Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Community Physiotherapy Team in Torquay. You will be working within a team helping with rehabilitation. This work is fast paced, variable and extremely rewarding.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an established support worker to commence in a developmental role and be supported in completing the foundation degree to become a qualified Assistant Practitioner.
Ability to travel efficiently around the Bay is important in order to carry out your duties.
Main duties of the job
You will be joining a team which aims to rehabilitate and support patients in their own homes and care home settings. Our Health and Social care team is an integrated professional team which includes Social Care, Community Occupational Therapy, Community Physiotherapy, Urgent Care Response, Intermediate Care, Community Nursing, Pharmacy, Dietetics, Support Workers and Paramedics. We also link closely with other teams such as the Frailty Virtual ward. The team are proactive and have a forward-thinking core that promote a positive and a 'can do' attitude. The successful candidate will be dynamic and key in managing patients to remain in their own home.
The Community Physiotherapy team are based at Union House in Torquay. This role will be predominantly based in Torquay but may require the postholder to support the wider Team both in the TQY locality and at our Intermediate Care rehab Unit, Jack Sears in Paignton. The community team have a hard-working, flexible and patient centred approach. The team are a supportive and friendly, adapting to the ever-changing demands on the service.
The working hours cover a 9-5pm service. However, cover at the weekends may at times be required.
About us
Why work with us
We passionately believe that the best way to care for people is by focusing on what matters to them, putting them at the centre of everything we do and integrating services around them. Please see link above for more information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- You will work as part of a team on a daily basis, ensuring excellent patient care.
- To maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records of care given.
- To record activity on a clinical data base(s) as required
- You will take responsibility for the daily care and support of delegated patients, escalating any concerns about patients to an appropriate professional.
- To implement treatment and care to patients under the guidance and supervision of a registered professional. e.g. dressings, injections, monitoring etc.
- To work independently and autonomously, providing assessment, support, care, treatment and advice to individuals, within guidelines and protocols identified for the role
- You will plan your day autonomously, taking into account the priority needs of the patients under your care.
- You will organise your day to provide maximum productivity, planning tasks and travel routes etc to maximise time spent face to face delivering patient care
- To adhere to local and national policies as well as statutory and legislative frameworks.
- To carry out lone working in accordance with the local policy and procedures.
- To ensure that the health and social care setting is responsive to the individual needs of patients.
- To contribute to the improvement of services.
- To make constructive changes to their own work within agreed timescales, seeking support as and when necessary.
- Participate in service developments to enhance the range and scope of services provided to patients and their career
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Equipment provider, therefore you will take responsibility for appropriate use of this resource and that eligibility criteria is met.
You will maintain any equipment loaned to you to perform your role in good condition and report any defects or concerns as soon as possible.
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You may assist with induction of new team members, demonstrating working practices and procedures.
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Be competent in the use of IT for data capture, client records and activity recording
Knowledge of data protection legislation and implications of consent and data sharing
Job description
Job responsibilities
- You will work as part of a team on a daily basis, ensuring excellent patient care.
- To maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records of care given.
- To record activity on a clinical data base(s) as required
- You will take responsibility for the daily care and support of delegated patients, escalating any concerns about patients to an appropriate professional.
- To implement treatment and care to patients under the guidance and supervision of a registered professional. e.g. dressings, injections, monitoring etc.
- To work independently and autonomously, providing assessment, support, care, treatment and advice to individuals, within guidelines and protocols identified for the role
- You will plan your day autonomously, taking into account the priority needs of the patients under your care.
- You will organise your day to provide maximum productivity, planning tasks and travel routes etc to maximise time spent face to face delivering patient care
- To adhere to local and national policies as well as statutory and legislative frameworks.
- To carry out lone working in accordance with the local policy and procedures.
- To ensure that the health and social care setting is responsive to the individual needs of patients.
- To contribute to the improvement of services.
- To make constructive changes to their own work within agreed timescales, seeking support as and when necessary.
- Participate in service developments to enhance the range and scope of services provided to patients and their career
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Equipment provider, therefore you will take responsibility for appropriate use of this resource and that eligibility criteria is met.
You will maintain any equipment loaned to you to perform your role in good condition and report any defects or concerns as soon as possible.
-
You may assist with induction of new team members, demonstrating working practices and procedures.
-
Be competent in the use of IT for data capture, client records and activity recording
Knowledge of data protection legislation and implications of consent and data sharing
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must hold or be willing to undertake Foundation Degree (FdSc) in Health & Social Care Practice (this is a two year course).
- To be eligible to enrol on the course you will require 48-60 UCAS points, from at least one of the following: A Levels, BTEC Nationals, Access to Higher Education Diploma, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualifications. Level 2 English and Maths are also essential.
- Previous experience of working within a healthcare/caring environment
Desirable
- Experience within designated clinical area
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Ability to undertake and interpret a range of patient observations as required in clinical area
- Ability to assess, plan implement and evaluate patient care
- Ability to undertake a range of procedures relevant to area of works
- Detailed knowledge and experience of professional roles within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working in a care setting
- Experience of supporting other workers
- Delivering patient focused care
Desirable
- Experience of community working, preferably within Health and Social Care
- Experience of working under distanced supervision
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must hold or be willing to undertake Foundation Degree (FdSc) in Health & Social Care Practice (this is a two year course).
- To be eligible to enrol on the course you will require 48-60 UCAS points, from at least one of the following: A Levels, BTEC Nationals, Access to Higher Education Diploma, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualifications. Level 2 English and Maths are also essential.
- Previous experience of working within a healthcare/caring environment
Desirable
- Experience within designated clinical area
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Ability to undertake and interpret a range of patient observations as required in clinical area
- Ability to assess, plan implement and evaluate patient care
- Ability to undertake a range of procedures relevant to area of works
- Detailed knowledge and experience of professional roles within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working in a care setting
- Experience of supporting other workers
- Delivering patient focused care
Desirable
- Experience of community working, preferably within Health and Social Care
- Experience of working under distanced supervision
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.
