Band 7 salary £33,089-£42,573 (incl)
INS is looking for a clinical specialist to deliver services that meet National Service Framework, NICE guidance and National Stroke Strategy standards for long term community support for people with neurological conditions. Effective communicator with the ability to work with all members of the interdisciplinary team essential. You will have a flexible problem-solving approach and implement evidence based practice to contribute to an innovative, long term, community support service. You will have 4 years' postgraduate experience with 2 years' senior neuro rehabilitation experience. INS has a strong commitment to education and training and you will be given opportunities to develop your clinical and non-clinical skills.
For further information and an application pack contact: Fiona Marschall, Administrator on 020 8755 4000 or email: admin@ins.org.uk.
Closing date: 18 March.
Diary dates
-our next fundraiser: INS Bridge Night on Sunday, 27 March 6:30-10pm at St Luke's Community Centre, The Avenue, Kew. Tickets £15 per person (incl cheese, pate and fruit). Cash bar and raffle. Tables of four or come as a pair. For tickets, call Eleanor Kinnear on 020 8940 7662 or e-mail ekinnear380@msn.com
- Weekly groups break for Easter on 15 April.
- St George's medical students sessions are held each week until 14 April. All sessions are on Thursday mornings (9:30 start) at All Saints Church, Campbell Road, Twickenham, TW2 5BY.
Please contact Ann to participate.
New Year Gala Concert
"Fabulous", "as good as you see in the West End". Just two of the comments about our New Year Gala Concert on 29 January, which starred internationally renowned soprano, Kathryn Harries. We are immensely grateful to Kathryn and the other performers for their support of INS and to Hampton School for the use of their Performing Arts Centre.
Taking Back Control
A new group for clients or carers focuses on the emotional impact of living with a long term neurological condition. The programme for Taking Back Control includes recognising the effects of anxiety, stress and depression and coping strategies, including relaxation techniques. The group runs for 8 weeks and each weekly session is 2 hours. We have funding to run the programme twice in 2011. If you are interested in Taking Back Control, please call INS on 020 8755 4000.
INS Group for carers in Hounslow
A new Carers' Mutual Support Group has been formed for carers of people with a neuro condition in the Hounslow area. Meetings are held every four weeks on Wednesday afternoons at MS House, 82 New Heston Road. Contact Carol for more info at cwilliams@ins.org.uk
INS Open Day
Our open day on 21 April was incredibly well attended - we were delighted to welcome funders, supporters, local councillors, NHS and community healthcare professionals and, of course, clients and their carers. The Bishop of Bath and Wells, an INS patron, performed the official opening ceremony for our new home at 82 Hampton Road, Twickenham, TW2 5QS (between Third Cross and Fourth Cross Roads).
Our guests were able to admire our new base, which has dedicated group and individual therapy rooms, a carers' meeting room and more space for staff. We occupy the whole of the ground floor and all rooms are fully accessible. There is even a small garden for al fresco group sessions!
Supporting INS while you shop....
Tne INS webshop is a great way to shop for online bargains from big high street names like M&S, HMV and Waterstones - anything you buy through the webshop raises funds for INS, even though the price is the same as through the retailers' main websites.
It has a search facility too and you can compare prices across participating retailers by entering the name of a product eg kettle.
Share your experience of social care in Richmond
NHS Richmond and Richmond Council are looking for carers and users of local health services or social care to share their experience and help shape the future. By joining committees, groups and networks, you can explain how services work in practice and how they could improve. More details are available from Richmond CVS on this link.