Job summary
A new, innovative and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Therapist (Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist) on a 24 month fixed term contract to work as a Clinical Care Co-ordinator alongside the Team Lead for the Long Covid rehabilitation team. The team consists of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Mental health specialists and Doctors!
The co-ordinator will be responsible for triaging people with a Long Covid diagnosis with a Personalised Care approach to attend the assessment clinic, appropriate rehabilitation and work clinically at times to support patients back to activities that matter most to them!
You will support the service to triage clients and clients to design their own plan around their health and wellbeing and what they need their goals to be. The client is in partnership with the Therapists and Interdisciplinary team devising a structure of graded steps and pacing to gradually achieve What Matters to them.
This requires experience in Chronic Pain and Fatigue Management, Personalised care and Cognitive Behavioural therapy and an understanding ofmedical, respiratory, neurological, cognitive, mental health, and pain and fatigue strategies.
This is a very friendly, supportive and dynamic department with integrated individual supervision, appraisal, CPD and in-service training.
Main duties of the job
- To participate as an Advanced Clinical Care Co-ordinator for the Long Covid service and contribute to its function.
- To undertake specialised assessments and treatments of patients with highly complex and diverse presentations and to be the point of contact for patients and their families/carers where information is required about the intervention.
- To undertake advanced, comprehensive, and standardised assessments, where applicable, within the specialised clinical area.
- To request completion of assessments by a relevant MDT team member or support team members in the completion of assessments.
- To determine the most appropriate setting for assessment and or treatment. e.g. online or elsewhere.
- To be responsible for organising and planning workload and sendingreferrals to other members of the team highlighting and solving issues if appropriate to meet service and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations develop.
- To demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning skills, experience andknowledge of evidence based practice to determine treatment plan using a wide range of treatment skills and options.
About us
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
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What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with Health Professions Council
- Diploma /Degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
- Intention to be a member of an appropriate special interest group
Experience
Essential
- Ability to work and interact effectively within an interdisciplinary team
- Commitment to continuing professional development and reflective practice
- Knowledge and application of evidence based practice and clinical reasoning
- Demonstration of having initiated a change of practice or process after identification of clinical or service need
- Participation in audit and research activities
- Experience in related fields at senior level e.g. Chronic pain and fatigue, Personalised care planning, Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Work experience within NHS/Community services or Adult Social care
Desirable
- Experience in clinical supervision
- Experience in supervision of junior staff
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
- Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi disciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate and in legible manner (in English)
- Ability to integrate, participate and contribute as an effective member of a team
- Ability to plan, manage and organise required tasks within available resources (including time)
- Understand how to maintain confidentiality, privacy and dignity of patients
- Ability to perform at times of high pressure/demand
- Able to devise personalised care plans with grading and pacing promoting self management and control by the patient
- Ability to prioritise tasks and functions against well reasoned standards
- Proven ability to use MS Word, Excel and software programmes
Special Circumstances
Essential
- Demonstrate appropriate level of assertiveness
- Self motivated
- Able to be empathetic and handle difficult or emotional situations, using judgement to determine optimal intervention and motivate patients
- Flexible to meet the needs of the service
- Able to fulfill the physical demands of the role subject to reasonable adjustment under the terms of the Disciplinary Discrimination Act 1995
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with Health Professions Council
- Diploma /Degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
- Intention to be a member of an appropriate special interest group
Experience
Essential
- Ability to work and interact effectively within an interdisciplinary team
- Commitment to continuing professional development and reflective practice
- Knowledge and application of evidence based practice and clinical reasoning
- Demonstration of having initiated a change of practice or process after identification of clinical or service need
- Participation in audit and research activities
- Experience in related fields at senior level e.g. Chronic pain and fatigue, Personalised care planning, Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Work experience within NHS/Community services or Adult Social care
Desirable
- Experience in clinical supervision
- Experience in supervision of junior staff
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
- Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi disciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate and in legible manner (in English)
- Ability to integrate, participate and contribute as an effective member of a team
- Ability to plan, manage and organise required tasks within available resources (including time)
- Understand how to maintain confidentiality, privacy and dignity of patients
- Ability to perform at times of high pressure/demand
- Able to devise personalised care plans with grading and pacing promoting self management and control by the patient
- Ability to prioritise tasks and functions against well reasoned standards
- Proven ability to use MS Word, Excel and software programmes
Special Circumstances
Essential
- Demonstrate appropriate level of assertiveness
- Self motivated
- Able to be empathetic and handle difficult or emotional situations, using judgement to determine optimal intervention and motivate patients
- Flexible to meet the needs of the service
- Able to fulfill the physical demands of the role subject to reasonable adjustment under the terms of the Disciplinary Discrimination Act 1995
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
