Job summary
Aldeburgh Community Hospital are currently looking for a bank Physiotherapist with rehabilitation inpatient skills (Neuro & older people)
This is a bank placement until 31st March 2024(subject to review) Monday-Friday 08:30-16:30
Main duties of the job
To
take part under the guidance of the Modern Matron, Therapy Lead and senior
members of the team in managing bed occupancy at the Community Hospitals sites.
To
be responsible alongside the multi-disciplinary team for daily caseload
management of therapy interventions ensuring all patients receive timely,
appropriate, effective treatment and discharge planning
To
work as an autonomous clinical practitioner in providing complex holistic
patient-centred assessments and treatments which are governed by evidence-based
practice and follow current NICE Guidelines; ensuring all clinicians involved
in patient care keep their practice relevant and current whilst also adhering
to HCPC, CQC and Trust clinical and quality
standards.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description attached in the supporting documents section of this advert before subbmitting your applicaiton.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description attached in the supporting documents section of this advert before subbmitting your applicaiton.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree/MSc pre reg
- State registration with HCPC
- Post graduate training relevant to integrated care of older people/complex discharges, and involving acquisition of specialist skills and knowledge
- Student placement practice qualification.
- Current UK driving license
Desirable
- Membership of professional body
- Membership of CSP Specialist Section e.g., older people
- Accredited wheelchair assessor
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience to include therapy rotations at B5 and B6 level across acute / community / social services care to include a spectrum of health and social care conditions.
- Experience of managing frailty
- Experience of facilitating discharges for people with complex needs and involving multi-pathology.
- Experience of complex caseload management
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development involving specialist additional knowledge and experience
- Experience of supervision and professional/clinical development of staff
- Experience of demonstrating moving/handling skills including equipment
Desirable
- Facilitating training and education.
- Project leadership.
- Evidencing and auditing practice.
- Participation in service development and change management
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and application of Physiotherapy assessments and interventions relevant to acute care /complex discharges
- Knowledge and application of Physiotherapy models of practice and assessments
- Knowledge of and adherence to Infection Control principles and guidelines.
- Knowledge of Care pathways and whole systems approaches to discharge planning/integrated therapy intervention
- Knowledge and application of relevant legislation and current best practice within acute care / NICE / NSFs
- Knowledge and application of principles of clinical governance processes
- Health & Safety and risk awareness
Desirable
- Knowledge and application of secondary prevention measures re stroke, falls etc.
- Knowledge and application of KSF/PDR practice and principles
- Knowledge of local community agencies, services and resources
- Knowledge of assessment of complex health and social care needs re. special needs housing
- Knowledge on integration of services
Personal Skills
Essential
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities
- Ability to work under pressure and within rigid time constraints, and support others in doing so
- Ability to analyse professional, clinical, and ethical issues
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and others
- Ability to organise and respond efficiently to complex information
- Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues and therapeutic relationships with patients/carers
- Ability to co-ordinate and delegate team activities
- Demonstrated commitment and skills in promoting the Therapy professions and services
- Supervisory/appraisal skills
Desirable
- Computer literacy
- Coaching, teaching, and presentation skills
- Ability to critically appraise services and subsequently implement and promote development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree/MSc pre reg
- State registration with HCPC
- Post graduate training relevant to integrated care of older people/complex discharges, and involving acquisition of specialist skills and knowledge
- Student placement practice qualification.
- Current UK driving license
Desirable
- Membership of professional body
- Membership of CSP Specialist Section e.g., older people
- Accredited wheelchair assessor
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience to include therapy rotations at B5 and B6 level across acute / community / social services care to include a spectrum of health and social care conditions.
- Experience of managing frailty
- Experience of facilitating discharges for people with complex needs and involving multi-pathology.
- Experience of complex caseload management
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development involving specialist additional knowledge and experience
- Experience of supervision and professional/clinical development of staff
- Experience of demonstrating moving/handling skills including equipment
Desirable
- Facilitating training and education.
- Project leadership.
- Evidencing and auditing practice.
- Participation in service development and change management
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and application of Physiotherapy assessments and interventions relevant to acute care /complex discharges
- Knowledge and application of Physiotherapy models of practice and assessments
- Knowledge of and adherence to Infection Control principles and guidelines.
- Knowledge of Care pathways and whole systems approaches to discharge planning/integrated therapy intervention
- Knowledge and application of relevant legislation and current best practice within acute care / NICE / NSFs
- Knowledge and application of principles of clinical governance processes
- Health & Safety and risk awareness
Desirable
- Knowledge and application of secondary prevention measures re stroke, falls etc.
- Knowledge and application of KSF/PDR practice and principles
- Knowledge of local community agencies, services and resources
- Knowledge of assessment of complex health and social care needs re. special needs housing
- Knowledge on integration of services
Personal Skills
Essential
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities
- Ability to work under pressure and within rigid time constraints, and support others in doing so
- Ability to analyse professional, clinical, and ethical issues
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and others
- Ability to organise and respond efficiently to complex information
- Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues and therapeutic relationships with patients/carers
- Ability to co-ordinate and delegate team activities
- Demonstrated commitment and skills in promoting the Therapy professions and services
- Supervisory/appraisal skills
Desirable
- Computer literacy
- Coaching, teaching, and presentation skills
- Ability to critically appraise services and subsequently implement and promote development
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).
