Job summary
This role is within Integrated Community Team (ICT) within the Tewkesbury, Newent & Staunton locality. Commutable from the areas of Cheltenham, Hereford, Ledbury and Evesham, easily accessible from the M5 and M50. If you have specialist skills in Neuro, MSK, Orthopaedics and Amputees you have an opportunity to work closely with patients in their homes' to reach their goals.
The ICTs consist of Community Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, with a varied caseload and close MDT working. Your role will incorporate core rehabilitation as well as response visits to support discharge or prevent admission to hospital. You will be a key part of delivering therapy in our reablement service to service users who have come home and strive for independence.
We work in partnership with GPs, community hospitals, mental health services and voluntary organisations to enable people to live as independently as possible at home. The ethos of the team is focused around delivering person-centred rehabilitation at home, promoting independence and self management.
You will also be responsible for the delegation of work to other members of the physiotherapy team within the ICT, as well as managing your own caseload. This is an ideal opportunity for a Band 5 therapist wanting a development opportunity or a Band 6 looking for a new challenge who would like to work in new ways across one of the rural communities of Gloucestershire.
Main duties of the job
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner; to work alone with access to guidance from highly specialised Physiotherapists within the trust.
To be professionally and legally accountable for a designated patient caseload and to decide priorities for own work area, balancing other patient related and professional demands.
To triage incoming referrals, deciding on urgency, and either delegate appropriately or provide the relevant urgent response within a timely manner.
To supervise, train, advise, support and manage physiotherapists, physiotherapy technicians/assistants, reablement workers, students and community care workers' performance who report to the post-holder.
To be responsible for the operational management of the team that reports to the post-holder; coordinating, allocating and organising the work of junior and assistant staff to meet service priorities.
About us
Gloucestershire Health & Care Services deliver community health & social care services for adults & older people via a model of locality-based cluster teams. Each of the clusters consist of Nursing, Therapy and Reablement Teams working closely alongside social work professionals to provide support to people within their own homes and within bed based reablement units. We work closely with GPs, local communities, acute and community hospital(s) and other partners to enable people to live as independently and for as long as possible within their own home.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.
Our Staff Survey results showed people at our Trust feel they are engaged, part of a team and work for a compassionate and inclusive organisation.
Our overall scores were better than average in eight of nine themes and level in one - the best overall results for a community, mental health and learning disabilities Trust in the south west and first equal amongst all sector NHS providers within the region too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a clinically led organisation where individuals are valued for their unique professional contribution to ensuring best patient care. Continuing Professional Development is a key priority and we actively promote and develop the broadening roles that Physiotherapists and Allied Health Professionals are able to contribute. We have an extensive range of Advanced Practitioners, Clinical Specialists, Professional Leads and Non-Medical Prescribers across a wide range of specialisms that actively support clinical colleagues within our organisation. Our well established, structured Clinical Supervision and In-Service Training programmes contribute to the learning culture which develops and challenges thinking and practice.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application
Please demonstrate your depth of NHS experience and transferable skills to a community/domiciliary role.
Closing date: 28th April 2023
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a clinically led organisation where individuals are valued for their unique professional contribution to ensuring best patient care. Continuing Professional Development is a key priority and we actively promote and develop the broadening roles that Physiotherapists and Allied Health Professionals are able to contribute. We have an extensive range of Advanced Practitioners, Clinical Specialists, Professional Leads and Non-Medical Prescribers across a wide range of specialisms that actively support clinical colleagues within our organisation. Our well established, structured Clinical Supervision and In-Service Training programmes contribute to the learning culture which develops and challenges thinking and practice.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application
Please demonstrate your depth of NHS experience and transferable skills to a community/domiciliary role.
Closing date: 28th April 2023
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Able to demonstrate specialist knowledge in rehabilitation of patients with complex needs/ multi-pathologies
Desirable
- Membership to a relevant professional body e.g. CSP
Experience
Essential
- Broad range of clinical experience across a variety of clinical areas
- Experience of managing junior members of staff and rehabilitation assistants
- Solid experience as an domiciliary physiotherapist, or the ability to demonstrate relevant experience in the field of rehabilitation
Desirable
- Experience of performance management
- Evidence of working across multi-disciplinary and multi-agency boundaries
- Evidence of working unsupervised
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Able to demonstrate specialist knowledge in rehabilitation of patients with complex needs/ multi-pathologies
Desirable
- Membership to a relevant professional body e.g. CSP
Experience
Essential
- Broad range of clinical experience across a variety of clinical areas
- Experience of managing junior members of staff and rehabilitation assistants
- Solid experience as an domiciliary physiotherapist, or the ability to demonstrate relevant experience in the field of rehabilitation
Desirable
- Experience of performance management
- Evidence of working across multi-disciplinary and multi-agency boundaries
- Evidence of working unsupervised
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).
