Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Occupational/Physio therapist Urgent Care therapy (Band 6)

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Job summary

A very exciting opportunity has arisen for a specialist occupational therapist or physiotherapist to work within the urgent care therapy team at Airedale General Hospital (acute assessment unit and emergency department) within the acute therapy service. The post holder will be required to contribute to the further development and implementation of rapid assessment, planning and discharge pathways at the front door of the hospital. The successful applicant will work closely with community teams, social care and other members of the statutory and volunteer services to enhance flow and discharge through the hospital.

Main duties of the job

To undertake a supporting role to the Team Leader; managing, planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the therapy services provided to Frail elderly patients.
To provide expert training and education for all grades of staff and other health professionals in the therapeutic management of Frail patients.
To deputise for the Team Leader when requested.
To apply evidence based, knowledge and skills to the assessment and treatment of patients within the acute service
To work in partnership with patients, carers, the MDT, and wider statutory, private and voluntary sector services.
To work with colleagues to ensure the effective functioning of the team.
To participate in quality improvements to enhance the acute therapy service and the Frail elderly pathway (FEP) therapy team.
Contribute to student training and development.

About us

We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.

We want to attract staff who embrace our 'Right Care' behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients - we want to make these part of our DNA.

Date posted

15 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

423-6481067

Job locations

Airedale NHS foundation trust

Skipton Road

Keighley

BD206TD

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details and a thorough job description, please see attached to this advert a Job description and personal specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details and a thorough job description, please see attached to this advert a Job description and personal specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or equivalent pre-registration award in Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy
State registrations with the Health Care Professions Council
Completion of course in Professional Practice education

Desirable

Member of relevant Professional special interest groups/organisations.
Leadership courses

Experience

Essential

Relevant and recent experience working at band 5 level including 12 months in acute ward work.
Experience of multidisciplinary team working and working collaboratively with other professions and agencies including statutory, private and voluntary sector services
Experience of clinical supervision both as supervisee and supervisor
Recent experience of student training.
Experience of guideline development or audit.

Desirable

Experience at Band 6 level
Recent experience in ED.
Experience in Frailty assessments and treatments.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to support advanced clinical practice in urgent care and frailty
Knowledge of the roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working
Knowledge of clinical standards and ability to implement and audit these in the team
Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
Knowledge to promote and support equality and value diversity
Knowledge of the NHS constitution

Desirable

Knowledge of relevant national and local legislation relevant to urgent care and frailty.
Specialist knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to support expert clinical practice in urgent care and frailty.

Other

Essential

Current UK driving license

Desirable

Access to own transport

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or equivalent pre-registration award in Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy
State registrations with the Health Care Professions Council
Completion of course in Professional Practice education

Desirable

Member of relevant Professional special interest groups/organisations.
Leadership courses

Experience

Essential

Relevant and recent experience working at band 5 level including 12 months in acute ward work.
Experience of multidisciplinary team working and working collaboratively with other professions and agencies including statutory, private and voluntary sector services
Experience of clinical supervision both as supervisee and supervisor
Recent experience of student training.
Experience of guideline development or audit.

Desirable

Experience at Band 6 level
Recent experience in ED.
Experience in Frailty assessments and treatments.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to support advanced clinical practice in urgent care and frailty
Knowledge of the roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working
Knowledge of clinical standards and ability to implement and audit these in the team
Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
Knowledge to promote and support equality and value diversity
Knowledge of the NHS constitution

Desirable

Knowledge of relevant national and local legislation relevant to urgent care and frailty.
Specialist knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to support expert clinical practice in urgent care and frailty.

Other

Essential

Current UK driving license

Desirable

Access to own transport

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale NHS foundation trust

Skipton Road

Keighley

BD206TD

Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale NHS foundation trust

Skipton Road

Keighley

BD206TD

Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)