Job summary
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen within our Home First Team based at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary (RAEI). We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, experienced and highly motivated Therapy Practitioners to work with our already established team of Occupational Therapists.
You will work alongside our Occupational Therapists to deliver Home First assessments at the point of discharge from hospital. This will provide you with the opportunity to follow your patient through their journey from hospital to a safe discharge home.
You will be supported by our qualified Occupational Therapists who will nurture your development and learning with lots of opportunity to enhance your existing skills, knowledge and experience.
This is a full time role (37.5 hours) Monday to Friday but may extend to weekends in the future.
Main duties of the job
Within this role you will support the Occupational Therapists to plan and conduct assessments for a wide range of patients with differing physical, functional and cognitive/mental health needs within their own homes. You will have opportunity to work independently, under direction and supervision to follow up patients post discharge. The role may involve checking on patients progress, adapting any prescribed equipment and provide therapist led interventions. You will have excellent communication skills to enable you to provide feedback to the therapist and excellent documentation skills to evidence your input with patients.
You must be enthusiastic, flexible and organised with a can do attitude to the role and have a clear understanding of Home First principles to discharge.
You will work well individually and as part of a team. You will be required to work across the Wigan borough visiting patients in the bedded areas and their own homes so you must able to travel across Trust independently.
An Enhanced DBS with Adults' Barred List checks will be obtained during pre-employment checks.
This post involves contact with patients and families face to face within a community setting. Therefore it cannot be ruled out that the postholder may come in to contact with people who have COVID-19, although the Trust provides PPE and takes all reasonable steps to minimise risk.
This vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.
About us
Choose Well - Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values 'the WWL Way'.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key results from the job holder
- To work closely within your own team and with the wider Multidisciplinary team therefore excellent communications skills are required.
- To work closely with our valued community partners, communicating relevant information and updates regarding the ongoing support of our patients.
- To support in the co-ordination, preparation, and facilitation of Home First assessments you will require excellent time keeping and organisational skills.
- To provide thorough, timely and fluent and descriptive documentation regarding any interventions you have completed.
- To engage in learning and development opportunities and be responsible for maintaining a portfolio of development, supervision records and achieved competencies.
- To be able to use basic computing skills in Microsoft word and excel. Teams is also utilised in this service, and you will be required to familiarise yourself with this.
- Provide the highest standards of safe & compassionate care to people that maximises their potential.
- Participate in mandatory training and education to develop skills & knowledge & apply continuous reflection on own practice.
- Possess high levels of communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills.
- Be committed to teamwork and delivering high quality patient care.
- To be passionate and enthusiastic about the ongoing development of the service and support ongoing changes as the service continues to grow.
- To be approachable, accountable, friendly, and engaged with team members, other members of staff, patients, carers and families.
- Exercise a degree of independence, under supervision, using your initiative and judgment when delivering day to day tasks and patient interventions.
- Develop and maintain meaningful therapeutic relationships with people and ensure the care experienced is positive and service user safety is maintained.
- To identify when there is the need to seek appropriate support from your senior colleagues.
- To work within WWL trust core values; Safe, effective & caring.Our behaviours; Collaborative, forward thinking, accountable, compassionate & respectful. Our principles and values underpin every aspect of our work across the Trust.
- To actively take accountability for promoting and providing a happy healthy working atmosphere for all members of the team.
- To participate in supportive engagement with your peers and colleagues.
- The use of a vehicle to undertake any necessary travel in connection with the duties of the post is essential. You will be responsible for the uptake of ensuring your own appropriate insurance cover for the role, maintenance of your vehicle and milage claims.
Responsibility for Information resources
- To keep accurate and clear patient treatment records in line with Trust policies and procedures
Responsibility for Health & Safety
- Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key results from the job holder
- To work closely within your own team and with the wider Multidisciplinary team therefore excellent communications skills are required.
- To work closely with our valued community partners, communicating relevant information and updates regarding the ongoing support of our patients.
- To support in the co-ordination, preparation, and facilitation of Home First assessments you will require excellent time keeping and organisational skills.
- To provide thorough, timely and fluent and descriptive documentation regarding any interventions you have completed.
- To engage in learning and development opportunities and be responsible for maintaining a portfolio of development, supervision records and achieved competencies.
- To be able to use basic computing skills in Microsoft word and excel. Teams is also utilised in this service, and you will be required to familiarise yourself with this.
- Provide the highest standards of safe & compassionate care to people that maximises their potential.
