Job summary
This post is for a Specialist Occupational Therapist or a Specialist Physiotherapist, working within the Hospice at Home and Specialist Palliative Care multi-professional team within Gateshead. To ensure the effective delivery of therapy interventions into all patient areas working flexibly over 7 days per week.
This post holder will also be the Team Lead responsible for the Hospice at Home team offering a compassionate leadership approach to supporting the 3 band 6 Nurse Coordinators and 27 band 3 Health care assistants. Ensuring effective strategies are in place to offer quality care and data collection of service delivery.
Main duties of the job
To work effectively within a multi-disciplinary/agency team managing patients identified as requiring an urgent or rapid intervention to prevent their health and wellbeing deterioration. In addition, there will be planned activity to provide hands on care and holistic assessment to prevent avoidable admission to hospital, and/or long-term care and to maximise patient independence.
This post is designed as a senior clinical autonomous advanced therapist who will ensure the fundamentals of care are provided at the point of contact and will ensure delivery of a range of appropriate interventions to be able to meet the needs of the patients' health and wellbeing, within the community setting. Patients accessing the service will have complex needs and potentially numerous co-morbidities including frailty.
The autonomous practitioner will provide comprehensive therapy interventions and plans sensitive to the needs of the population, responsible for senior clinical decisions, including advanced therapy assessments, taking history, diagnosing, planning treatment, and evaluation of care. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team and across the primary, secondary and social care interfaces in Gateshead and will be responsible for coordinating and meeting the health care needs of people at risk of hospitalisation or requiring a more intensive level of care in the unscheduled, intermediate, palliative and EOL care environment.
About us
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To manage a complex caseload using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
- To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical services using advanced clinical skills and knowledge.
- To provide specialist advice on the assessment and interventions of clients occupational needs.
- To develop therapeutic interventions undertaking regular audit and R&D activities.
- To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, working with patients and carers across a range of community locations.
- To support cross agency liaison, training, research and development, and being a clinical resource for the local Health Community.
- To provide leadership for junior staff.
- The post holder will work within the Hospice at Home team and the Specialist palliative care Team, they will also liaise with multiple stakeholders in order to ensure that the day to day co-ordination and delivery of service is in a timely and professional manner.
- The post holder will play a key role in supporting the Hospice at Home and Specialist palliative Care Team with a range of therapy interventions which enable the patient to receive the optimum appropriate health care outcomes. There will be a need to understand and undertake administration and co-ordination of tasks within the Hospice at Home Team and to delegate to other members of the team as appropriate.
- The post holder will work with independently demonstrating the ability to use initiative, utilise IT systems and ensure effective and timely in a professional manner.
- To provide clinical leadership for junior staff and students through Supervision, support, education and appraisal.
- Working in collaboration with all members of the MDT and external agencies to develop the Hospice at Home Service. This will include attendance at MDT meetings, ward rounds, case conferences and discharge meetings.
- Take a lead role in implementing and undertaking audit and practice development of staff at all levels.
- Work as an autonomous practitioner, which will require making assessments, the formulation of therapeutic plans and monitoring for patients including those with more complex needs.
- Maintain timely and accurate patient records in line with Trust Policy as an Autonomous practitioner.
- Work collaboratively with other professionals to assist with improvement of services.
- Provide clinical expertise and advice to other staff, including Consultants, other Allied Health Professionals, Nurses, patients families and carers as required in order to ensure seamless, timely and relevant care.
- To support staff and ensure they adhere to Health and Safety guidelines and maintain safe environments and working practices.
- To provide strong clinical leadership with a requirement to balance competing clinical and performance priorities ensuring patients are treated by an appropriate member of the team.
- To contribute to the ongoing development of a high quality, clinically effective Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy within Hospice at Home and Specialist palliative care by enabling staff in designated teams to work within professional and governance frameworks.
- To be responsible for the day to day operations within your team as directed by Nursing Operations Manager. Acting as senior responsible clinician in the absence of the Nursing Operations Manager.
- To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical services using advanced clinical skills and knowledge.
- To support the point of contact ensuring patients receive care at the right time, right place by staff with the right skills.
- Clinical responsibility for a defined group of patients who access the services with accountability for the health outcomes for the individuals within their care on a session by session basis
- To work with the accountable clinicians in the development, delivery and provider of complex care within the community setting
- To ensure safe systems and processes are in place to support a multidisciplinary team working approach
- To ensure all professional standards and Codes of Conduct are adhered to with support from wider AHP professional teams.
- Facilitate the development of clinical expertise and advanced practice within the team to support the right person, right place right time agenda
- To ensure patient referrals are triaged and allocated to the appropriate member of team, depending on clinical need.
- Risk Stratification is appropriately managed in the best interests of patient and staff safety.
- To provide senior leadership and clinical expertise
- delegate to other members of the team as appropriate
- To lead clinically and professionally ensuring compliance with all statutory and mandatory professional requirements
- Continually develop own clinical expertise, knowledge and clinical skills to enhance effective care and support through collaborative working across other palliative care units and trust AHP teams.
- Champion the development of leadership competencies within the team
- To ensure continuity and co-ordination of care across the health and social care community
- To develop protocols relating to advanced practice and work in an extended clinical role.
- Facilitates the development of self-awareness of self and others in the team through reflection, and clinical supervision
- The post will be based in Gateshead. The post holder will be expected to travel to patients living within the borough of Gateshead and locally, if the patient is registered with a Gateshead GP.
- The post holder will be expected to work flexibly over 7 days
- Through effective role modelling develop positive behaviour, encourage an open and non-threatening environment that
- Rewards decision making and creativity
- Facilitates change and the implementation of new ideas
- Promotes staff retention
- Empowers employees
- Encourages the reporting of patient safety incidents and uses reflection to learn from as a result
- Identifies risk and develops mitigation to minimise it
General Professional Duties:
- To support training and development.
