Specialist Community Physiotherapist

Job overview

We are looking for a thoughtful, proactive and enthusiastic individual to join the friendly Stroke team. The role would suit an experienced band 5 or existing band 6 Physiotherapist with demonstrable Stroke / Neurology, community experience.

As a community Physiotherapist you will be working with the Stroke Team, assessing and treating patients providing a high standard of care and physiotherapy services to patients with diverse and sometimes complex conditions in their usual place of residence. The service opperates across the Scarborough and Ryedale Locality providing treatment and care in patients own homes and places of residence. It is essential to have a car and driving licence for the UK to carry out this role.

You will be responsible for providing expert stroke physiotherapy assessment, treatment and advice, caseload management, service development as well as line management responsibilities, working closely with colleagues in this multi-disciplinary team and supported by senior Physiotherapists.

We are committed to our Trust values of caring, learning & growing & offer a variety of learning opportunities with regular supervision and in-service training programmes.

This role may be eligible for recruitment incentives, please liaise with the recruiting manager for further detail.

Main duties of the job

As a Community Physiotherapist, you will have access to supportive supervision and peer review from a well-established team of Physiotherapists. Within this role you will:

• Perform comprehensive physiotherapy assessment of patients with diverse presentations, using clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment
• Formulate and deliver specialist individual physiotherapy treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice
• Formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention
• Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes if required
• To provide line management, supervision, support, guidance and training to junior staff and students

We welcome applications from Allied Health Professionals with relevant experience and transferable skills.

The successful AHP applicant will have access to continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities and professional networks to support ongoing professional development and professional registration requirements

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding this role opportunity, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.