Clinical Lead Physiotherapist

Oxford Health; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Abingdon seeks an experienced Clinical Lead Physiotherapist specializing in neurological rehabilitation. The role involves providing specialist care, driving service development, and managing the therapy workforce. Candidates should possess a Registered Physiotherapist qualification, evidence of leadership skills, and experience in stroke or neurosciences training. This position is an excellent opportunity for those looking to advance their career while ensuring high standards of patient care.

Benefits

Opportunities for career progression

27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

NHS Discounts

Competitive pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation

Staff support groups

Qualifications

• Registered Physiotherapist with evidence of specialist stroke or neurosciences training.
• Demonstrated well-developed leadership skills in clinical practice.
• Proven experience managing complex clinical situations and supervising teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist rehabilitative care and assess patients autonomously.
• Drive service development and manage the therapy workforce.
• Support the training of students and staff within the unit.

Skills

Specialist training in stroke or neurosciences

Leadership skills

Service improvement presentation experience

Education

Registered Physiotherapist

CSP Member

Post Graduate Stroke Qualification/Training

Management Course

Job description

12 months (Fixed Term - Maternity Leave Cover)

About the Role

Job overview

A superb opportunity has arisen for an experienced Physiotherapist who is passionate about neurological rehabilitation to join our team, in the role of Clinical Lead Physiotherapist.

The Oxfordshire Stroke Rehabilitation Unit is a 20-bed inpatient unit based on the Abingdon Community Hospital site with access to a therapy gym, kitchen and garden. We provide short term rehabilitation for people post stroke and take a dynamic and innovative approach to evidence-based practice and service development. As part of the role, you will work alongside a specialist multidisciplinary team and provide Clinical Leadership to the OSRU therapy team. Clinical work is a core component of this post, making this a great opportunity for someone who wants to take the next step into a leadership role, whilst retaining clinical duties.

The post holder will work alongside other Clinical Leads within the unit to drive service development work and facilitate ongoing research trials. They will also support Physiotherapy student placements and work experience as required. Delivery of supervision and teaching will be required on a regular basis and flexible working over 7 days should be anticipated.

We would be delighted to discuss this post further with anyone who is interested, and informal visits to the unit are welcomed.

Main duties of the job

To provide highly specialist rehabilitative care and demonstrate exemplar practice, in line with relevant professional and national standards e.g. HCPC and CSP codes of practice, National Stroke Guidelines
and within Oxford Health NHS FT Clinical Governance structure.

Undertake specialist neurological assessment of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including those with highly complex presentations, and use advanced clinical reasoning skills; knowledge of
evidence-based practice and advanced expertise.

Determine appropriate rehabilitation plansin line with gold standard stroke care pathways.
Promote and utilise locally and nationally recognised outcome measures to evaluate performance.

Support collation and monitoring of performance, implementing corrective action where appropriate and promoting quality service within the resources available.

Provide expert clinical support for complex discharge planning.

Provide day to day management of the Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy workforce.

Ensure trust policies and procedures for good practice in recruitment, appraisal, performance management and other policy areas are followed.

Prioritise workload to meet competing and conflicting demands within the clinical setting and be prepared to adjust to an unpredictable workload on a daily basis.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Physiotherapist
• CSP Member
• Post Graduate Stroke Qualification/Training
• Management Course

Skills

• Evidence of specialist training in stroke or neurosciences at a Masters level, or working towards this, or equivalent knowledge/experience kin
• Evidence of well-developed leadership skills
• Experience presenting service improvement work at local and national forums

Experience

• Extensive experience in stroke specialist services or a related neurological field
• Extensive experience working as part of an inter-disciplinary team
• Experience managing highly complex and difficult clinical situations and cases.
• Evidence of extensive supervision experience
• Varied clinical background including community hospitals
• Evidence of team management responsabilities

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