Job overview

This role involves working across St George’s two Stroke services, the Hyperacute Stroke Unit and Acute Stroke Unit.

The role will provide a high standard of physiotherapy service to patients within the Hyperacute and Acute Stroke Units across 3 days a week.

The Neurosciences and Therapies directorates are dynamic and innovative, and champion new ideas and developments from all team members. All services are formed of forward thinking, highly skilled and experienced Band 8a and B7 therapists with a range of specialisms across all domains of Neurotherapies.

Main duties of the job

·        Undertakes a specialised neurological assessment of own workload of patients, who may have  complex presentations, and from this assessment formulates a treatment plan and carries out this treatment as an autonomous practitioner

·        Supervises and teaches peers, recently qualified physiotherapists/physiotherapy assistants/students, and involved in teaching MDT staff

·        Undertakes evidence-based projects, including making recommendations for change in practice and participating in departmental research and audit as appropriate

·        Potential to be involved in Neuromuscular Clinical Trial portfolio for additional 1 day per week

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton, home to the majority of the Wolfson Neurorehabilitation services, spasticity services and amputee rehabilitation; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). 

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Neurosciences Physiotherapy service at St George’s Hospital across the Stroke teams. The successful candidate will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing a high standard of physiotherapy assessment, treatment and advice to people following stroke. 

 There is also the potential to work as part of the Neuromuscular Clinical Research team providing support for the neuromuscular clinical research team and carry out outcome measures for the clinical trials. This can be discussed further prior to applying for the role or if invited to interview.