Job summary
Would you
like to work as part of an Integrated Community Team?
We have a
fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic band 6 or an experienced band 5 ready
to step up to join our dynamic Wyre Forest Glades Neighbourhood Team based at
Kidderminster Health Centre.
You will
work as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, enabling people to stay
well at home through admission prevention, facilitating discharges and urgent
community response work as well as routine community physiotherapy referrals.
You will
work within a friendly, wellestablished multidisciplinary team
including Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Healthcare Assistants,
Therapy Assistants, GPs and Social Workers. The caseload is varied and
rewarding, involving holistic falls assessments and rehabilitation, orthopaedic
and neurological conditions, frailty, respiratory and musculoskeletal
presentations, palliative and endoflife care,
and urgent community needs such as equipment provision, sudden deterioration,
manual handling challenges and carer breakdown.
This is a full time post, but we would consider applicants looking for part time.
The
Neighbourhood Team operates seven days per week between 7.30am and 18.30pm,
while the Therapists work Monday to Friday between 8.00 and 17.00, with bank
holiday cover on a rota basis. Flexible working available.
Main duties of the job
Working as
an autonomous practitioner within an integrated team you will provide timely
and expert professional assessment and treatment interventions to patients in
their own homes. This will be achieved through a combination of hands-on expert
clinical skills and knowledge as a Physiotherapist to treat, educate and
support patients and by working with patients and their families to assess,
plan and implement appropriate care plans and treatment.
Provide case management for a designated
caseload of patients) who have immediate and/or complex care needs.
Triage
patients to ensure prioritisation of clinical need.
Develop
and co-ordinate individualised rehabilitation plans in close liaison with the multi-disciplinary
team, the patient and their families as well as all other services.
Work
holistically with all team members, carrying out joint visits and actively
participating in the integration of services by increasing the knowledge of all
team members through case discussion and collaborative working.
During the
induction the team will help you feel confident in your role and in how the
wider MDT works within the community, and you will have access to regular
supervision and training as well as your annual appraisal.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
-
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
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Wide range of supportive staff networks
-
Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
Sharing
your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to
pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 2 years post graduate experience including work in a variety of specialities
- Experience of supervision of junior staff or students.
- Experience of delegation to qualified / unqualified staff
Desirable
- Recent experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of working in an integrated team
- Experience within relevant clinical field.
- Previous experience at Band 6
- Experience of implementing change in clinical practice/ audit
Knowledge
Essential
- A range of evidence-based Physiotherapy clinical skills and knowledge appropriate to the role
- Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the professional groups within an integrated team
- A good level of knowledge in a wide range of physical and mental health conditions
Desirable
- General understanding of typical medications used to treat a variety of conditions
- Knowledge of research and audit processes
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy.
- HPC registration.
- Evidence of relevant post Graduate) courses / CPD maintained in portfolio.
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant validated clinical courses
- Clinical Educators Qualification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English
- in both verbal and written formats
- Awareness of scope of practice
- Ability to identify and plan individual rehabilitation needs in partnership with patients/ their carers
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, but liaise closely with and work across the multidisciplinary integrated team
- Ability to use IT confidently and competently in daily work.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and evidence of good numeracy
- Ability to organise, prioritise and time manage own workload including use of effective delegation
- Able to maintain judgement and work effectively under pressure
- Self-motivated/directed and able to motivate others
- Excellent interpersonal and team working skills
- Able to analyse professional and ethical issues
- Able to reflect on and critically appraise practise
- High level of clinical skills
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 2 years post graduate experience including work in a variety of specialities
- Experience of supervision of junior staff or students.
- Experience of delegation to qualified / unqualified staff
Desirable
- Recent experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of working in an integrated team
- Experience within relevant clinical field.
- Previous experience at Band 6
- Experience of implementing change in clinical practice/ audit
Knowledge
Essential
- A range of evidence-based Physiotherapy clinical skills and knowledge appropriate to the role
- Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the professional groups within an integrated team
- A good level of knowledge in a wide range of physical and mental health conditions
Desirable
- General understanding of typical medications used to treat a variety of conditions
- Knowledge of research and audit processes
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy.
- HPC registration.
- Evidence of relevant post Graduate) courses / CPD maintained in portfolio.
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant validated clinical courses
- Clinical Educators Qualification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English
- in both verbal and written formats
- Awareness of scope of practice
- Ability to identify and plan individual rehabilitation needs in partnership with patients/ their carers
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, but liaise closely with and work across the multidisciplinary integrated team
- Ability to use IT confidently and competently in daily work.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and evidence of good numeracy
- Ability to organise, prioritise and time manage own workload including use of effective delegation
- Able to maintain judgement and work effectively under pressure
- Self-motivated/directed and able to motivate others
- Excellent interpersonal and team working skills
- Able to analyse professional and ethical issues
- Able to reflect on and critically appraise practise
- High level of clinical skills
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Glades Neighbourhood Team, Kidderminster Health Centre
Bromsgrove Street
Kidderminster
Worcestershire
DY10 1PG
Employer's website
https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)
