Sirona care & health CIC

Senior React Physiotherapist

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Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic, motivated, team player who is looking for a new challenge?

We are looking for a Senior Physio to join our Integrated Network Teams, based primarily in the REACT team in the Emergency Department at Southmead Hospital and Bristol Royal Infirmary.

The REACT Team are multi-professional, consisting of Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and are supported by Advanced Practitioners. Our pace is fast moving and our clinical caseload is diverse providing support to patients across BNSSG.

The REACT pathway integrates with our colleagues within Community therapy and nursing to ensure a seamless patient journey and are part of the urgent care response.

Our remit is to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and facilitate early hospital discharge. We are a dynamic, forward-thinking team and are looking for a Senior Clinician with previous relevant experience who is interested in joining our innovative team.

You will work in a supportive environment where we are committed to ongoing clinical development and education. You will have the opportunity to develop a broad range of skills and competencies utilised by the multi-disciplinary team in order to meet the ever changing needs of the service and will also be part of our wider community team.

For further information please call Amanda Bennett 07786079999

Be part of something different On the cutting edge of hospital and community, the best of both worlds!

Main duties of the job

The REACT Team (Rapid Emergency Assessment Care Team) based in emergency departments of Southmead Hospital and Bristol Royal Infirmary, aims to assess and discharge appropriate patients at the point of admission and prevent any unnecessary hospital stays.In this role you will be able to use your skills and knowledge working with a wide range of both acute and chronic conditions. Our pace is fast moving and our clinical caseload is diverse providing support to patients across BNSSG.The team are multidisciplinary with Nurses, Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists and provide a Monday to Friday 7:30-19:30 service and can also flex into the INT Therapy Team on weekends.Your role will involve assessing medically stable patients who are referred from the emergency zone and provide any treatment and advice needed to confirm discharge suitability. You will work closely will all areas of the community in health, social and voluntary sectors to ensure there is appropriate follow up to support the patients and facilitate a timely discharge.

About us

We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high-quality specialist healthcare services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, it's about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care 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, people and communities. We welcome applications from all who feel they have the skills and attributes to make a real difference.

Benefits:

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

We offer NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) salary including annual leave supplement, Stakeholder pension, a range of health and wellbeing incentives, high street discounts, plus much more!

Details

Date posted

17 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year Pro rata for less than full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-5985781-NA

Job locations

Southmead Hospital

Southmead Road

Bristol

BS10 5NB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy (or equivalent)

Experience

Essential

  • Able to work autonomously, whilst able to prioritise and plan own workload and others workload.
  • Able to make judgements on a range of complex occupational therapy or physiotherapy problems which require investigation, analysis & assessment
  • To develop additional competencies within the requirements of the multi-disciplinary approach to the urgent care service; following appropriate training.
  • Experience of supervising staff and students of own and other professions, providing feedback and assessment
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary team working.
  • Experience of the application of health, safety and risk management policies
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy (or equivalent)

Experience

Essential

  • Able to work autonomously, whilst able to prioritise and plan own workload and others workload.
  • Able to make judgements on a range of complex occupational therapy or physiotherapy problems which require investigation, analysis & assessment
  • To develop additional competencies within the requirements of the multi-disciplinary approach to the urgent care service; following appropriate training.
  • Experience of supervising staff and students of own and other professions, providing feedback and assessment
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary team working.
  • Experience of the application of health, safety and risk management policies

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications 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 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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications 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 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

Southmead Hospital

Southmead Road

Bristol

BS10 5NB


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Southmead Hospital

Southmead Road

Bristol

BS10 5NB


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

React Manager

Amanda Bennett

amanda.bennett2@nhs.net

07786079999

Details

Date posted

17 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year Pro rata for less than full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-5985781-NA

Job locations

Southmead Hospital

Southmead Road

Bristol

BS10 5NB


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