Specialist Physiotherapist

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced Physiotherapist to work within the spinal injuries therapy team at the Princess Royal Spinal Injuries Centre at the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield.

The Princess Royal Spinal Injuries Centre is a modern 60 bedded, Supra Regional Centre for patients who have sustained spinal cord damage as a result of trauma or pathology. Patients are accepted from a wide catchment area that covers South Yorkshire and much of the east of England.

The Physiotherapy department offers a service to all 3 spinal injury wards from a patient’s initial admission, through to discharge and readmission as well as outpatients.

The Centre has 6 beds dedicated to ventilator dependent patients.

The Spinal Injuries Physiotherapy Department includes a designated gym, hydrotherapy pool, weights room and access to a Sports Hall.

There is a well-established multi-disciplinary team where all members work collaboratively in the assessment and management of the patient. This post offers excellent personal and professional development opportunities within a well established team.

As well as offering a specialist service to our catchment area the Centre also has links with the other Spinal Injuries Centres across the United Kingdom and Ireland and liaises regularly regarding the provision of quality services to this patient group.

Main duties of the job

The postholders must be able to demonstrate:-

• Appropriate knowledge and skills to manage a complex neurological caseload
• Previous NHS experience of working with spinal cord injury patients at a Band 5 or Band 6 level
• Evidence of commitment to continuous personal and professional development
• Good basic knowledge of therapy practice for medicine and orthopaedic conditions
• Competency in Physiotherapy clinical reasoning, processes and practices
• Effective interpersonal, communication and team working skills
• Awareness and evidence of application of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals PROUD Values
• A full UK driving license and permissions to drive a manual car

Candidates should possess a BSc/Diploma in Physiotherapy and current

HCPC registration.

Opportunities:

The role offers the opportunity for personal and professional development across a framework of clinical practice, education, leadership, quality improvement and research.

There will be opportunities for:

Supervision and mentorship of therapy staff and students Variety of teaching/training opportunities within the team, division and Acute Therapy Services, as well as external agencies Organisation of service delivery and development of line management responsibilities Participation in a range of clinical governance/assurance and service development projects

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.