Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist

Are you interested in delivering high quality physiotherapy to patients with complex rehabilitation needs following prolonged illness and to those with neurological conditions?,

• To take aleading role in the advanced assessment, clinical diagnosis and treatment of patients within the clinical speciality. These patients may have complex and/or chronic presentation and maybe in A&E or the wards.
• To use highly specialist, physiotherapy knowledge and skills to manage a complex caseload as an autonomous practitioner.
• To ensure a thorough in-service training programme is provided to all members of the team to maintain clinical competency.
• To act as a specialist resource for the multi-disciplinary team and Physiotherapists within FHFT.
• To work with the MDT to develop, monitor and evaluate the specialist service, enhancing pathways in line with national guidelines.
• To lead in appropriate research and audit in the specific clinical area.
• To support the band 7 Team Lead within the speciality and deputise for them as appropriate.
• To undertake respiratory on call for the Trust.
• To be physiotherapy co-ordinator and link for clinical specialism, ensuring excellent overall management of patients
  
  We are looking for an experienced Physiotherapist to work independently across the medical wards delivering specialist rehabilitation to our neuro outlier patients as part of the wider medical team. This is an exciting new role that gives the opportunity to develop the neuro and rehabilitation skills across the medical team.
  
  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo