Community Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist - Care Home Team

Job summary

Important note for candidates - we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This is a 12-month fixed term contract. Secondment would be considered for an internal applicant.

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS FOR THIS ROLE NEED NOT APPLY

We are seeking a motivated Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to join the Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Care Home Team.

The successful candidate will work in line with the Enhanced Health in Care Home principles, taking a pro-active approach to workforce development and early identification of escalation of need to support ageing well and quality of life for individuals in a care home setting.

Utilising a train the trainer approach with care home staff, you will facilitate falls prevention training and positioning education. A variety of educational methods will be adopted, to include floor walking, on the job learning, formal and informal presentations, Q&A sessions and development of a community of practice for care home staff.

Working with a reduced caseload, you will ensure early identification, assessment and intervention of care home residents for therapy input. This will include working in partnership with Care Home Team Leads, Therapy Teams and other key stakeholders.

You will provide clinical leadership within therapy hubs to promote proactive clinical and educational interventions with care homes.

It is essential that you hold a valid full driving licence and have access to a vehicle that can be used for work purposes.

Main duties of the job

• To promote the independence and well-being of older people and vulnerable adults in Care Home settings.
• To provide clinical oversight and advice around appropriate escalation and referral to Leicestershire Partnership Trust (LPT) services for identified individuals, to enable timely input and prevention of harm.
• To work autonomously with a solution focused approach, utilising hard / soft data and resources available across the system to identify and prioritise the care homes for intervention.
• Create database to record training interventions and to identify falls and positioning champions within the care homes.
• To liaise with key health and social care stakeholders, using data analysis to prioritise care homes for targeted intervention, and provide feedback as required.
• To collate feedback following the training intervention and community of practice forums to support Care Home Team service development.
• To ensure training content is contemporaneous and in line with current standards and guidelines and update as required.
• To maintain professional development through engagement with clinical supervision and training opportunities.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Prince Philip House

Malabar Road

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE1 2NZ

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Prince Philip House

Malabar Road

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE1 2NZ

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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