Exciting new opportunity for a permanent part time specialist physiotherapist to join our Community Stroke and Neurology Rehabilitation Service. The post covers West or Mid Cornwall depending on level of clinical demand. The service provides specialist assessment and rehabilitation for patients with a wide variety of complex neurological conditions, including Stroke. This friendly, enthusiastic and dynamic team are aiming to expand, increasing therapy clinics and have access to pool cars for community visits. There may be future opportunities for this post to become rotational . You'll be working with experienced health care professionals as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team who will give support, joint working, regular supervision, appraisal, in-service training programme and a real commitment to professional development for you to reach your full potential.
The ideal candidate will have experience working with stroke or neurological conditions, rehabilitation experience, excellent communication skills, team working, time management, and a flexible approach. Duties will include completing specialist neurological and functional assessments, formulating, and implementing rehabilitation programmes, supporting patient self management, education and support of carers, wider health, social care and voluntary services involved in patient care.
To be an autonomous practitioner independently managing a caseload of patients with complex stroke and neurological conditions, formulating diagnosis and treatment plans.
Specialist knowledge in the specific area of stroke, neurology and eldercare.
Implementing and evaluating rehabilitation programmes using appropriate outcome measures
To provide education, and supporting condition management for patients, carers and multidisciplinary team.
To support education and development of wider services, in management of stroke and neurological conditions.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Effective and supportive team working with extensive experience of collaborative multidisciplinary team working.
To support service development, audit and engagement in research.
Main accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with CSP and organisational record keeping standards
Good IT skills.
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
