Job summary
This is a fantastic opportunity for a physiotherapist to join the team at the development of this exciting new service. You will be involved in the implementation of a falls service across CTM.
This service will provide falls advice, assessment, and intervention when needed at local venues. We are developing a service that looks at both prevention and intervention - expanding on some exciting work already going on in CTM and making this available to our whole community.
The team will work with an individual and their carer to make decisions about the best way to reduce the risk of the person falling, raise awareness of risk factors for falling and make any necessary changes to their home to prevent falls.
We are creating innovative offers of assessment, advice and intervention, building strong integrated teams and designing a seamless pathway for our patients with our patients.
You will be valued as an integral part of the service development.
Your career progression is important to us and CTM has an excellent L&D offer as well as support for external learning. You will be supported in this role to develop your skills in this area and be provided with the supervision and education needed to enable you and the team to feel confident in being a part of starting this new service.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard of physiotherapy service within the falls service working across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) localities, health board sites and various community settings.
To autonomously work as well as alongside members of the multidisciplinary team ensuring best current, evidence based clinical management of patients referred within the defined specialist clinical area.
The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner and will have relevant post registration experience for the role and will undertake specialist clinical duties as required within a defined specialist clinical area.
Your wellbeing matters to us and we are proud of the work our wellbeing champions do across therapies and the range of activities that are on offer.
#CTMAtOurBest #CTMTherapiesTryOutForTheTeam
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The team will work with an individual and their carer to make decisions about the best way to reduce the risk of the person falling, raise awareness of risk factors for falling and make any necessary changes to their home to prevent falls.
See job description and personal specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
The team will work with an individual and their carer to make decisions about the best way to reduce the risk of the person falling, raise awareness of risk factors for falling and make any necessary changes to their home to prevent falls.
See job description and personal specification
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Knowledge
Essential
- Bsc Physiotherapy
- Health Professions Council registration
- Knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards for falls (local and national)
- Sound knowledge of Standards of Professional Practice
- Current in mandatory training requirements
- Knowledge of a range of policies/ procedures.
- Evidence of broad spectrum clinical knowledge skills base
Desirable
- Completion of validated Clinical Educator's course
- Evidence of attendance on appropriate courses to enhance specialist knowledge/skills
Experience
Essential
- Full experience within the core Band 5 rotations,
- Experience of community working
- Experience of older adults/falls
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting
- NHS experience
Desirable
- Experience in individual and group work
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Good communicator
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Ability to organise and prioritize.
- Good time management
- Keyboard/IT skills
Values
Essential
- Promote and uphold the values and behaviours of CTMUHB.
Other
Essential
- Recognition of own level of competence
- Successful DBS (Enhanced)
- Ability to carry out full range of duties of the post (to include travel in a timely manner around the various bases and carry out on-call duties)
- Availability to participate in out of hours emergency on-call rota as required
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Knowledge
Essential
- Bsc Physiotherapy
- Health Professions Council registration
- Knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards for falls (local and national)
- Sound knowledge of Standards of Professional Practice
- Current in mandatory training requirements
- Knowledge of a range of policies/ procedures.
- Evidence of broad spectrum clinical knowledge skills base
Desirable
- Completion of validated Clinical Educator's course
- Evidence of attendance on appropriate courses to enhance specialist knowledge/skills
Experience
Essential
- Full experience within the core Band 5 rotations,
- Experience of community working
- Experience of older adults/falls
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting
- NHS experience
Desirable
- Experience in individual and group work
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Good communicator
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Ability to organise and prioritize.
- Good time management
- Keyboard/IT skills
Values
Essential
- Promote and uphold the values and behaviours of CTMUHB.
Other
Essential
- Recognition of own level of competence
- Successful DBS (Enhanced)
- Ability to carry out full range of duties of the post (to include travel in a timely manner around the various bases and carry out on-call duties)
- Availability to participate in out of hours emergency on-call rota as required
Desirable
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).
