Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist OR Physiotherapist

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust


Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Derby
Contract type: Full time
We have an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified Occupational therapist OR Physiotherapist, 0.6WTE (22.5hrs) for 7 months, on a secondment basis, specialising in Spasticity Management and Neuro-Splinting with a strong leadership role.

You will have leadership responsibility within the Spasticity Management and Neurosplinting Service supported by the 8a Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner. You will have a significant clinical role within the Spasticity and Neurosplinting clinics and be involved in the assessment and fabrication of a variety of Neurosplints.

You would have responsibility for the development and supervision of more junior staff and students and be part of the senior leadership team in specialist rehabilitation.

You will sit within the Spasticity Team, Specialist Rehabilitation and Therapies Business Unit and be managed by and receive supervision from the Operational Lead, Specialist Rehabilitation.

As an integral part of the Spasticity multidisciplinary team ( Rehabilitation Medicine) you will have clear links internally with inpatient neuro rehab teams (KL and Stroke) as well as the outpatient therapy teams in Specialist Rehab, ensuring both peer and professional support is available from various sources.

To be the clinical lead for Spasticity and Neurological Splinting within Neurological Rehabilitation

To lead and promote the development of the spasticity and neurological splinting service across the Trust and be involved in teaching and developing competencies within this specialist area.

To provide advanced specialist Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy assessment and treatment/ management and be able to develop a multidisciplinary rehab plan of patients with complex neurological conditions who may have diverse presentations and complex needs, in a variety of clinical settings.

To ensure that Neurological Rehabilitation Services in Derby are engaged in relevant research projects/clinical trials and implement and evaluate new and innovative clinically effective treatment techniques in order to establish Derby as a centre of excellence.

Closing date of applications: 4 December 2024

Interview date: 18 December 2024

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

  • Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
  • On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
  • Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

  • We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
  • We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
  • An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
  • Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
  • Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
  • We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
  • We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
  • UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Samantha Hancox Job title: Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01332 258255

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Samantha Hancox or Zoe Zydzienowski Team leaders for Spasticity and Neuro splinting.

[email protected]

Tel 01332 258255

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