Specialist Rotational Physiotherapist – Neuro with Trauma

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Neuro & Trauma Team:

This role will give you the opportunity to work as part of the wider multidisciplinary team across Major Trauma, Orthopaedics and Plastics with weekend cover on Neurosurgical/Neurology wards.

You will be responsible for assessing and providing evidence-based intervention for patients in our different services including determining in co-production their optimal rehabilitation/discharge pathway/management plan in line with their functional goals.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for physiotherapy, excellent communication skills, plenty of initiative and enthusiasm, and with the ability to work both autonomously and as a part of the wider MDT.

We offer a supportive and engaging environment to develop and grow our therapists including through regular supervision, education and training.  You will have the opportunity to develop your own clinical and supervisory skills with supervising Band 5 physiotherapists, rehabilitation support workers, and/or students.  You will also have the opportunity to participate in quality improvement and audit projects.

Main duties of the job

To assist and contribute to organising, developing and delivering a high-quality physiotherapy service provided to a wide variety of in-patients. These patients will have Neurological, Trauma, Respiratory and/or Amputee impairments.

The post will include rotations through Neuro and Trauma wards, Rapid Access to Acute Rehab (RAAR), Stroke services, and the Tower Hamlets Community Neurological Team.

It is expected that this scheme will expand to include rotations into the hyperacute environment of adult intensive care, and musculoskeletal secondary care follow up services to enhance the trauma and neuro pathways.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.