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Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency, holds an impressive TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 with nearly 1000 reviews, demonstrating our commitment to excellence. We are actively seeking Band 6/7 Community Stroke/Neuro Physiotherapists for an exciting opportunity with the NHS in South Bedfordshire. Connect with us and experience the benefits of working with a trusted agency!
Location: South Bedfordshire
Contract Type: Locum (ongoing)
Pay Rate: £25 - £30 per hour (assignment rate)
Shift Pattern: Part time/full time
Why work with us?
- Effortless Registration: Say goodbye to paperwork! Our fully online and paperless registration service streamlines the process, making it convenient and hassle-free for you.
- Compliance Made Easy: Enjoy peace of mind with our free DBS and compliance service, which includes paid-for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules tailored to your needs.
- Exclusive Opportunities: Unlock access to prestigious Physiotherapist roles that you won't find elsewhere. From collaborating with NHSBT to supporting vital projects at The Home Office and Vaccination Centres or relocating candidates to Australia, The Falkland Islands and many other destinations, our network opens doors to diverse and impactful assignments in the UK and globally.
- Expert Guidance and Support: Benefit from personalised clinical governance and revalidation support from our in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years of experience. We're here to ensure you're always on top of your game.
- Rewarding Referral Program: Spread the word and reap the rewards! Refer a Physiotherapist and receive a generous £250 bonus once they've completed just 100 hours of work. The best part? There's no limit to how many Physiotherapists you can refer.
- Professional Development: Working as a locum Physiotherapist provides opportunities for continuous professional development. You may encounter new challenges, technologies, and best practices in different settings, which can enhance your clinical skills and knowledge.
Duties:
- Be responsible for the assessments, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised Physiotherapy intervention to Stroke and/ or Neurological patients living in the community
- Have a particular focus in monitoring the number of referrals for Extended ESD until fully implemented
- Monitor the need for provision of intensive therapy input based on the new Integrated Community Stroke Service Specification
- Work with different localities to ensure adequate therapy provision for the Extended ESD clients to demonstrate positive outcomes
- Carry a caseload and take a lead role in advanced physiotherapy assessment and holistic treatment of patients with highly complex perceptual, physical and cognitive presentations
- Deliver specialist, individualised treatment programmes underpinned by sound knowledge of the latest evidence based practice and prioritising effectively to reduce risk and manage the patient’s disability or rehabilitation needs
- Management / treatment of the neurologically impaired patients including managing tone, spasticity, upperlimb, posture, balance, mobility & transfers
- Participate in continuing professional development and provide skills training for other members of the team
- Involve patients and carers in the planning of their care programmes and encourage self-management where appropriate
- Communicate effectively and work together with all other teams within the provider services to ensure optimum patient centred care
- Using various methods of communication, this will include face to face and remote methods
- Establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff, clients and their carers
- Use tact and diplomacy to provide and communicate complex, sensitive information where motivational negotiating, empathetic and reassurance skills are needed, where barriers exist to understanding, maintaining confidentiality within Policies
- Ensure all patients’ and their relatives’ cultural wishes are respected and any mental and physical needs are met
- Provide effective leadership through active supervision and appropriate training other members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Continually strive to improve efficiency in all areas of your work
Requirements of the Community Stroke/Neuro Physiotherapist:
- Qualified physiotherapist, i.e., Degree or equivalent within Physiotherapy
- Registered with the HCPC as a physiotherapist to work in the UK
- NHS experience would be advantageous but not essential
- Band 6 physiotherapist with community stroke/neuro experience
- Demonstrate highly developed dexterity, coordination and palpatory senses for assessment and manual treatment of patients
- Recognise potential communication barriers and implement effective strategies to facilitate communication
- Have an excellent knowledge of supporting services available to clients from health, social care and voluntary agencies
- Car driver
We welcome applications from physiotherapists and physio assistants (Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, and above!) within different physio services as we have other roles available within the NHS and private sectors.
Contact:
This Community Stroke/Neuro physiotherapy job is advertised by Alex Blackwell. If you are interested in this position, please click above to apply now.
Please note that while we regretfully can only respond to candidates who meet the specified requirements for this physio role as we need to meet our clients' requirements, please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.
Reasonable Adjustments:
At Sanctuary Personnel, we value inclusivity and diversity. If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
Transform lives and make a difference as a Physiotherapist with Sanctuary Personnel. Apply now to embark on an exceptional career journey!
