Specialist Community Physiotherapist

We are looking for a thoughtful, proactive and enthusiastic individual to join the friendly Stroke team. The role would suit an experienced band 5 or existing band 6 Physiotherapist with demonstrable Stroke / Neurology, community experience. As a community Physiotherapist you will be working with the Stroke Team, assessing and treating patients providing a high standard of care and physiotherapy services to patients with diverse and sometimes complex conditions in their usual place of residence. The service opperates across the Scarborough and Ryedale Locality providing treatment and care in patients own homes and places of residence. It is essential to have a car and driving licence for the UK to carry out this role. You will be responsible for providing expert stroke physiotherapy assessment, treatment and advice, caseload management, service development as well as line management responsibilities, working closely with colleagues in this multi-disciplinary team and supported by senior Physiotherapists. We are committed to our Trust values of caring, learning & growing & offer a variety of learning opportunities with regular supervision and in-service training programmes. This role may be eligible for recruitment incentives, please liaise with the recruiting manager for further detail., As a Community Physiotherapist, you will have access to supportive supervision and peer review from a well-established team of Physiotherapists. Within this role you will:

• Perform comprehensive physiotherapy assessment of patients with diverse presentations, using clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment
• Formulate and deliver specialist individual physiotherapy treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice
• Formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention
• Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes if required
• To provide line management, supervision, support, guidance and training to junior staff and students
We welcome applications from Allied Health Professionals with relevant experience and transferable skills. The successful AHP applicant will have access to continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities and professional networks to support ongoing professional development and professional registration requirements

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care. We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started. We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised. We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support. From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.