Job summary JOINT ADVERT ON BEHALF OF DORSET STROKE AND NEURO SERVICES (Dorset County Hospital and Dorset Healthcare Trusts)Are you a motivated, dynamic and passionate physiotherapist?
Are you inspired to provide excellent rehabilitation for those with stroke and neurological disorders across the stroke pathway through rotations?Our team includes nursing, social work, neuropsychology and voluntary sector roles, as well as apprentices, rotations across the acute and community pathway and opportunities for advanced practice.Rotations include:- Hyperacute / acute stroke and neurology (based at Dorset County Hospital)- Stroke and neurology inpatient rehabilitation (currently based at Yeatman community hospital- Sherborne)- Integrated Community Stroke (and neurology) Service (ICSS) - including Early Supported Discharge (ESD) and complex rehabilitation and condition management for stroke and neurology.
The service covers West and North DorsetContribution to the therapy weekend rotas is expected on a basis of no more than 1:5 weekends.We would welcome applicants for this band 6 position, or those willing to pursue a band 5-6 accelerator programme over 12-18 months (on completion of competencies).
Car driver with car and business use essential.
Stroke/ neurological experience required, but most of all we're looking for candidates with a dedication to improvement, a passion for high quality neuro rehabilitation who thrives within a team.
Main duties of the job To provide a high quality person centred approach to care delivery which always considers people's safety, privacy and dignity.To provide specialist care and interventions, assessments, treatments and managing patients on a caseload, as part of the wider multi-disciplinary care team.To provide specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of patients / service users.To devise specialist programmes of care for other professionals to deliver and ensure they are delivered appropriately.To plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings.Provide supervision, mentorship, training and clinical support to students and trained practitioners.Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.Employment in this post requires an Enhanced