Community Assessment Team Clinical Lead

Job summary

Are you a highly skilled therapist who enjoys working with older adults? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment with a view to enabling adults to return to their preferred place of residence? Do you have a passion for patient centred care and preventing deconditioning?

Do you have enthusiasm, drive and want to take on a new challenge and responsibilities? Then this could be the post you are looking for.

We are seeking a highly skilled Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to fulfil a clinical lead role within the Community Assessment Team. This is a 7-day service located in the Emergency Department of Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH) and Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH).

We are looking for a therapist who demonstrates strong team skills, is capable of assessing and treating the functional needs of patients within the challenging environment of Emergency Departments and has excellent management skills. We welcome applicants who share our passion for providing a responsive service which can meet the needs of our patients in a flexible and professional manner.

Applicants must have a minimum of four years post graduate experience and extensive experience/knowledge of patient conditions pertinent to working with predominantly older adults. You will have a knowledge of community resources and pathways in Gloucestershire. In addition, you will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills.

Main duties of the job

We run a 7 day service providing Frailty assessments to older adults located in Emergency Department of Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH) and Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH) and the Frailty Assessment Unit located at GRH This exciting Band 7 opportunity will ensure timely and specialist assessment, treatment and discharge of older adults from the acute trust. We are looking for a therapist who demonstrates strong team skills and is capable of assessing and treating the functional needs of patients within the challenging environment of Emergency Departments and on our Frailty Assessment Unit. We welcome applicants who share our passion for providing a responsive service which can meet the needs of our patients in a flexible and professional manner.

Applicants must have a minimum of four years post graduate experience and extensive experience/knowledge of patient conditions pertinent to working with older adults.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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