• Job Description

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  Job summary

  12 Month Fixed Term Contract

  We are seeking an enthusiastic Band 6Physiotherapist to join the Integrated Stroke Early Supported Discharge &Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service.

  The Integrated service provided both stroke rehabilitation & community neuro rehabilitation supporting service users with a variety of complex needs.

  This is an exciting opportunity to join an established multi-disciplinary team comprising of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists, Specialist Nurses, and Neuro Rehab assistants.

  This role requires the successful candidate to manage a clinical caseload across the South of Cambridgeshire. Their base will be either Huntingdon or Cambridge dependent on location nearest to home.

  The role involves visiting patients in their homes, wards, or community gyms. There may be times when there is a requirement to provide clinical cover elsewhere within Cambridgeshire. The role requires agile working often using virtual consultation to manage a caseload. We will provide a smart phone and laptop to support this role.

  Main duties of the job

  You will provide comprehensive assessments and deliver evidence-based specialist neuro Physiotherapy programmes. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team in supporting patients with physical, cognitive, and psychosocial needs to achieve their potential.

  We pride ourselves on the development of our workforce and provide a variety of internal and external training opportunities. The successful post holder will receive and provide clinical supervision and an annual appraisal.

  The ideal candidate should be flexible and adaptable to support service delivery.

  The successful post holder must be able to travel independently across their work locality, have a valid driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.

  About us

  Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

  Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

  To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

  Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

  Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

  For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

  Details

  Date posted

  12 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year Pro rata per annum

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  310-MOPAC-7150507

  Job locations

  Brookfields Hospital

  351 Mill Road

  Cambridge

  CB1 3DF

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

  Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

  • To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work.

  • To work within Trust, CSP, and HCPC guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards of practice in line with legal and operational requirements and use own professional judgement to vary from established practices where required.

  • To undertake holistic assessment of patients with neurological problems (including those with complex presentations and cognitive problems) making use of specialist clinical reasoning skills.

  • To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate.

  • To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.

  • Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately.

  • Conduct risk assessments and health and safety assessments and including immediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks.

  *DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

  Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

  • To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work.

  • To work within Trust, CSP, and HCPC guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards of practice in line with legal and operational requirements and use own professional judgement to vary from established practices where required.

  • To undertake holistic assessment of patients with neurological problems (including those with complex presentations and cognitive problems) making use of specialist clinical reasoning skills.

  • To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate.

  • To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.

  • Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately.

  • Conduct risk assessments and health and safety assessments and including immediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks.

  *DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

  Person Specification

  Education / Qualifications

  Essential

  • Degree or equivalent, e.g. BSc, MSc or Diploma entry level qualification into the Physiotherapy profession.
  • Current HCPC registration
  • Documented evidence of own continuing professional development
  • Willingness to undertake Fieldwork/Practice Educator qualification

  Desirable

  • Member of CSP
  • Member of ACPIN
  • Fieldwork/Practice Educator qualification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Relevant post-graduate clinical experience in a variety of settings.
  • Experience of working in Neuro Rehab and post graduate training in the field of neuro rehab.

  Desirable

  • Community experience
  • Equipment provision
  • Clinical educator experience

  Skills & Abilities

  Essential

  • Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
  • Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.
  • Good communication skills and report writing including standard keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word.
  • Able to assess plan and implement care
  • Good time Management and prioritisation Skills.
  • Experience of supporting unregistered staff including an understanding of clinical supervision.

  Knowledge & Understanding

  Essential

  • Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
  • Recognises the limits of own authority within the role and seeks and uses professional support appropriately
  • Understands the principle of confidentiality
  • Demonstrates professional curiosity
  • Demonstrates a knowledge of neuro rehab including cognition
  • Knowledge of relevant outcome measures and experience using them
  • Demonstrate proactive response to maintaining registration with HCPC and/or other professional bodies

  Desirable

  • SystmOne
  • Understanding of prescribing equipment to facilitate and aid in activities of daily living

  Physical Requirements

  Essential

  • The ability to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
  • The ability to use moving and handling equipment to manoeuvre patients
  • Must have access to a personal car and the ability to drive independently around the locality, due to the radius covered and lack of public transport in some areas

  Other

  Essential

  • Listens to and understands directly and indirectly expressed feelings
  • Manages strong emotions and responds constructively to the source of problems
  • In highly stressful situations keeps own feelings in check, takes constructive action and calms others down, and has a range of mechanisms for dealing with stress.
  • Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
  • Recognises and upholds the trusts PRIDE values
  • Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude
  • Flexibility to work over seven days a week

  Person Specification

  Education / Qualifications

  Essential

  • Degree or equivalent, e.g. BSc, MSc or Diploma entry level qualification into the Physiotherapy profession.
  • Current HCPC registration
  • Documented evidence of own continuing professional development
  • Willingness to undertake Fieldwork/Practice Educator qualification

  Desirable

  • Member of CSP
  • Member of ACPIN
  • Fieldwork/Practice Educator qualification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Relevant post-graduate clinical experience in a variety of settings.
  • Experience of working in Neuro Rehab and post graduate training in the field of neuro rehab.

  Desirable

  • Community experience
  • Equipment provision
  • Clinical educator experience

  Skills & Abilities

  Essential

  • Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
  • Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.
  • Good communication skills and report writing including standard keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word.
  • Able to assess plan and implement care
  • Good time Management and prioritisation Skills.
  • Experience of supporting unregistered staff including an understanding of clinical supervision.

  Knowledge & Understanding

  Essential

  • Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
  • Recognises the limits of own authority within the role and seeks and uses professional support appropriately
  • Understands the principle of confidentiality
  • Demonstrates professional curiosity
  • Demonstrates a knowledge of neuro rehab including cognition
  • Knowledge of relevant outcome measures and experience using them
  • Demonstrate proactive response to maintaining registration with HCPC and/or other professional bodies

  Desirable

  • SystmOne
  • Understanding of prescribing equipment to facilitate and aid in activities of daily living

  Physical Requirements

  Essential

  • The ability to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
  • The ability to use moving and handling equipment to manoeuvre patients
  • Must have access to a personal car and the ability to drive independently around the locality, due to the radius covered and lack of public transport in some areas

  Other

  Essential

  • Listens to and understands directly and indirectly expressed feelings
  • Manages strong emotions and responds constructively to the source of problems
  • In highly stressful situations keeps own feelings in check, takes constructive action and calms others down, and has a range of mechanisms for dealing with stress.
  • Recognise people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
  • Recognises and upholds the trusts PRIDE values
  • Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude
  • Flexibility to work over seven days a week

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Brookfields Hospital

  351 Mill Road

  Cambridge

  CB1 3DF

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Brookfields Hospital

  351 Mill Road

  Cambridge

  CB1 3DF

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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