Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Community Response Practitioner OT, Physiotherapist, Nurse, Paramedic

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Job summary

Are you a registered OT or Physiotherapist ?

Our innovative Rapid Response & Intermediate Care service is expanding across Buckinghamshire - and we need you to join our Urgent Community Response North and/or South Squad.

  • Your mission:To provide triage expert clinical interventions and rehabilitation as part of a dynamic, tight-knit squad that reacts quickly when people are in crisis.
  • Your aim:To help patients stay in their own home, empowering recovery and preventing unnecessary hospitalisation. You'll also support early discharge from hospital and patients at the end of life.
  • Your role:Add your expertise to our multi-disciplinary community team working with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Specialist Paramedics, Paramedics, Pharmacists, Community Healthcare Assistant Practitioners or Healthcare Assistants.
  • Who are we?We're part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, based in William Rathbone House, Aylesbury (North Squad) and Chichester House, High Wycombe (South Squad) covering 7 locations across the county. Together we operate as one mission force, collaborating with colleagues across all sectors of health and social care.
  • Who are you? If you're committed to excellence, motivated by developing your clinical skills, driven by being at the cutting edge of healthcare delivery and thrive as part of our UCR North Squad (including Thame, Aylesbury and Buckingham) / UCR South Squad (including Amersham, Wycombe, Marlow and Chalfont St Peter)

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

Your main duties include:

  • Providing triage, comprehensive specialist assessment, review and evaluation of the needs of patients and carers
  • Being responsible for undertaking an urgent community response to people in their own homes to prevent hospital conveyances and keeping patient safe at home with the appropriate clinical interventions.
  • Allocating appropriate workloads to members of the UCR Squad.
  • Working with a range of professionals in order to ensure care is appropriate and delivered in a timely manner.
  • Demonstrating professional skills and competence in leadership, care planning / co-ordination, and care and treatment delivery.Support the development of clinical pathways

About us

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

  • As part of our BHT family, you will benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
  • We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
  • We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

  • We are 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 withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

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.

Details

Date posted

13 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

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

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

434-CR6308233-E

Job locations

South Squad High Wycombe

Chichester House, Lincoln Road

High Wycombe

HP12 3RE


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.

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.

Person Specification

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

Essential

  • Demonstrate profession specific clinical assessment planning delivery and evaluation skills.
  • Ability to motivate staff
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Presentation skills
  • Self-Awareness

Desirable

  • Knowledge of legal requirement for working with vulnerable adults and those who lack capacity.
  • Ability to develop and maintain partnership working.
  • Ability to manage complex cases
  • Report writing skills.
  • Teaching patients, carers, and colleagues
  • IT Skills
  • Knowledge of modernisation agenda within the NHS and social care.

EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Demonstrate experience post or pre-registration placements in relevant clinical areas for therapists:- Care of Elderly Orthopaedics Neurology Respiratory Palliative Care Long term conditions
  • Experience of working within multi agency / multi disciplinary team
  • In depth experience of working within multi-agency/multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a community/in-patient setting for a minimum of 2 years post registration.
  • Experience of electronic clinical systems.
  • Experience participating in research or audit project.
  • Experience of day-to-day staff management e.g. case allocation to Health Care Assistant
  • Experience of working with single assessment process.

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential

  • Valid and current driving licence and able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire
Person Specification

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

Essential

  • Demonstrate profession specific clinical assessment planning delivery and evaluation skills.
  • Ability to motivate staff
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Presentation skills
  • Self-Awareness

Desirable

  • Knowledge of legal requirement for working with vulnerable adults and those who lack capacity.
  • Ability to develop and maintain partnership working.
  • Ability to manage complex cases
  • Report writing skills.
  • Teaching patients, carers, and colleagues
  • IT Skills
  • Knowledge of modernisation agenda within the NHS and social care.

EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Demonstrate experience post or pre-registration placements in relevant clinical areas for therapists:- Care of Elderly Orthopaedics Neurology Respiratory Palliative Care Long term conditions
  • Experience of working within multi agency / multi disciplinary team
  • In depth experience of working within multi-agency/multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a community/in-patient setting for a minimum of 2 years post registration.
  • Experience of electronic clinical systems.
  • Experience participating in research or audit project.
  • Experience of day-to-day staff management e.g. case allocation to Health Care Assistant
  • Experience of working with single assessment process.

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential

  • Valid and current driving licence and able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

South Squad High Wycombe

Chichester House, Lincoln Road

High Wycombe

HP12 3RE


Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

South Squad High Wycombe

Chichester House, Lincoln Road

High Wycombe

HP12 3RE


Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead UCR and South

Gemma Stanley-Davies

g.stanley-davies@nhs.net

07929046122

Details

Date posted

13 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

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

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

434-CR6308233-E

Job locations

South Squad High Wycombe

Chichester House, Lincoln Road

High Wycombe

HP12 3RE


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