Static Specialist Physiotherapist, NRU

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Job Overview (1000 Character Limit)

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic physiotherapist to undertake the role of a static Band 6 Physiotherapist working at the NRU at Royal Preston Hospital.

Our 16-bedded inpatient neuro-rehab unit based at Royal Preston Hospital is a regional centre - providing specialist rehabilitation for patients across Lancashire and South Cumbria. We are looking for a passionate, motivated and caring physiotherapist who has experience in neurological assessment, treatment and discharge planning.

You will work in a friendly and supportive integrated Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy team, which is part of a large multi-disciplinary team providing diverse rehab for patients with complex neurological care needs.

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You should have clinical experience of working with patients who have complex neurological impairment, and have clinical reasoning skills that allow you to provide individualised assessment and treatment of complex movement problems.

LTHTR is a regional centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, a Major Trauma Centre and has recently welcomed a newly expanded Critical Care Unit. You will work with patients of varying ages and backgrounds that have experienced life-changing neurological illness or injury. Common conditions include Traumatic Brain Injury, Hypoxic Brain Injury, Encephalitis, Spinal Cord Injury and Guillian-Barre Syndrome.

As a physiotherapy team we follow a Bobath centred approach to rehabilitation aiming to treat every patient as an individual using normal movement knowledge, therapeutic handling skills and specialist treatment skills. Alongside developing specialist clinical rehab skills there will be the opportunity to attend courses (both internally and externally) to develop your skills further.

Your role will involve leading patient goal setting meetings, discharge planning and working closely with other health professionals both within and outside of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust.

We are a well-established and supportive MDT including Speech Therapists, Consultants in Rehabilitation Medicine and Neuropsychologists. We also regularly work with other professionals such as Orthoptists and Orthotists to provide our patients’ holistic care.

We have 9000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area and give specialist care to 1.5million people across Lancashire and South Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients and staff. Ensuring we keep thriving and delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people and do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills and enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold and help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which in your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jennifer Woodhead Job title: Clinical Lead Physiotherapist Email address: jennifer.woodhead@lthtr.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01772 524938