Job summary
The Herts & Essex Community Hospital has 32 beds for in-patient rehabilitation.
Patients are admitted from either an acute medical unit or another community hospital facility. There is also the facility to admit patients direct from the community via the Integrated Community Team, into a designated "step-up" bed. We operate a seven-day therapy service.
Patients admitted to the bed-based unit at Herts & Essex Hospital must be medically stable as there is no 24-hour medical cover at the hospital.
Medical cover during the day is provided by a resident staff grade physician and visiting Consultant. The unit also has an advanced nurse practitioner.
Patients will generally be admitted for a period of up to 17 days rehabilitation, before being discharged to the relevant destination.
A wide range of physical conditions are accepted including Parkinson's Disease, Cerebral Vascular Accident (stroke), Amputees, Head injury, orthopaedic conditions, chest infections etc. There is a full Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) including physio, speech and language therapy, dietetics, and Adult Care Services support.
You will be joining a friendly supportive team where professional guidance is readily available. A supervision structure and opportunities for continuous professional development are strongly encouraged.
A weekend working pattern will be required.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work under direction of the Lead Therapists helping to provide a rehabilitation service on a 1:1 and group therapy basis. They will be an excellent communicator, with the assessment and treatment skills needed for a variety of conditions, orthopaedics, neurology and amputees. Providing excellent clinical reasoning skills and giving expert advice, guidance and information to patients, health and social care professionals, carers and relatives and other non-professionals, to facilitate safe and timely discharges. The post holder will deputise for the Lead Therapists when needed, and will provide supervision for junior staff, therapy support workers and students.
About us
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS TrustYou'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staffWe put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust visionWe welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and agesWe don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply nowYou've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.
You can apply to Access to Work to get money for communication support at a job interview - please use this link for more information: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-communication-support-at-a-job-interview-if-you-have-a-disability-or-health-condition-access-to-workYou need to apply before the interview takes place.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To deliver a complex package of high-quality healthcare including assessment, diagnosis, treatment and advice to patients with various needs including orthopaedics, care of the elderly, and neurology. To provide expert advice, guidance and information to health and social care professionals, carers, and relatives. To deputise for the Lead Therapists as necessary.
Please see attached Job Description for further details
A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Job description
Job responsibilities
To deliver a complex package of high-quality healthcare including assessment, diagnosis, treatment and advice to patients with various needs including orthopaedics, care of the elderly, and neurology. To provide expert advice, guidance and information to health and social care professionals, carers, and relatives. To deputise for the Lead Therapists as necessary.
Please see attached Job Description for further details
A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Physiotherapy degree or equivalent
- HCPC registration
- Documented evidence of professional development in relevant areas
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Post-qualifying experience in a range of areas including; acute, rehabilitation, elderly care and neurology
- Ability to assess patient conditions, establish the patient's problem, formulate and implement a treatment plan.
- A clear understanding of current NHS issues, professional standards, CPD, clinical governance
Desirable
- Experience working in the NHS at a Band 5 level
- Experience supervising therapy assistants and/or students
- Experience working with amputee patients
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate complex and/or sensitive information requiring empathy and reassurance
- Knowledge of barriers to communication and strategies to overcome them
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, other health professionals, patients and their relatives/carers
- Ability to present information accurately, written and oral, in English
- Clinical problem solving ability in complex cases
- Ability to prioritise patient workload and delegate work to other team members
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to uphold and actively demonstrate HCT's core values; caring, agile and innovative
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Physiotherapy degree or equivalent
- HCPC registration
- Documented evidence of professional development in relevant areas
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Post-qualifying experience in a range of areas including; acute, rehabilitation, elderly care and neurology
- Ability to assess patient conditions, establish the patient's problem, formulate and implement a treatment plan.
- A clear understanding of current NHS issues, professional standards, CPD, clinical governance
Desirable
- Experience working in the NHS at a Band 5 level
- Experience supervising therapy assistants and/or students
- Experience working with amputee patients
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate complex and/or sensitive information requiring empathy and reassurance
- Knowledge of barriers to communication and strategies to overcome them
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, other health professionals, patients and their relatives/carers
- Ability to present information accurately, written and oral, in English
- Clinical problem solving ability in complex cases
- Ability to prioritise patient workload and delegate work to other team members
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to uphold and actively demonstrate HCT's core values; caring, agile and innovative
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).
