Sirona Care & Health CIC

Senior Physiotherapist - NHS@Home Service

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Job summary

Are you a HCPC Registered Physiotherapist looking for a new challenge?

Do you want to be part of a new, emerging service who are passionate about preventing hospital admissions, supporting early hospital discharges and delivering personalised care in the comfort of peoples homes? In keeping with the new developing transformation change to using virtual ward models, Sirona care & health are collaborating with UHBW & NBT NHS Trusts to deliver the NHS @ Home service to patients across BNSSG (Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire).

As a team we are blending medical innovation with bespoke care, bridging the gap between hospital and home. A virtual ward is a safe and efficient alternative to NHS bedded care that is enabled by technology and home visits. This innovative approach enables us to deliver safe, high quality and personalised care to people at home where they would rather be.

As a Senior Clinician with NHS@Home you will be:

Deliver community NHS@Home service including providing community visits, supporting virtual monitoring, coordination of clinical care.
Support professionals with advice and guidance as appropriate.
To provide both planned and unplanned services .

Our current operating hours of the service: 8am-8pm 7 days per week. We are open to discussion regarding shift patterns and hours of work at interview.

Please note: You must have a driving licence & use of your own car for work purposes for this role.

Main duties of the job

The NHS @ Home Service (Virtual Wards) is a new and exciting development within the NHS and this post offers the opportunity to help establish and develop the BNSSG NHS @ Home Hub to support both early discharge of inpatients and admission avoidance. By using bespoke software, patients are monitored remotely using a variety of technology options and a daily patient symptom questionnaire. Patients still benefit from the visits of our passionate clinicians when required and this role is not limited to virtual working.

As a Senior Clinician working in the NHS @Home service you will provide day to day management of caseload and staffing, alongside the hands on elements of carrying out both home visits and virtual monitoring to support patients across BNSSG.

Key responsibilities:

To support the delivery of community visits and remote monitoring (@Home) service.
Provide day to day management of caseload and staffing
Deliver direct care to patients in their own homes as part of a team

Flexibility, willingness to learn and a 'can do' attitude will be essential in this exciting new seven-day service. This post is open to all nursing and AHP staff with relevant experience - training in the use of remote technology will be included within the induction of the post.

About us

We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high-quality specialist health care services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, its about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care that we would expect for ourselves and our families.

At Sirona, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of colleagues, service users and communities. We therefore welcome applications from all those who feel they have the skills and attributes we are seeking.

Benefits:

We offer NHS Agenda for Change Salary, Terms and Conditions and an NHS pension scheme plus much more! Please see the benefits leaflet attached to this advert for more details.

Additional Information:

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Date posted

01 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year AfC Band 6

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B9083-23-0630

Job locations

John Milton Health Clinic

Crow Lane

Henbury

Bristol

BS10 7DP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying to this position.

If you have any questions about the role or would like an informal chat, please use the contact details provided.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying to this position.

If you have any questions about the role or would like an informal chat, please use the contact details provided.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Healthcare Professional
Evidence of CPD
NMC/HCPC Registration
Driving licence and access to a car
Sirona care & health are currently unable to provide sponsorship for this role. We can only accept applications from UK based applicants. If you currently reside in the UK, and are on a visa, please confirm what type of visa you hold.

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience as a Nurse or Therapist
Experience of undertaking specialist triage and remote assessments of patients, including those who may have complex presentations, multiple pathologies or high anxiety due to an acute condition
Experience and ability of supervising staff
Experience of communicating across organisational boundaries primary, secondary care and social care services
Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
Knowledge of clinical governance processes (eg Audit)
Knowledge of shared decision making and goal setting, ability to implement this within patient care

Desirable

Experience of digital consultations
Experience of leading and facilitating teaching for professional groups
Experience of community care

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Healthcare Professional
Evidence of CPD
NMC/HCPC Registration
Driving licence and access to a car
Sirona care & health are currently unable to provide sponsorship for this role. We can only accept applications from UK based applicants. If you currently reside in the UK, and are on a visa, please confirm what type of visa you hold.

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience as a Nurse or Therapist
Experience of undertaking specialist triage and remote assessments of patients, including those who may have complex presentations, multiple pathologies or high anxiety due to an acute condition
Experience and ability of supervising staff
Experience of communicating across organisational boundaries primary, secondary care and social care services
Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
Knowledge of clinical governance processes (eg Audit)
Knowledge of shared decision making and goal setting, ability to implement this within patient care

Desirable

Experience of digital consultations
Experience of leading and facilitating teaching for professional groups
Experience of community care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona Care & Health CIC

Address

John Milton Health Clinic

Crow Lane

Henbury

Bristol

BS10 7DP

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona Care & Health CIC

Address

John Milton Health Clinic

Crow Lane

Henbury

Bristol

BS10 7DP

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)