Job summary
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity at West London NHS Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic professional who can help the Community Independence Service (CIS) make Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F) a great place to grow old. As a member of the CIS Home First team, you will be expected to be a clinician with a broad range of competencies who can adapt to a wide variety of clinical circumstances. You will use evidence-based principles, current best practices, and specialist skills to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions and to optimize patient safety following their discharge from the hospital. You will deliver skilled physiotherapy or occupational therapy care to clients in their own homes, based on a thorough holistic and risk assessment of their clinical and personal needs and the agreement of an individualized care plan. You will enjoy the rewards of working with a client group for whom you can make a significant difference every day through your face-to-face client visits and care plan management. You will experience the strong motivation of being part of a supportive multi-agency effort that includes medical, mental health, nursing, allied health professionals, social care, and reablement staff. We will equip you for mobile working and actively support flexible working practices.
Main duties of the job
To support the transition of patients from acute services to the community and provide community assessments for people in the home first pathway.
The post holder will work in partnership with colleagues in the acute sector, social services, intermediate and primary care services to ensure that appropriate patients from the acute setting are transferred in a safe, timely and seamless manner into the community.
The post holder will coordinate the home first HCA care delivery.
The post holder will ensure effective onward transfer of patient care from home first to community pathways as required.
To identify/case find and pull potential CIS patients in partnership with acute colleagues ensuring that as soon as patients are medically stable they are transferred to the appropriate community service.
To independently undertake assessments of health and social care needs at home and plan community services required.
To support and enable the process of safe discharge from secondary to Community Services and assist in bridging the gap from hospital to home.
To proactively promote a seamless and multidisciplinary approach to health and social care provision.
To organise the overall daily management of the Home First team in order to ensure that service requirements are met, and ensure access, equipment and resources are in one place to allow the Health Care Assistant (HCA) team to safely meet the needs of the patient in the community.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed
The service is operational 7 days a week 8 am to 8 pm. Hours of work for therapists will vary between these hours.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed
The service is operational 7 days a week 8 am to 8 pm. Hours of work for therapists will vary between these hours.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Degree / Diploma Physiotherapist or Occupational therapist
- Registration with HCPC as a Physiotherapist or Occupational therapist
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in the UK or a similar health economy as a Physiotherapist or Occupational therapist.
- Previous general experience
Desirable
- Experience working as an autonomous practitioner in a community setting
- Experience teaching students
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent IT skills including Outlook, Word, Excel and clinical records data bases.
- Excellent communication skills, fluency in written and verbal English
- Demonstrates flexibility, problem solving, initiative and leadership skills.
- Able to demonstrate clinical and professional development.
- Understanding the principles of multi-disciplinary team work
- Awareness of developments in NHS and service delivery and improvement
- Evidence of maintenance of a CPD portfolio
- Demonstration of knowledge of standards of practice, evidence and best practice guidelines
- Able to demonstrate a good understanding of the role of an Occupational therapist and Physiotherapist in community assessment as well as the role of other professionals in the MDT
- Demonstrated a commitment to working with older people
- Able to demonstrate insight into the problems of disability and its effects
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the application of health and safety
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Personally and professionally responsible
- To be flexible, to be able to motivate self and others
- The ability to work under pressure and set priorities, delegate and manage own time
- The ability to work in a team
- Leadership skills and an interest in management skills
Desirable
- Have insight into own strengths and development areas with respect to the trusts values and behaviours
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Degree / Diploma Physiotherapist or Occupational therapist
- Registration with HCPC as a Physiotherapist or Occupational therapist
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in the UK or a similar health economy as a Physiotherapist or Occupational therapist.
- Previous general experience
Desirable
- Experience working as an autonomous practitioner in a community setting
- Experience teaching students
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent IT skills including Outlook, Word, Excel and clinical records data bases.
- Excellent communication skills, fluency in written and verbal English
- Demonstrates flexibility, problem solving, initiative and leadership skills.
- Able to demonstrate clinical and professional development.
- Understanding the principles of multi-disciplinary team work
- Awareness of developments in NHS and service delivery and improvement
- Evidence of maintenance of a CPD portfolio
- Demonstration of knowledge of standards of practice, evidence and best practice guidelines
- Able to demonstrate a good understanding of the role of an Occupational therapist and Physiotherapist in community assessment as well as the role of other professionals in the MDT
- Demonstrated a commitment to working with older people
- Able to demonstrate insight into the problems of disability and its effects
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the application of health and safety
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Personally and professionally responsible
- To be flexible, to be able to motivate self and others
- The ability to work under pressure and set priorities, delegate and manage own time
- The ability to work in a team
- Leadership skills and an interest in management skills
Desirable
- Have insight into own strengths and development areas with respect to the trusts values and behaviours
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).
