Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT

Rapid Response Physiotherapist

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Job summary

There has never been a better time to join the NHS for a rewarding career as we celebrate 73 years of the NHS and the nation recognise the care and compassion delivered by the NHS during the recent pandemic.

If you are looking to start, maintain and advance your career in a healthcare setting and within a thriving and supportive workplace Derbyshire Community Health Services have a range of opportunities available.

Derbyshire Community Health Services has been rated as an 'outstanding' trust by the Care Quality Commission; we have achieved this by providing high quality patient care within an inclusive organisation that works together and shows care and compassion for each other.

There has never been a better time to join us as one of the largest specialist community NHS providers in the country - one that is also among the very best NHS employers as voted by its own staff and by CQC.

Main duties of the job

The way the NHS works is changing; care outside of traditional hospital settings is quickly becoming a much larger part of what the NHS does.

The Urgent Community Response Team (UCR), the rapid response team will be part of this team within Derby City.

UCR is the collective name for services that improve the care for people through delivery of urgent, crisis response care and/or reablement care response.

We will provide a single, integrated service that covers all these types of care.

This will:

enable people to live healthy independent lives for as long as possible in their own homes, or the place they call home
reduce the need for escalation of care to non-home settings
facilitate timely return to their usual place of residence following temporary escalations of care to non-home settings
support the collaborative working required to deliver the requirements of the hospital discharge operating model.

About us

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Benefits include:

Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
Generous NHS pension scheme
Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
Health service discounts and online benefits
Incremental pay progression
Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
Health and wellbeing opportunities
Structured learning and development opportunities

Date posted

18 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

842-ICS-3058-23-A

Job locations

FlorenceNightingaleCommunityHospital

London Road

Derby

DE1 2QY

Job description

Job responsibilities

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As a leading community provider we are at the forefront of this exciting future, joining-up services in local communities to better meet the individual needs of our patients.

Within Derby City we have a Rapid Response Physiotherapy role available where outstanding teamwork and leadership is evident to ensure that we care for our patients in the best possible way.

The role requires day-to-day delivery of patient care in our Integrated Community Teams, alongside Occupational Therapists, Generic Therapy Support Workers, Nurses, Support Workers and Social Care.

As a rapid response physiotherapist you will be working with the team to facilitate hospital discharges, prevent admissions to hospital and care homes, and triage patients appropriate for the service.

Our Rapid Response team work together to provide a service which operates a shift pattern between 8.00am and 18.30pm, covering 7 days, including Bank Holidays.

The successful candidates will have high levels of personal and clinical credibility and the ability to instantly form effective working relationships in a range of work settings.

You will have the opportunity to really make a difference in ensuring that quality services are delivered both now and into the future based around our patient needs.

We will also work with you regarding your on-going development and revalidation.

Can you demonstrate good communication and leadership skills with a positive outlook, have the ability to plan and organise competent, evidence-based, clinical care delivery?

If so, come and join us!

We look forward to receiving your application.

As a clinical employee it will be your responsibility to ensure that your behaviour and values reflect those set out in the DCHS Way outlined on our website and in the additional information provided.