Job overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board for a Part Time (25 hours) Band 6 Specialist Physiotherapist to provide a specialist service to people with Stroke and Acquired Brain Injury within the Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service.  

The Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service works across acute and community services, providing specialist skills to support the provision of neuro-rehabilitation in people’s homes.

Main duties of the job: 

You will work with people in community settings across Gwent who have had a stroke or brain injury presenting with a range of physical difficulties. You will have experience of interdisciplinary team working, supporting junior colleagues and students, training delivery and involvement in clinical governance activities.

You will have access to support and regular continuing professional development from our Physiotherapy service. 

Main duties of the job

Clinical

·       To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner within the community

·       To be professionally and legally accountable for a designated patient caseload and to decide priorities for own work area, balancing other patient related and professional demands

·       To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload

·       To assess patients’ capacity, gain valid informed consent to treatment and where such capacity is lacking/absent to work within a legal framework in the management of the patient

·       To undertake the comprehensive assessment and accurate diagnosis of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative, palpatory, analytical and clinical reasoning skills

·       To undertake physical treatment techniques utilising highly developed manual skills where appropriate

·       To formulate individualised clinical management programmes, utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to plan a specialised programme of care

·       To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers, other disciplines and agencies to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure continuation of the treatment programme

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.