Highly Specialist Physiotherapist, Neurology Outpatients

Job summary
The service covers:

The Outpatient Neurology service provides outpatient care for Stroke, Parkinson's , MS and Vestibular patients. You will lead a team of a 1 x band 6, and band 4 Physiotherapy technician. There are established land based classes to aid patient's rehabilitation and self-management of their neurological condition. We require the applicant to use innovative thinking and strong working relationships and excellent clinical skills to maintain and enhance high standards of care.

The Outpatient neurology service at Northwick Park provide rehabilitation to a very diverse caseload. It requires the applicant to have a broad knowledge of neurology, an ability to empower patients and their families to follow a rehabilitation approach and to self-manage their condition.

You'll manage service development projects across the Adult Therapies department, as well as support the wider MDT to continue to develop a bar-raising neurology outpatient service. We're big on collaboration. That means you'll get to share expertise, advice, and new ideas on how to improve the experience for our many, many patients.

Main duties of the job
You'll manage service development projects across the Adult Therapies department, as well as support the wider MDT to continue to develop a bar-raising stroke service. We're big on collaboration. That means you'll get to share expertise, advice and new ideas on how to improve the experience for our many, many patients.

We're looking for an HCPC-registered Band 7 physiotherapist who has experience gained in community outpatient, acute and rehab in-patient services. In this key role in our teaching Trust, you'll also need experience of supervising others in their day-to-day role. As you'll get the chance to rotate, we'd expect to see evidence of the clinical application of core therapy and reasoning skills - as well as some knowledge of wide-ranging assessments and interventions for patients with varied neurological conditions. Developmental positions will be considered starting at a band 6 level and progressing to a band 7 position once key competencies are met.

We've one big team. And countless possibilities. That's why we're looking for a Band 7 physiotherapist who's as inspired by change, ambitious and determined to succeed as we are.

About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities
Summary of the role
As an autonomous practitioner to assess and treat own case load and provide a highly specialist neurology physiotherapy service to patients.

To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), assessing and treating patients with highly complex neurological disability and maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records.

To work jointly with other Band Physiotherapists to clinically lead the outpatient neurological physiotherapy service.

To work closely with the cross-site Head of Inpatient Physiotherapy, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist for Neurology and MSK Therapy Lead to support the development of the Neurology Out Physiotherapy Service.

To contribute to the management of all aspects of the Neurology Outpatient Physiotherapy Service. This includes prioritising and organising all referrals to the neurology service and helping monitor waiting lists.

To be responsible for the development and appraisal of the team members, including Band 6,5,4, and students.

To regularly provide formal and informal, on-going training and education to physiotherapy staff, other healthcare professions and students.

To engage in own continued professional development (CPD) and service development.

To take a lead on clinical audit within the team and undertake research.

To participate in the weekend working rota (1 in 5 weekends).

The successful applicant will need to:

• Have experience as a band 6 in neurology and experience across a range of acute and rehabilitation settings.
• Enjoy the excitement of working as part of a high performing multidisciplinary team.
• Have a dynamic approach to work and be capable of leading change

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MSc or BSc in physio
• HCPC

Desirable

• post qualification neuro courses
• ACPIN

Experience
Essential

• Min 2-3 years band 6 neuro experience
• At least band 5 experience in NHS
• Supervision of junior team members
• Resp on-call

Desirable

• teaching on IST
• audit or service development
• attendance / membership of wider interest groups - FND/HASU ...
• Community or outpatient neurology experience

Skills
Essential

• High standard communication at MDT level
• Evidence of clinical reasoning / handling
• experience of adjuncts to neuro e.g. splinting, FES

Desirable

• Treatment or management of patients with less common conditions - MND, NMO ...

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).