Specialist Physiotherapist - Peterborough

Job overview

Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist- Outpatients Neurology.

The Outpatient Neurology Physiotherapy Team currently covers two sites with clinics at Peterborough City Hospital and Stamford Hospital. The team runs individual clinics as well as groups at both sites and regularly liaises with the Neurologists and MS Nurse Specialist and have input to a monthly Neuropsychiatry MDT meeting.

The Outpatient Neuro Physiotherapy Team is responsible for providing a quality service across both sites to a busy neurology out-patient department consisting of referrals from: local GP practices, Neurologists, MS and Parkinson’s Disease Nurse Specialist, Rehabilitation Consultants, and out of area hospitals.

We also provide vestibular rehabilitation, facial palsy rehabilitation and assessment for Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) for foot drop.

We are looking for a Full-time Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist to provide 37.5 hours a week within our innovative Outpatient Neuro Physiotherapy Team. You should be forward thinking, dynamic and have the desire to develop individually and improve the service further.

You must have experience of working within the Neurology speciality within the NHS and it is desirable to have had some line management experience. You will be encouraged and supported to develop your clinical, teaching and managerial skills and be actively involved in service development.

Interviews for this role will be conducted in person to assess relevant skills effectively.

Main duties of the job

To demonstrate neurological physiotherapy skills to manage patients referred to the service working in accordance with individual performance metrics

To ensure safe, efficient and effective delivery of patient focussed care in line with identified evidence based practice, local and national standards

To work collaboratively within Multidisciplinary and Multi-agency Teams

To participate in delegated projects for service development with the team

To act autonomously in the assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have a complex presentation

To demonstrate a flexible approach to working in support of the whole in patient/outpatient team

To undertake weekend working as required within the neurological service

To be available to provide Clinical Supervision

This role entails 90% Clinical Contact and 10% Operational Management as appropriate within team requirements

To guide Band 5 and support staff in the management and delivery of therapeutic care plans

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached person specification and job description for more details regarding this role.