Main area Stroke Therapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week (Would consider 30 hours) Job ref 331-8052441-UHMB
Employer University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Furness and South Lakes, Furness General Hospital Town Barrow in Furness Salary £28,392 – £31,157 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/08/2026 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 4
”Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work”
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
You will be working as part of the Stroke Therapy Team. The team is made up of Physiotherapists, Occupational therapists, Speech and language therapists,Assistant practitioners and a Team administrator, all of whom are dedicated and passionate to provide outstanding care to stroke survivors. Thesuccessful applicant will also be passionate about Stroke and have experience working in health and social care, experience working with patients and skills and behaviours suitable for the post.The role when working across both acute and community pathways, is to support the assessment and treatment of stroke survivors, to assist withdischarge planning, family/carer communication, attending daily/weekly MDTs, providing goal-led rehabilitation and liaison with the wider MDT.
You will be a motivated individual, keen to implement change and empower staff to be the best they can be.
Main duties of the job
Our Furness Stroke Therapy Team currently provides a rotation between acute inpatient Stroke and community Stroke rehabilitation – allowing staff to be a part of the whole process from admission to discharge and ongoing rehabilitation in the community. The Furness team covers an extensive area including Furness, Millom and South Lakes. The service is currently under development and will include Saturday and eventually Sunday working. You will require access to a car.
The stroke team are supportive and committed to provide a friendly and flexible attitude which is patient focused and dedicated to quality care.Our aim is to ensure all our patients have access to appropriate treatment in the right location at the right time. Our approach to stroke services will require adegree of flexibility as well as creative thinking to establish and form new pathways of care. You will be providing care across the pathway withinthe acute (ward) and community settings (patients home/other settings/clinics).
Working for our organisation
We operatefrom three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, andUlverstonCommunity Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will work as a member of the ICST to provideassessment and rehabilitation as a part of the wider multi-disciplinary service.
Provide assessment and treatment to patients with diverse healthneeds, mainly within their own homes but also in a variety ofsettings under the supervision of a registered practitioner.
Please see job description and person specification attached
You will either already have an Assistant Practitioner Qualification for this role or be expected to work towards this via UCLAN via an apprenticeship. If you need to work towards this you will be positioned at band 3 until the completion of your qualification.
Person specification
- Maths and English Grade C or above
- Experience working in health and social care
- Ability to work under pressure and seek support / elevate concerns
- Experience of moving and handling
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Experience of working in a team / MDT
- Access to transport for work purposes
- Community Experience
- Stroke Experience
- Previous experience working with OT/ PT (MDT)
The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be EffortlesslyInclusive .
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advertIf the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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