- Participate in mandatory training and education to develop skills & knowledge & apply continuous reflection on own practice.
- Possess high levels of communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills.
- Be committed to teamwork and delivering high quality patient care.
- To be passionate and enthusiastic about the ongoing development of the service and support ongoing changes as the service continues to grow.
- To be approachable, accountable, friendly, and engaged with team members, other members of staff, patients, carers and families.
- Exercise a degree of independence, under supervision, using your initiative and judgment when delivering day to day tasks and patient interventions.
- Develop and maintain meaningful therapeutic relationships with people and ensure the care experienced is positive and service user safety is maintained.
- To identify when there is the need to seek appropriate support from your senior colleagues.
- To work within WWL trust core values; Safe, effective & caring.Our behaviours; Collaborative, forward thinking, accountable, compassionate & respectful. Our principles and values underpin every aspect of our work across the Trust.
- To actively take accountability for promoting and providing a happy healthy working atmosphere for all members of the team.
- To participate in supportive engagement with your peers and colleagues.
- The use of a vehicle to undertake any necessary travel in connection with the duties of the post is essential. You will be responsible for the uptake of ensuring your own appropriate insurance cover for the role, maintenance of your vehicle and milage claims.
Responsibility for Information resources
- To keep accurate and clear patient treatment records in line with Trust policies and procedures
Responsibility for Health & Safety
- Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
Person Specification
Additional
Essential
- Able to travel across Trust independently
- Able to work flexible hours
- Able to speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation
- Be willing to undertake within 12 months - extended clinical competencies in OT/Physio & to have completed the Trusted Assessors course
- Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and maintain a continuous professional development portfolio
- Be able to recognise and work within own personal job specification and role and seek advice and support appropriately
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of falls risk factors
- Knowledge of equipment that might support function and independence
- Knowledge around mobility problems and walking aids
- Knowledge around physiotherapy interventions to promote activity and mobility and balance
- Knowledge around Occupational interventions to promote activity and mobility and function
- Knowledge of confidentiality
- Awareness of Health & Safety
- Working knowledge of clinical governance
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills at all levels
- Demonstrate problem solving skills
- Numeracy/literacy skills
- IT skills (data input/emails/internet)
- Therapy skills gained in rehabilitative practice
- Able to teach practical skills
- Able to work autonomously or in a team
- Good observation skills
- Well organised with workload and prioritisation
- Demonstrate the ability to handle difficult situations and work under pressure
- Demonstrate appropriate professional conduct at all times
- Demonstrate the ability to assist patients with aspects of personal care, rehabilitation and moving and handling facilitation
- Have self -motivational skills and be able to motivate others
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with clients in a community setting or intermediate care
- Experience of undertaking independent assessments and implementing interventions
- Experience of working with falls prevention, mobility and balance problems
- Experience of time management and managing a caseload
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care or intermediate knowledge gained through training and related experience
Person Specification
Additional
Essential
- Able to travel across Trust independently
- Able to work flexible hours
- Able to speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation
- Be willing to undertake within 12 months - extended clinical competencies in OT/Physio & to have completed the Trusted Assessors course
- Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and maintain a continuous professional development portfolio
- Be able to recognise and work within own personal job specification and role and seek advice and support appropriately
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of falls risk factors
- Knowledge of equipment that might support function and independence
- Knowledge around mobility problems and walking aids
- Knowledge around physiotherapy interventions to promote activity and mobility and balance
- Knowledge around Occupational interventions to promote activity and mobility and function
- Knowledge of confidentiality
- Awareness of Health & Safety
- Working knowledge of clinical governance
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills at all levels
- Demonstrate problem solving skills
- Numeracy/literacy skills
- IT skills (data input/emails/internet)
- Therapy skills gained in rehabilitative practice
- Able to teach practical skills
- Able to work autonomously or in a team
- Good observation skills
- Well organised with workload and prioritisation
- Demonstrate the ability to handle difficult situations and work under pressure
- Demonstrate appropriate professional conduct at all times
- Demonstrate the ability to assist patients with aspects of personal care, rehabilitation and moving and handling facilitation
- Have self -motivational skills and be able to motivate others
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with clients in a community setting or intermediate care
- Experience of undertaking independent assessments and implementing interventions
- Experience of working with falls prevention, mobility and balance problems
- Experience of time management and managing a caseload
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care or intermediate knowledge gained through training and related experience
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.
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).
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.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Albert Edward Infirmary
Wigan Lane
Wigan
WN1 2NN
Employer's website
http://www.wwl.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
