Band 6 - Neurology Physiotherapist - North Middlesex - London

North Middlesex University Hospital (North Mid) are searching for a passionate and experienced Neuro Physiotherapist to join their highly skilled team.

North Mid provides both hospital and community care, helping to keep people in the best possible health at every stage in their lives. 

Its maternity, children, and adult services span a range of medical and surgical specialities and its adult and children’s emergency departments are among the busiest in London.

North Mid is also proud to offer one of the largest services in the UK dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of red cell haemoglobin conditions, including sickle cell disease and thalassaemia syndromes.

Job Summary:

Providing care to a multi cultural and diverse population, to deliver a high standard of physiotherapy  care to patients and their carers in the community.

To perform comprehensive physiotherapy  assessment of people with diverse neurological presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. To use this assessment to provide a clinical diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment program.

To hold responsibility for your own caseload and, working without direct supervision but together with the other members of the MDT, deliver a comprehensive package of care to patients and their carers.  Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case review and case conferences.  Access to advice and support from a more senior physiotherapist is available when required.

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

With support and guidance from more senior staff, to undertake evidence-based audit and or research projects to further own and teams clinical practice. Make recommendations to clinical lead/manager of service for changes to practice by the team.  May contribute to the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols.

To be aware of and to highlight to your line manager any clinical governance issues pertaining to your role and practice.

To contribute to the delivery of health promotion activities within the service and wider Trust initiatives.

To provide cover for physiotherapist  in the service as required.

Requirements:

• Recognised Diploma/Degree Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registered
• Evidence of ongoing CPD in portfolio
• Member of CSP
• Minimum of 18 months – 2 years post graduate clinical experience
• Broad post graduate
• Experience with significant component in relevant area
• Experience with patient who have a neurological condition- e.g PD, PSP, MS, MND, FND etc.
• Experience of working in the NHS
• Participation in project /audit activities
• Experience of working in a community setting
• Ability to prioritise, organise and work in a busy environment
• Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
• Competent IT skills
• Insight into the needs of patients and their carers 
• Able to deal with difficult situations, eg dealing with aggressive and/or emotional patients or carers
• Able to demonstrate a high level of clinical reasoning
• Ability to recognise and work with diversity
• Supportive of other staff
• Ability to process and manage complex information in relation to patient care
• Good team skills
• Ability to develop good supervisory skills
• Motivated, friendly, approachable
• Good communication skills, able to present information (written and oral) in a clear and logical manner

  We are so grateful for the commitment and devotion of our Bank Staff, so are pleased to offer the following benefits:

• Flexible working hours
• Weekly salary
• Staffing Bank workers can contribute to their NHS pension
• Priority of shifts over all agency workers
• Competitive pay

Bank Partners is an employment agency/employment business (as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003) and is acting on behalf of its client in relation to this vacancy.