Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 331-8218614-UHMB
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Furness General Hospital
- Town
- Barrow-in-Furness
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum, Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Lead for Stroke Physiotherapy
NHS AfC: Band 7
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Physiotherapist to join our Integrated Community Stroke Therapy Team, based at Furness General Hospital, providing advanced clinical leadership across both inpatient and community settings.
Our Stroke Therapy Team operates within a culture of a strong, supportive multi-disciplinary team which consists of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists as well as Assistant Practitioners. We promote an inter-disciplinary approach to working when supporting patients to set and work towards meeting person centred goals, helping to enable positive rehabilitation outcomes and facilitate timely discharge from hospital.
Our Stroke Therapy Team are committed to facilitating an environment which promotes professional development and engagement with research opportunities both in house and in collaboration with local universities. There is encouragement given to engage with regular clinical and managerial supervision, to help promote personal professional development and an interdisciplinary approach is taken with the facilitation of clinical supervision for our Assistant Practitioners.
Main duties of the job
To be professionally and clinically responsible for highly specialist
physiotherapy assessment and treatment, working as an
autonomous practitioner managing patients with a wide range of
highly complex conditions.
Provide highly specialist advice, training and leadership to
Physiotherapy staff, Staff within the ICST, GP’s, wider community
MDT, ASC and 3rd sector.
The post holder will assess, diagnose, plan, implement and
evaluate individualised programmes of evidence based care
providing highly specialist advice to patients, carers/relatives, and
the multidisciplinary team.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our Community Service for adults are provided in people's homes ,community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent , improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care , advice and support.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details on the advertised position and the principal job duties/responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification found under the supporting documents section. Additional information about the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay can be accessed on our website.
Person specification
Education, Training and Qualigications
Essential criteria
- BSc Degree or Postgraduate Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registered with the Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC)
- Evidence of relevant Post Graduate training or relevant experience
Desirable criteria
- Membership of appropriate Special Interest groups
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous relevant Experience at Band 6 or 7 level.
- Current knowledge and experience of caring for patients with conditions related to speciality.
- Evidence of mentoring, assessing, teaching and developing staff
- Exercise a high degree of autonomy within specialist area
- Experience of undertaking audit
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of management and leadership experience
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable basic and advanced clinical skills in relevant clinical areas for this post
- Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others demonstrating effective time management and organisational skills and exercise sound judgements
- Demonstrate advanced people management skills including: • Motivation of staff and team building - Negotiation - Decision Making - Leadership - Staff development - Line management - Conflict and problem solving - Initiating and managing change
- Competent in IT skills (in particular e-mail, use of internet ability to manipulate data electronically, power point presentations)
- Demonstrate ability to make clinical decisions and to develop others in this area.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sam Mackinnon
- Job title
- Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01524 519 344
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Level 1
Fusion House
Evolution Park
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 2FD
- Telephone
- 03033 301 033
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