Job summary
Our service provides a full range of posture and mobility services to Doncaster residents issuing a range of equipment from simple through to complex and bespoke options.
We are looking to recruit a band 5 to our clinical team. We welcome applications from occupational therapy and physiotherapy colleagues.
If you have existing, or transferrable, experience we would love to hear from you. We are also able to support return to practice if you are looking to regain your HCPC registration.
We are a multidisciplinary team with integrated workshop and logistics teams onsite. We work to deliver an innovative service across Doncaster. We complete holistic assessments, meeting commissioned mobility needs directly, and providing access, via personal wheelchair budgets, to equipment that meets lifestyle goals.
We are a relatively unique as an almost entirely ageless healthcare service. We work with anybody with a long term wheeled mobility need.
If you are proactive, and passionate, about a life well lived with a desire to learn, both clinically and technologically, we may well be the service you are looking to work in.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be required to:
- Provide person centred and holistic assessments of clients mobility, postural and pressure care needs.
- Plan and organise own workload and support the work of others in the team, to provide a responsive service.
- Carry a caseload of clients eligible for NHS wheelchair provision. This could include simple manual provision, configurable lightweight or active user provision, powered wheelchairs, specialist buggies, postural management, and pressure care provision.
- Your caseload will be modified over time to reflect your development in post and you will enjoy a structured development path based around NWMF competencies.
- Assist in the operational management of the service and to participate in specific service developments relevant to the specialist area.
- Provide clinical education, training and advice to junior staff, students, assistants, and other members of the team.
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehab Engineering or Clinical Science or Registered General Nurse
- Professional body registration
- Access to transport and the ability to travel within the required geographical area.
Experience
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate judgement in complex clinical problems, which require investigating, analysis, assessing and resolving.
- Multi-disciplinary working as part of an integrated team.
- Ability to monitor own performance through effective use of clinical, professional, peer and line management supervision and appraisal and manage own caseload.
- An understanding of the principles of clinical governance.
- Understanding of professional conduct and confidentiality.
Desirable
- Experience in clinical areas such as community, outpatients, neurology, paediatrics, elderly care, specialist wheelchair service or related field.
- Documented evidence of continued professional development.
- Experience and knowledge around NHS wheelchair provision
- Experience of working with wheelchair clients.
- Evidence of positive engagement in change management.
- Experience of delegation to less qualified staff.
- Experience of using SystemOne
- Experience of working within the NHS.
- Awareness of budgetary constraints
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of team dynamics and an awareness of how to be an effective team member.
- Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice, including, risk management A/I and assessment, mental capacity act, safeguarding.
- Basic knowledge of the principles of Clinical Governance
- Health and Safety, and Security awareness.
- To contribute to Clinical Governance and Quality Agenda.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehab Engineering or Clinical Science or Registered General Nurse
- Professional body registration
- Access to transport and the ability to travel within the required geographical area.
Experience
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate judgement in complex clinical problems, which require investigating, analysis, assessing and resolving.
- Multi-disciplinary working as part of an integrated team.
- Ability to monitor own performance through effective use of clinical, professional, peer and line management supervision and appraisal and manage own caseload.
- An understanding of the principles of clinical governance.
- Understanding of professional conduct and confidentiality.
Desirable
- Experience in clinical areas such as community, outpatients, neurology, paediatrics, elderly care, specialist wheelchair service or related field.
- Documented evidence of continued professional development.
- Experience and knowledge around NHS wheelchair provision
- Experience of working with wheelchair clients.
- Evidence of positive engagement in change management.
- Experience of delegation to less qualified staff.
- Experience of using SystemOne
- Experience of working within the NHS.
- Awareness of budgetary constraints
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of team dynamics and an awareness of how to be an effective team member.
- Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice, including, risk management A/I and assessment, mental capacity act, safeguarding.
- Basic knowledge of the principles of Clinical Governance
- Health and Safety, and Security awareness.
- To contribute to Clinical Governance and Quality Agenda.
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).
