Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Band 7 Physiotherapist in to the care of the elderly team across Northumberland.The post holder will work with Principle Physiotherapist for Care of the elderly and therapists within the team.The post holder will lead a team of Physiotherapists, on a day to day basis, providing high quality physiotherapy to elderly patients and also provide a service to the Neuro-out patient clinic and day hospital service. The role will involve daily MDT working therefore experience of working as part of a MDT is essential.As the COTE service is provided across multiple sites in Northumberland it is essential that the post holder can travel between sites to support the wider team as required.This post may require assessment centre and/or psychometric testing.Main duties of the jobSuccessful applicants will provide leadership and day to day organisation of the in-patient elderly Physiotherapy service at Berwick and Alnwick. The post holder will provide expert assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients and support robust discharge planning.Applicant must demonstrate excellent communication skills with Multidisciplinary Teams and peers. Applicants should have experience in supervision, education and training of more junior staff and be involved in student education, research and audit.Applicants must provide evidence of continuous professional development and post graduate training related to neurology and elderly care. The post holder will be expected to work collaboratively with the senior leadership team in further service development.About usWe manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo deliver Physiotherapy treatment for a complex caseload within a specialist field.To provide highly specialised physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment using advanced clinical reasoning skills.To provide clinical education, supervision and support to staff and students within the speciality area.To provide specialist advice to families, carers, other health and social care professionals and/or education services.To contribute to planning, development and auditing of the Physiotherapy service within the specialist area.To supervise qualified & unqualified staff within the specialist team.To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialBSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalentMember of the Health Professionals CouncilStudent training qualificationWorking towards a leadership qualificationExperience working as a band 6 or 7 in Care of the elderly and NeurologyDesirableMember of the Chartered Society of PhysiotherapyWorking towards Masters level or equivalent accredited courses within chosen speciality e.g. Action Research, McKenzie accredited practitioner, Injection Diploma, Continence Diploma, Accredited Respiratory Care Management.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustAddressBerwick InfirmaryInfirmary SquareBerwick upon TweedTD15 1LTEmployer's websitehttps://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)