Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Physiotherapist to be part of the Home First service here in North Staffs and Stoke-on-Trent.
This is an integrated clinical and care and support service that provides short term reablement intervention to enable people to maximise their independence and meet their health and social care needs within Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT).
The Home First Team prides themselves on the delivery of quality care to community patients, many with complex needs.
The team also work to facilitate safe hospital discharges for patients leaving acute care and to offer them nursing support in their own home environment.
Thisis a dynamic post which will be evaluated and adjusted to reflect the needs of the service, local population and feedback from users and staff. Your feedback and input will be essential to the development and shaping of the role.
The North Home First covers the whole of North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent providing clinical support for patients in the community to either avoid potential hospital admissions or to support people returning home through the Discharge to Access pathway following a period of acute care.
Please note that this vacancy will close should there be a high response in receiving applications
Main duties of the job
Provide a quality driven, evidence based physiotherapy rehabilitation in the community setting, providing physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment plans for patients requiring physiotherapy.
Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role. Demonstrate at all times the Partnership Trusts Values and Behaviours.
Be a specialist physiotherapist and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge. The post holder will be a specialist physiotherapist practitioner, responsible for the assessment and management of a caseload of patients requiring physiotherapy.
The post holder may work across various clinical specialities within the physiotherapy services and other specialties in the form of either a static or rotational post.
Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings, including the patients' home.
Be skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist physiotherapy care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages for patients and families.
Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate, and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems. Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.
For a more in depth overview of the role, please refer to the job descriptions and person specification
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be a member of the Home First Team and represent Physiotherapy as a senior clinician within the Home First Team over a 7 day per week period with early/late shift patterns. As a Clinician to prevent where possible hospital admissions and support within same day hospital discharges to maintain people in their own environment. Ultimately contributing to the delivery of reablement, rehabilitation or recovery within the D2A pathway.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be a member of the Home First Team and represent Physiotherapy as a senior clinician within the Home First Team over a 7 day per week period with early/late shift patterns. As a Clinician to prevent where possible hospital admissions and support within same day hospital discharges to maintain people in their own environment. Ultimately contributing to the delivery of reablement, rehabilitation or recovery within the D2A pathway.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered with the Health and Care Professional Council for Physiotherapy
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- Relevant specialist post graduate specialist post graduate qualification and/or course
Desirable
- Leadership qualification
- Modules at Masters level
- Evidence of further clinical study
- Evidence of relevant post graduate courses in physiotherapy
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience to the role including assessment and management of various conditions within the area of clinical speciality
- Ability to manage time and caseload effectively
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with issues within the area of clinical speciality
- Capable of managing, leading and motivating a team to a high level of competence and to delegate / priorities duties as required
- Extensive skills and knowledge to provide assessment and treatment to patients with multiple long term and sub-acute health conditions
- Experience of direct line management for junior staff
Desirable
- Experience of negotiating and conflict management in clinical situations
- Have an extensive Physiotherapy background which may include working within the Acute setting, Community Hospital, Community Teams
- Demonstrate detailed understanding of clinical competence required in the delivery of care
- Appreciation of changes in healthcare provision nationally and locally
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Good working knowledge of Physiotherapy Care Pathways and their objectives
- Sound knowledge of the management of physiotherapy especially frail elderly patients.
- Ability to assess, diagnose and treat patients
- Demonstrate detailed and understanding of clinical competence required in the Discharge 2 Assess in Pathway 1 and Admission Avoidance
- Ability to persuade and motivate patients in order for them to reach their maximum function
- Clinical reasoning, clinical professional knowledge and expertise in multiple long term and sub-acute health conditions
- Understanding of Information Governance, Data Protection, Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
- Knowledge of relevant NSF's and NICE Guidance
Desirable
- Understanding of wider NHS Agenda and its application to the local context
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Working across various locations and community settings and have the ability to travel within a geographical area to meet the requirements of the post
- Excellent communication skills, written and oral
- Flexibility with working to enable 7 day services and two shift patterns
- Ability to make judgements, decisions and work well under pressure
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered with the Health and Care Professional Council for Physiotherapy
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- Relevant specialist post graduate specialist post graduate qualification and/or course
Desirable
- Leadership qualification
- Modules at Masters level
- Evidence of further clinical study
- Evidence of relevant post graduate courses in physiotherapy
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience to the role including assessment and management of various conditions within the area of clinical speciality
- Ability to manage time and caseload effectively
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with issues within the area of clinical speciality
- Capable of managing, leading and motivating a team to a high level of competence and to delegate / priorities duties as required
- Extensive skills and knowledge to provide assessment and treatment to patients with multiple long term and sub-acute health conditions
- Experience of direct line management for junior staff
Desirable
- Experience of negotiating and conflict management in clinical situations
- Have an extensive Physiotherapy background which may include working within the Acute setting, Community Hospital, Community Teams
- Demonstrate detailed understanding of clinical competence required in the delivery of care
- Appreciation of changes in healthcare provision nationally and locally
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Good working knowledge of Physiotherapy Care Pathways and their objectives
- Sound knowledge of the management of physiotherapy especially frail elderly patients.
- Ability to assess, diagnose and treat patients
- Demonstrate detailed and understanding of clinical competence required in the Discharge 2 Assess in Pathway 1 and Admission Avoidance
- Ability to persuade and motivate patients in order for them to reach their maximum function
- Clinical reasoning, clinical professional knowledge and expertise in multiple long term and sub-acute health conditions
- Understanding of Information Governance, Data Protection, Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
- Knowledge of relevant NSF's and NICE Guidance
Desirable
- Understanding of wider NHS Agenda and its application to the local context
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Working across various locations and community settings and have the ability to travel within a geographical area to meet the requirements of the post
- Excellent communication skills, written and oral
- Flexibility with working to enable 7 day services and two shift patterns
- Ability to make judgements, decisions and work well under pressure
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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Longton Cottage Hospital
Upper Belgrave Road, Longton
Stoke-on-Trent
ST3 4XQ
Employer's website
https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
