Speciality Physiotherapist – Neuroscience Rotation

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced physiotherapist to join the Neurosciences Physiotherapy Rotation as a full-time member of staff (37.5 hours). We are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking and enthusiastic physiotherapist with a specialist interest in Neurology to join the rotation and OUH Neuro Therapy Team. The rotation offers a broad range of experience both in acute, rehabilitation and community/outpatient settings where you will work alongside highly skilled and experienced clinicians at both the John Radcliffe Hospital and The Oxford Centre for Enablement.There are five 8-monthly rotations across clinical areas including;Hyper Acute Stroke RehabilitationRegional Neuroscience InpatientsRegional Level 1 Inpatient NeurorehabilitationEarly Supported Discharge for StrokeNeuro-OutpatientsYou will be actively encouraged to participate in CPD, research and audit, and service development projects, as well as provide supervision and teaching to junior staff, students, and the wider MDT. You will be supported by an experience team of lead physiotherapists to refine your clinical and leadership skills in a variety of neurological rotations.To work across services within the rotation to provide high quality, safe and effective physiotherapy services to patients as part of a cohesive multi-professional team.To work collaboratively with patients and their carers to effectively assess, goal plan and treat patients following admission to hospital and strive to maximise their independence and quality of life.To supervise and teach recently qualified physiotherapists, support workers physiotherapy students.To actively participate in quality improvement, clinical audit and research projects.To take an active part in the extended hours, seven-day and weekend working as required by individual teams to maximise the access and delivery or rehabilitation and physiotherapy care.Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) is a world-renowned centre of clinical excellence and one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the UK. We employ approximately 12,500 staff (including over 4,000 nurses and 2,000 doctors and 850 AHP staff). The Trust comprises four main hospital sites: the John Radcliffe Hospital (which includes the Children’s Hospital, West Wing, Eye Hospital, Heart Centre and Women’s Centre), the Churchill Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, all located in Oxford, and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury, North Oxfordshire.Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family.Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.ukFor further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alexa Williamson Job title: Team Lead Physiotherapist Email address: Alexa.williamson@ouh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01865 740881Liz Bellido, Team Lead Physiotherapist Neurosciences, Liz.Bellido@ouh.nhs.uk, 01865 234475