Job summary
This role is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to support the training and development of the therapy and discharge workforce within the acute inpatient therapy teams across CHFT.
The post holder will be a proactive role model who will work to support the provision of clinical education and assessment of competence within the inpatient therapy and discharge teams.
They will work to provide education, supervision and support in practice with a particular focus on the integration of the therapy and discharge teams and associated competency training related to this.
They will work closely with the inpatient acute teams and sit within the acute therapy team at HRI with a clinical caseload, but to also facilitate training and education requirements for the staff working within inpatient therapies and discharge. This may involve working across both our sites, CRH and HRI.
The post holder will have a particular focus on supporting members of the Inpatient Therapy and Discharge Team to receive the appropriate training and supervision specific to their specialty role and ensure that all competency and assessments are up to date.
The post holder will work within the therapy team as part of the clinical team focusing on supervision and support in practice for at least 50% of the time.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a proactive role model who will work to support the provision of clinical education and assessment of competence within the inpatient therapy and discharge teams.
They will work to provide education, supervision and support in practice with a particular focus on the integration of the therapy and discharge teams and associated competency training related to this.
They will work closely with the inpatient acute teams and sit within the acute therapy team at HRI with a clinical caseload, but to also facilitate training and education requirements for the staff working within inpatient therapies and discharge. This may involve working across both our sites, CRH and HRI.
The post holder will have a particular focus on supporting members of the Inpatient Therapy and Discharge Team to receive the appropriate training and supervision specific to their specialty role and ensure that all competency and assessments are up to date.
The post holder will work within the therapy team as part of the clinical team focusing on supervision and support in practice for at least 50% of the time.
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details regarding the job description and responsibilites please refer to the attached JD and PS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details regarding the job description and responsibilites please refer to the attached JD and PS.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- Relevant Degree/Diploma.
- Registered with HCPC.
- Evidence of Postgraduate training.
- Clinical Educator training
- Evidence of Leadership skills
- Evidence of mandatory training
Desirable
- Studied at Masters level or equivalent
- Experience in contributing to service improvements e.g. audit, patient information etc.
- Experience in dealing with complaints e.g. diffusing complaint or investigating complaint
- Member of professional body
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Ability to prioritise workload of self and others
- Recent experience demonstrating ability to assess, treat and evaluate therapy intervention in acute hospital setting.
- Evidence of planning & delivering teaching sessions
- Evidence of mentoring/supporting staff
- Able to assess competency of staff and students
- Awareness of therapy competency frameworks
- Ability to assess risk on discharge and to put risk reduction measures in place
- Evidence of up to date best practice in acute medicine, emergency care, elderly care, falls, dementia and elective orthopaedics
- Ability to maintain accurate and timely records
- Awareness of relevant Legislation, Local and National initiatives
- Understanding of Clinical Governance
- Critical Appraisal Skills
- Evidence of relevant training and clinical practice
Desirable
- Experience in supervising and training others.
- Experience of carrying out PDR's/appraisals
- Previous experience working at Band 6 level
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Essential
- Teaching/presentation skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with people with complex difficulties and in difficult situations
- Experience developing others.
- Ability to communicate effectively with people with complex difficulties and in difficult situations
- Ability to concentrate and work in stressful conditions requiring emotional demands
- Demonstrates positive attitude and behaviours
- Ability to identify and articulate own training needs
- Self motivated with ability to work independently and influence others
- Excellent Team Player
- Excellent time management skills.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- Relevant Degree/Diploma.
- Registered with HCPC.
- Evidence of Postgraduate training.
- Clinical Educator training
- Evidence of Leadership skills
- Evidence of mandatory training
Desirable
- Studied at Masters level or equivalent
- Experience in contributing to service improvements e.g. audit, patient information etc.
- Experience in dealing with complaints e.g. diffusing complaint or investigating complaint
- Member of professional body
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Ability to prioritise workload of self and others
- Recent experience demonstrating ability to assess, treat and evaluate therapy intervention in acute hospital setting.
- Evidence of planning & delivering teaching sessions
- Evidence of mentoring/supporting staff
- Able to assess competency of staff and students
- Awareness of therapy competency frameworks
- Ability to assess risk on discharge and to put risk reduction measures in place
- Evidence of up to date best practice in acute medicine, emergency care, elderly care, falls, dementia and elective orthopaedics
- Ability to maintain accurate and timely records
- Awareness of relevant Legislation, Local and National initiatives
- Understanding of Clinical Governance
- Critical Appraisal Skills
- Evidence of relevant training and clinical practice
Desirable
- Experience in supervising and training others.
- Experience of carrying out PDR's/appraisals
- Previous experience working at Band 6 level
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Essential
- Teaching/presentation skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with people with complex difficulties and in difficult situations
- Experience developing others.
- Ability to communicate effectively with people with complex difficulties and in difficult situations
- Ability to concentrate and work in stressful conditions requiring emotional demands
- Demonstrates positive attitude and behaviours
- Ability to identify and articulate own training needs
- Self motivated with ability to work independently and influence others
- Excellent Team Player
- Excellent time management skills.
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).
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.
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).
