.

The post holder will be required to demonstrate our trust values and will be responsible for the comprehensive assessment, treatment, and management for patients with a range of neurological condition including complex presentations. There is an expectation that a successful candidate will be actively involved in service development and keep up to date with new research & guidelines. 

In this post you will gain valuable experience of working with patients with neurological conditions in a rewarding environment with a clear supervision structure.

Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

•     To provide a high standard physiotherapy service in assessing and treating patients who may have a complex presentation
•      To supervise and teach recently qualified physiotherapists/technicians/assistants and students and be involved in teaching MDT staff
•         To participate in CPD and other departmental activities

•      To participate in the weekend and on call service 

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.