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Band 6 specialist physiotherapist Stroke

If you are a highly motivated Physiotherapist with Stroke and Neuro experience you will not want to miss out on the opportunity to join an experienced Physiotherapy Team working across the inpatient, intermediate care and early supported discharge services as a band 6 based at Warrington Hospital.  The post would be suitable for an Physiotherapist who has a passion for working within stroke and neurology and who enjoys working within a close friendly multi-professional team.

Main duties of the job

Band 6 Physiotherapist working in the Stroke and Neuro therapy team. 

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate developed knowledge and skills in treating this client group, as well as the ability to work autonomously and as part of an experienced team of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.  They will have excellent organisational skills, flexibility, and time management skills in order to work within the demands of this busy service. They will be well supported by a senior Physiotherapy team with regular clinical supervision and have opportunities for further development and learning in their role.  The successful candidate should be a car driver with access to a vehicle that can be used for business use.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be involved in the ongoing development of the service and rotate within all areas.  At Warrington and Halton hospitals we are committed to continuing professional development and delivering on our Trust values of working together, delivering excellent care, through being accountable, being role models and always embracing change.  We have a programme for in-service training and regular clinical supervision.

The successful candidate would be expected to contribute to a seven day service.

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.