Specialist band 5 physiotherapist

Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a specialist band 5 physiotherapist to work within the Neurology and Stroke Services at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. The post holder will complete annual rotations in specialist neurological areas across neurosciences and stroke. Rotations include acute and community stroke, neuromedicine and neurosurgery. The neurosurgery rotation incorporates working across both general and neurosurgical critical care. The stroke rotations cover the full stroke pathway from the hyper-acute management to the community stroke team which delivers rehabilitation within a patients home and a community based stroke centre.

The neuromedicine team cover a ward treating complex long term neurological conditions including patients requiring non-invasive ventilation. This post offers excellent personal and professional development opportunities within well-established services. The post holder will have opportunities to supervise students and to contribute to the development of the service. The post holder will be supported by senior staff to carry a clinical caseload, provide assessment, intervention and discharge planning utilising their clinical reasoning skills.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives. The post holder must hold a full UK driving licence and access to a car as community working and domiciliary visits are a core component of the community stroke team rotation.

Therapy Services provides a number of services over 7 days (including Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays). The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to a seven day therapy roster including evening on-call cover.

Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government's rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here.

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• Post graduate experience; sufficient to have acquired and completed core competencies in Physiotherapy practice in respiratory and neurology
• The knowledge and skills to manage a complex neurological and respiratory caseload.
• Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
• Effective interpersonal, communication and team working skills

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we'll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems.

Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.