Fen House
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 FTE DOE (Pro Rata)
Hours: 28 hours a week flexible working hours available.
Why join us?
Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do – you’ll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.
The Role:
To work as a specialist within the multi/interdisciplinary team providing physiotherapy input within the BIRT neurobehavioural model to people we support with acquired brain injury, across the three Brainkind pathways: Neurobehavioural, Neurorestorative, and Well-being. To lead and develop specialist physiotherapy provision within the service. To liaise with internal and external professionals, relevant organisations, family members and people we support. To act as a positive professional role model, and to pro-actively support the clinical leadership team to achieve Brainkind Objectives.
Brainkind is looking for a Senior Specialist Physiotherapist who wants to develop their experience by working in our highly regarded service at Fen House; providing strategic, professional leadership to the multi-disciplinary rehabilitation team.
Your responsibilities will include:
• To undertake comprehensive neurological assessments, analyses, and treatment plans.
• To deliver effective treatment plans and progress/adjust according to the People We Support response, multi/inter disciplinary team discussion, and other influencing factors.
• To ensure that treatment plans are informed by the best evidence and practice guidelines.
• To provide specialist professional advice and support for complex cases, and lead on complex clinical problem-solving.
• To lead on a specialist area of interest within the wider physio team, in agreement with clinical lead.
• To work pro-actively as part of the multi/inter disciplinary team providing physiotherapy input within the BIRT neurobehavioral/ neuropsychological model.
• To provide specialist physiotherapeutic interventions across the three Brainkind pathways: Neurobehavioural, Neurorestorative, and Well-being.
• To provide specialist clinical support and supervision to students, assistants, and physiotherapy colleagues, sufficient for them to carry-out their clinical roles effectively.
About you:
What are we looking for?
• Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent.
• Registered with the HCPC.
• Practice Placement qualification or willingness to undertake this qualification within the first year.
• Extensive experience of working with people we support with neurological deficits, including acquired brain injury.
• Experience of performing complex physiotherapy assessments and interventions in ABI rehabilitation.
• Knowledge and application of physiotherapy principles in neurorehabilitation.
• Specialist knowledge of principles in neurophysiotherapy.
• Minimum of 4 years post registration with at least 2 years in neurological rehabilitation or in a related field such as learning disabilities, MSK, mental health.
• Full Driving licence and willingness to drive people we support in unit vehicles.
• Ability/willingness to travel and stay overnight to meet the operation need.
• Ability to work flexible hours within reason to meet the needs of people we support.
Rewards:
• A competitive salary of between £46,148 - £52,809 FTE DOE
• 38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) (pro rata)
• Buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
• Health Cash Plan
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and support
• Group life assurance
• Eye voucher scheme
• Free parking
• Company Pension
• Long Service and Staff Awards
All clinical roles have CPD opportunities and we may support further professional development
**We will consider applications from candidates who require sponsorship.
If this position sounds of interest to you, apply today by clicking Apply Now button.
Please note: we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible.
*All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks*
Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It’s a place where we recognise, celebrate and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.
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