Band 7 Clinical Specialist Neurology Physiotherapist

• To lead advanced assessment and treatment of patients on Acute Medicine wards, primarily with neurological conditions, while supporting the wider team with multi-pathology, palliative care needs, osteoarthritis, cardiac conditions, frailty and bariatric patients, often with highly complex and/or chronic presentations and barriers to communication • To use advanced clinical reasoning to determine diagnosis, treatment, onward referrals, and maintain records as an autonomous practitioner • To plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate the Acute Medicine Therapy Team service, prioritising and delegating appropriately • To support Team Leaders in managing staff attendance in line with Trust policies, including completing return-to-work interviews • To support staff wellbeing and signpost to relevant support networks • To work closely with other James Paget University Hospital therapy teams to receive referrals and use patient information to prioritise workload • To assist in developing team goals with Team Leaders, Professional Leads and the Integrated Therapies Clinical Lead, and support their achievement • To provide highly specialist advice and teaching to the Acute Medicine Therapy Team and wider multidisciplinary team • To keep up to date with research and developments, identify team learning needs and arrange training as required • To be proactive in service and individual development within the team, implementing changes as appropriate • To organise and lead clinical audits, monitor service quality, and delegate work as required • To work a rostered seven-day service • In the absence of a Team Leader, you will deputise and provide day-to-day team leadership We offer: • raining and development opportunities • Protected CPD time • Generous annual leave: 27 days on appointment, 29 days after five years service, and 33 days after 10 years service • NHS pension scheme • NHS discounts • Salary Sacrifice car scheme • Employee celebration - regular staff awards • International peer support group and celebration events • Neurodiversity support • Health and Wellbeing Service, including counselling, physiotherapy, mental health, and menopause support etc. • Career pathway development, supportive PDP to help you achieve your goals • Social events • Long service recognition • Single accommodation on site for new staff • Occupational therapy specific training in an integrated therapy department • Recruitment support • Excellent maternity package Please see the attached Job Description for more details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role. Please watch the following videos for an insight into our Integrated Therapies Department: Landscape version:https://youtu.be/tklpzav7UrU Portrait version:https://youtube.com/shorts/U4lwU9T1wKA?feature=share Job description Job responsibilities • To lead advanced assessment and treatment of patients on Acute Medicine wards, primarily with neurological conditions, while supporting the wider team with multi-pathology, palliative care needs, osteoarthritis, cardiac conditions, frailty and bariatric patients, often with highly complex and/or chronic presentations and barriers to communication • To use advanced clinical reasoning to determine diagnosis, treatment, onward referrals, and maintain records as an autonomous practitioner • To plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate the Acute Medicine Therapy Team service, prioritising and delegating appropriately • To support Team Leaders in managing staff attendance in line with Trust policies, including completing return-to-work interviews • To support staff wellbeing and signpost to relevant support networks • To work closely with other James Paget University Hospital therapy teams to receive referrals and use patient information to prioritise workload • To assist in developing team goals with Team Leaders, Professional Leads and the Integrated Therapies Clinical Lead, and support their achievement • To provide highly specialist advice and teaching to the Acute Medicine Therapy Team and wider multidisciplinary team • To keep up to date with research and developments, identify team learning needs and arrange training as required • To be proactive in service and individual development within the team, implementing changes as appropriate • To organise and lead clinical audits, monitor service quality, and delegate work as required • To work a rostered seven-day service • In the absence of a Team Leader, you will deputise and provide day-to-day team leadership We offer: • raining and development opportunities • Protected CPD time • Generous annual leave: 27 days on appointment, 29 days after five years service, and 33 days after 10 years service • NHS pension scheme • NHS discounts • Salary Sacrifice car scheme • Employee celebration - regular staff awards • International peer support group and celebration events • Neurodiversity support • Health and Wellbeing Service, including counselling, physiotherapy, mental health, and menopause support etc. • Career pathway development, supportive PDP to help you achieve your goals • Social events • Long service recognition • Single accommodation on site for new staff • Occupational therapy specific training in an integrated therapy department • Recruitment support • Excellent maternity package Please see the attached Job Description for more details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role. Please watch the following videos for an insight into our Integrated Therapies Department: Landscape version:https://youtu.be/tklpzav7UrU Portrait version:https://youtube.com/shorts/U4lwU9T1wKA?feature=share