Specialist Physiotherapist -Stroke and Neurology

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced band 5 or established band 6 Physiotherapist to join SWBH Stroke and Neurology Team.
In preparation for our move later this year to our brand new Hospital 'Midland Met', we have secured funding to right-size our acute Stroke therapy team to meet the new RCP guidelines for Stroke, and are looking to extend our already thriving therapy family.
Individual support and development is essential in creating a rewarding work place environment. As a Trust we ensure that both your professional and academic needs, as well as you personal development and wellbeing are prioritised. We achieve this through a structured supervision programme, access to both local and external training opportunities and regular team trainings. As a service, we aspire to become more involved in new research opportunities, and as such we are also keen to support individuals with an interest research.
This is an opportunity to strengthen and diversify the team, as such we are keen to recruit individuals with an interest in specific areas of Neuro Physiotherapy such as early intervention, Gait, Spasticity and long term condition management.
As a band 6, you will have the opportunity to rotate across the Stroke and Neurology service, working on the acute and rehabilitation wards and with the community stroke service., Within this post you will be expected to:
Provide high quality, safe and evidence based Physiotherapy intervention to in-patients across the Stroke and Neurology service.
Hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of service or a particular patient type, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review and case conferences.
Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
Line manage B5 staff and and therapy support workers.
Supervise and educate undergraduate therapy students and assess their performance as required to ensure their standard of practice and knowledge meets the standards set by the degree level qualification.
Undertake evidence based audit and research projects to further own and team's clinical practice and make recommendations to the clinical lead of that service regarding changes in practice by the team.
Contribute to the implementation of specific changes to practice and service protocols.
Deputise for the Clinical Team Band 7 as required.

Are you passionate about provide high quality rehabilitation for the recovery of Stroke and Neurology patients?

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

NHS AfC: Band 6
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;
We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As "People" is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department., Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live, Interested applicants are encouraged to make contact with us to arrange an opportunity to discuss the role and if able arrange a visit to view the service.
As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.