Job summary
Northumbria Wheelchair Services is embarking on a new change and we are looking to recruit to our growing team. This is an exciting time for us as we have introduced a new structure within the service and are also recruiting a new clinical lead.
Delivering care to residents across the Northumberland and North Tyneside area, our service is located in recently purpose-built accommodation with excellent staff and patient facilities on the Northumbria Manufacturing Hub site in Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay. If you are a therapist looking for a new challenge and would like the opportunity to be part of this forward thinking team then this may be for you.
We currently have a full time vacancy for an experienced band 6 Occupational therapist/ Physiotherapist to work as a Wheelchair therapist.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for managing a complex case load and will need to demonstrate a high level of clinical skills, excellent communications skills, and a commitment to patient centred care.
The post holder will be required to undertake comprehensive assessments of the patient's wheelchair and postural needs, analysing and taking into consideration their personal situation and the effect their illness / disability has on their life and the associated roles.
We welcome applicants who would be happy to be trained in wheelchair provision. Full training will be provided
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To ensure the provision of a comprehensive service within the resource available to the Northumbria Wheelchair Service.
- To manage own specialist caseload of clients who often present with complex needs, using advanced clinical reasoning to assess, prescribe, implement and evaluate the equipment provided.
- To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching topromote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
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Undertake specialised complex clinical wheelchair and seating assessments at clinic, within the clients home, residential or health care setting. This is to include assessments for- Manual wheelchairs- Specially adapted manual wheelchairs.- Powered wheelchairs, including initial assessment only with regards to-suitability and criteria for provision of indoor/outdoor powered wheelchairs.- Postural support and special seating.- Pressure relieving cushions.- Initial assessment for voucher for manual wheelchairs referred to clinical lead for more detailed assessments. To analyse the results of the above assessments, consider a range of options, formulate professional judgements and organise provision of equipment. Set up, hand over and demonstrate equipment with a high degree of accuracy taking into account moving and handling regulations. To monitor, evaluate and modify interventions for clients in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of the interventions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To ensure the provision of a comprehensive service within the resource available to the Northumbria Wheelchair Service.
- To manage own specialist caseload of clients who often present with complex needs, using advanced clinical reasoning to assess, prescribe, implement and evaluate the equipment provided.
- To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching topromote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
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Undertake specialised complex clinical wheelchair and seating assessments at clinic, within the clients home, residential or health care setting. This is to include assessments for- Manual wheelchairs- Specially adapted manual wheelchairs.- Powered wheelchairs, including initial assessment only with regards to-suitability and criteria for provision of indoor/outdoor powered wheelchairs.- Postural support and special seating.- Pressure relieving cushions.- Initial assessment for voucher for manual wheelchairs referred to clinical lead for more detailed assessments. To analyse the results of the above assessments, consider a range of options, formulate professional judgements and organise provision of equipment. Set up, hand over and demonstrate equipment with a high degree of accuracy taking into account moving and handling regulations. To monitor, evaluate and modify interventions for clients in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of the interventions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy.
- ? Registered with Health & Care Professions Council.
- ? Post Graduate Diploma or relevant post graduate experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy.
- ? Registered with Health & Care Professions Council.
- ? Post Graduate Diploma or relevant post graduate experience.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Northumbria Wheelchair Services
Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub
Seaton Deleval
NE25 0QJ
Employer's website
https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
