Specialist Physiotherapist

To manage a caseload of community based clients with complex needs, resulting from congenital or acquired - progressive or traumatic neurological disorders using highly specialist skills and evidence based /client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

To provide leadership and support for inexperienced junior staff, through supervision and appraisal.

To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of services within a designated area/team, holding responsibility for defined projects. Contributing to service development and innovation.

To contribute to the maintenance and development of the discipline specific for SHPU and to provide highly specialist advice for the specialist client group both within LTNC and across Sheffield.

At SHPU, we prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.

Sheffield has an excellent reputation as 'the outdoor city' with a multi-cultural population, good transport links with the rest of the UK, a host of independent retailers, excellent food outlets, cinemas, theatres and 2 highly-rated Universities that provide AHP, nursing and medical training.

We are offering an opportunity to join a highly specialist, friendly team. It is ideal for someone to specialise in working with people with a progressive long term neurological condition, who has the enthusiasm and motivation to help people achieve what is important to them. We are keen to recruit staff who want to contribute to change and continue to shape our services for the future.

There are 5 other Physiotherapists in the NES and a wider team of AHPs, assistants, nurses, clinical / neuro psychologists.

We want you to be part of ongoing reflection and service development / quality improvement and optimising the patient experience and outcomes. There is a strong commitment to PPI work and co-production; In service training programme and supervision.

We are able to provide significant financial support for CPD.

This post is for 12 months to cover for secondment, working 33.75 hrs per week and the successful candidate will need to be able to transport themselves to visit clients in the community.