- To maintain personal professional competency and appropriate development.
- To carry out the duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Trust policies.
- Required to comply with all relevant national and local statutory and
mandatory requirements including Health & Safety and Infection Control
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To manage a complex caseload using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
- To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical services using advanced clinical skills and knowledge.
- To provide specialist advice on the assessment and interventions of clients occupational needs.
- To develop therapeutic interventions undertaking regular audit and R&D activities.
- To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, working with patients and carers across a range of community locations.
- To support cross agency liaison, training, research and development, and being a clinical resource for the local Health Community.
- To provide leadership for junior staff.
- The post holder will work within the Hospice at Home team and the Specialist palliative care Team, they will also liaise with multiple stakeholders in order to ensure that the day to day co-ordination and delivery of service is in a timely and professional manner.
- The post holder will play a key role in supporting the Hospice at Home and Specialist palliative Care Team with a range of therapy interventions which enable the patient to receive the optimum appropriate health care outcomes. There will be a need to understand and undertake administration and co-ordination of tasks within the Hospice at Home Team and to delegate to other members of the team as appropriate.
- The post holder will work with independently demonstrating the ability to use initiative, utilise IT systems and ensure effective and timely in a professional manner.
- To provide clinical leadership for junior staff and students through Supervision, support, education and appraisal.
- Working in collaboration with all members of the MDT and external agencies to develop the Hospice at Home Service. This will include attendance at MDT meetings, ward rounds, case conferences and discharge meetings.
- Take a lead role in implementing and undertaking audit and practice development of staff at all levels.
- Work as an autonomous practitioner, which will require making assessments, the formulation of therapeutic plans and monitoring for patients including those with more complex needs.
- Maintain timely and accurate patient records in line with Trust Policy as an Autonomous practitioner.
- Work collaboratively with other professionals to assist with improvement of services.
- Provide clinical expertise and advice to other staff, including Consultants, other Allied Health Professionals, Nurses, patients families and carers as required in order to ensure seamless, timely and relevant care.
- To support staff and ensure they adhere to Health and Safety guidelines and maintain safe environments and working practices.
- To provide strong clinical leadership with a requirement to balance competing clinical and performance priorities ensuring patients are treated by an appropriate member of the team.
- To contribute to the ongoing development of a high quality, clinically effective Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy within Hospice at Home and Specialist palliative care by enabling staff in designated teams to work within professional and governance frameworks.
- To be responsible for the day to day operations within your team as directed by Nursing Operations Manager. Acting as senior responsible clinician in the absence of the Nursing Operations Manager.
- To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical services using advanced clinical skills and knowledge.
- To support the point of contact ensuring patients receive care at the right time, right place by staff with the right skills.
- Clinical responsibility for a defined group of patients who access the services with accountability for the health outcomes for the individuals within their care on a session by session basis
- To work with the accountable clinicians in the development, delivery and provider of complex care within the community setting
- To ensure safe systems and processes are in place to support a multidisciplinary team working approach
- To ensure all professional standards and Codes of Conduct are adhered to with support from wider AHP professional teams.
- Facilitate the development of clinical expertise and advanced practice within the team to support the right person, right place right time agenda
- To ensure patient referrals are triaged and allocated to the appropriate member of team, depending on clinical need.
- Risk Stratification is appropriately managed in the best interests of patient and staff safety.
- To provide senior leadership and clinical expertise
- delegate to other members of the team as appropriate
- To lead clinically and professionally ensuring compliance with all statutory and mandatory professional requirements
- Continually develop own clinical expertise, knowledge and clinical skills to enhance effective care and support through collaborative working across other palliative care units and trust AHP teams.
- Champion the development of leadership competencies within the team
- To ensure continuity and co-ordination of care across the health and social care community
- To develop protocols relating to advanced practice and work in an extended clinical role.
- Facilitates the development of self-awareness of self and others in the team through reflection, and clinical supervision
- The post will be based in Gateshead. The post holder will be expected to travel to patients living within the borough of Gateshead and locally, if the patient is registered with a Gateshead GP.
- The post holder will be expected to work flexibly over 7 days
- Through effective role modelling develop positive behaviour, encourage an open and non-threatening environment that
- Rewards decision making and creativity
- Facilitates change and the implementation of new ideas
- Promotes staff retention
- Empowers employees
- Encourages the reporting of patient safety incidents and uses reflection to learn from as a result
- Identifies risk and develops mitigation to minimise it
General Professional Duties:
- To support training and development.
- To maintain personal professional competency and appropriate development.
- To carry out the duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Trust policies.
- Required to comply with all relevant national and local statutory and
mandatory requirements including Health & Safety and Infection Control
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- oProfessional knowledge acquired through Occupational Therapy degree or Physiotherapy degree or equivalent
- oPalliative care experience in community, hospital or hospice setting
- oExperience in discharge planning for palliative care patients.
Desirable
- Experience of leading a MDT in the NHS
- Leadership qualification e.g. LEO or equivalent
presenetation skills
Essential
- experience of presenting / teaching
Desirable
- oAbility to cope with and diffuse difficult and stressful situations
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- oProfessional knowledge acquired through Occupational Therapy degree or Physiotherapy degree or equivalent
- oPalliative care experience in community, hospital or hospice setting
- oExperience in discharge planning for palliative care patients.
Desirable
- Experience of leading a MDT in the NHS
- Leadership qualification e.g. LEO or equivalent
presenetation skills
Essential
- experience of presenting / teaching
Desirable
- oAbility to cope with and diffuse difficult and stressful situations
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).
