Job summary
- Main area
- Stroke
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (ending June 2027)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Over 7 days, on call weekends and overnight including Bank holidays)
- Job ref
- 265-7893452-CSS
- Employer
- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northampton General Hospital
- Town
- Northampton
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/05/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Static Physiotherapist - Stroke
Band 5
Job overview
Are you a new band 5 looking to embed theory into practice? A student qualifying this year? Or already practicing as a band 5 and looking for a new challenge?
We are looking to recruit a Physiotherapist to join our vibrant, driven, and hardworking team within our Stroke Therapy service to cover maternity leave. This is a 12 month fixed term contract.
This role will expose you to the Stroke specialty allowing you to put your skills and knowledge into practice as well as promoting continuous learning and nurturing your core Physio skills.
Professional Development is supported through access to our Allied Health Professional Preceptorship Programme for newly registered staff during which you will receive regular 1:1 support from an experienced therapist and attend regular workshops. In addition to this you will also commence on our rolling Band 5 therapy training programme as well as attending peer group meetings where you will have the opportunity to learn from and share your experiences with your Band 5 Physio and OT peers.
Main duties of the job
To provide a professional Physiotherapy service to patients on own caseload, under the supervision of senior colleagues.
To supervise therapy support staff, technical instructors and student physiotherapists.
To be part of the Physiotherapy on call rota.
To actively contribute to the discharge planning process by selecting and implementing appropriate assessments and interventions to address the needs of patients.
Provide effective input into the work of the Trust, to support the achievement of our vision and values.
The post holder will be required to maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of stakeholders, including but not extensive to: Therapy Department and Enablement Centre clinical and non-clinical staff, Therapy Management Team and the broader trust staff group as required.
The post holder will participate in relevant working groups/projects, services and initiatives to provide information and analytical advice and expertise.
Working for our organisation
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work autonomously and within departmental teams to provide excellent physiotherapy care to a diverse client group.
To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients.
To provide specialist physiotherapy advice to MDT colleagues in clinical areas.
To carry out assessment and develop treatment plans for all patients within the designated caseload without direct supervision, ensuring appropriate feedback to patient, carers and colleagues regarding findings and patient progression.
Analyse and take into consideration results of medical tests, scans and x-rays to formulate and adapt physiotherapy treatment plans.
To assess capacity, gain valid, informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment independently.
To undertake the assessment of patients within the speciality who may have complex or chronic presentation, and to determine clinical problems and the indicated treatment.
To plan, deliver and evaluate effective and appropriate treatments in partnership with the patient, MDT colleagues and the wider service providers.
To constantly monitor patients’ responses to treatments and interventions and propose changes which may directly influence other MDT actions.
Ensure correct usage of walking aids, surgical appliances and prostheses by carers, patients and colleagues.
To act as part of the MDT in facilitating appropriate and safe discharges.
To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with the medical, nursing and MDT staff to ensure delivery of a coordinated multidisciplinary service including attendance at ward rounds, MDT and discharge meetings.
To make appropriate and thorough referrals to other physiotherapy services.
To assist colleagues to train, supervise and help manage the workload of band 2 and 3 staff and some students on clinical placements.
To decide priorities for own caseload, balancing other patient-related and professional demands, ensuring that the priorities remain in accordance with the whole team
To become competent to assist in the delivery of an evening and weekend emergency physiotherapy respiratory on call service. To be an active member of the respiratory on call weekly rota (when trained).
To be responsible for issuing and ordering specialist equipment, ensuring correct and safe use.
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own clinical work, including the management of designated caseload of patients, ensuring a high standard of clinical care at all times.
To continually develop an up-to-date knowledge base and maintain own continuous professional development folder.
To undertake evaluation of own and the team’s work, reflecting on current practices and experiences in order to continue own professional development.
To be an active member of the physiotherapy in-service training programme by preparing for and attending meetings, tutorials, training sessions and external courses.
To maintain up-to-date Trust mandatory training.
Person specification
Educations, Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
- HPC registered ( or evidence of application for HPC)
- Appropriate permission/ permit to work in the UK
Desirable criteria
- Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team, an understanding of their roles and respect for the other professionals within the team.
- Entry level assessment and treatment knowledge required for Acute Hospital setting.
- Demonstrable proactive approach to own learning and CPD.
- Experience of working in a team of people.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of participation in work based learning
- Awareness of structure, and current important issues effecting the inpatient physiotherapy department at Northampton General Hospital
- Ability to access knowledge to improve patient care
- Experience working with Stroke patients
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to assess a patient’s needs and plan a treatment plan with short and long term goals
- Able to manage caseload autonomously and work as part of team
- Able to modify and progress patient treatment
- Demonstrate good written and verbal communication
- Able to get to the hospital within 45 minutes (for on call purposes)
- Ability to work in situations and conditions that may involve: Physical effort (e.g. therapeutic handling, moving patients) Mental effort (e.g. concentration levels) Emotional effort (e.g. distressing and traumatic circumstances)
Desirable criteria
- Basic IT and presentation skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hannah Sunter
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, Stroke
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01604545652
- Additional information
Tim Meads
Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, Stroke
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Northampton General Hospital
Northampton
NN1 5BD
- Telephone
- 01604 544 745 | Opt: 1
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