Job summary
Clinical Lead Therapist, Band 7 Permanent - Full Time - 37.5 hours per week
Falls Pick Up Service - Urgent Community Response (UCR)
A great opportunity has arisen for an experienced highly specialist therapist to join our Urgent Community Response (UCR) Service.
The post holder will clinically lead in the further development of the UCR and falls pick up service, and lead in the training and education of the multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
The Highly Specialist therapist will work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team, including health and social services colleagues to meet the needs of clients referred to the Rapid Response Team, ensuring the highest possible standards of practice.
- To lead on the Falls, Pick up Service/UCR developments.
- Provide and deliver training packages to meet this developing service, this includes maintaining training records for team members.
- To conduct specialist and generic assessments with the MDT for clients referred to UCR.
- To organise transfer to intermediate care facilities (at home or intermediate care beds) as appropriate, Care Packages and emergency placements as required and onward referrals.
- To provide advanced specialist therapy input to clients referred to the team.
- To provide clinical leadership into the day-to-day delivery of the multidisciplinary team, ensuring the highest possible standards of practice.
- To support the Team Manager in establishing and monitoring a robust clinical governance framework for the Rapid Response.
- Your role will also include supervision of other therapists; supporting the Team Matron and team seniors in running the service; completing audits; and participating in service development activities and delivering and participating in the MDT & therapy in-service training programmes.
- You will need excellent communication skills to liaise with the people with complex conditions and with other professionals.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To take the lead on the UCR and falls pick up service further development.
- To provide highly specialist therapy specific assessment, including the use of specialist clinical assessment to devise individual programmes of care and treatment, advice to clients, carers and members of the MDT on how to optimise functional independence.
- To participate in the Holistic Assessment Process, completing the multidisciplinary overview assessment and complex specialist assessments as appropriate, and to communicate relevant medical information, assessment details and advice across agencies.
- To support in leading the clinical daily operation of the Rapid Response team.
- To attend, and lead where appropriate, relevant multi-disciplinary meetings, case meetings and/or client case conferences.
- Due to the nature of the role it is essential that you have access to a suitable vehicle for business travel purposes. Oxleas offer a Lease Car scheme for substantive staff members and pay business travel mileage costs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To take the lead on the UCR and falls pick up service further development.
- To provide highly specialist therapy specific assessment, including the use of specialist clinical assessment to devise individual programmes of care and treatment, advice to clients, carers and members of the MDT on how to optimise functional independence.
- To participate in the Holistic Assessment Process, completing the multidisciplinary overview assessment and complex specialist assessments as appropriate, and to communicate relevant medical information, assessment details and advice across agencies.
- To support in leading the clinical daily operation of the Rapid Response team.
- To attend, and lead where appropriate, relevant multi-disciplinary meetings, case meetings and/or client case conferences.
- Due to the nature of the role it is essential that you have access to a suitable vehicle for business travel purposes. Oxleas offer a Lease Car scheme for substantive staff members and pay business travel mileage costs.
Person Specification
qualification
Essential
- Physio Degree/ Occupational Health MSc/Degree
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy/ RCOT
- Registered with Health Care Professions Council.
Desirable
- MSc Degree or Modules
- Teaching Qualification
- Frailty / Falls Qualification
- Advanced Clinical Assessment Skills
- Non-Medical Prescribing
- Membership of relevant special interest groups (e.g., ACPIN, AGILE community therapists' network)
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 5 years post registration experience, with 3 years at Band 6/senior level experience of working at a senior level in a community rehabilitation setting
- Evidence of working in the NHS
- Wide range of experience in different settings including intermediate care, community and management of highly complex cases
- Post-registration experience of working at a senior level with adults/elderly
- Experience of leading/ working in a Frailty/ Falls service
- Experience of teaching others in relation to physiotherapy/ occupational practice
- Experience of supervision, training and support to junior and support staff
Desirable
- Experience of working in A&E/Emergency
- Experience of working with voluntary organisations
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of Frailty Syndromes
- Expert Knowledge of Falls- Management and Prevention
- Leadership skills/experience supervising
- Car Driver
- Up to date with own professional practice and new research evidence of CPD
Person Specification
qualification
Essential
- Physio Degree/ Occupational Health MSc/Degree
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy/ RCOT
- Registered with Health Care Professions Council.
Desirable
- MSc Degree or Modules
- Teaching Qualification
- Frailty / Falls Qualification
- Advanced Clinical Assessment Skills
- Non-Medical Prescribing
- Membership of relevant special interest groups (e.g., ACPIN, AGILE community therapists' network)
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 5 years post registration experience, with 3 years at Band 6/senior level experience of working at a senior level in a community rehabilitation setting
- Evidence of working in the NHS
- Wide range of experience in different settings including intermediate care, community and management of highly complex cases
- Post-registration experience of working at a senior level with adults/elderly
- Experience of leading/ working in a Frailty/ Falls service
- Experience of teaching others in relation to physiotherapy/ occupational practice
- Experience of supervision, training and support to junior and support staff
Desirable
- Experience of working in A&E/Emergency
- Experience of working with voluntary organisations
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of Frailty Syndromes
- Expert Knowledge of Falls- Management and Prevention
- Leadership skills/experience supervising
- Car Driver
- Up to date with own professional practice and new research evidence of CPD
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).
