Job summary
The post is based within the Middlesbrough Mobile Rehabilitation Unit, which consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners and Therapy Assistants.
Patients are treated in care homes to facilitate discharge home following a period of time in hospital. The team aim to optimise their rehabilitation potential and encourage independence.
If you are interested in community working this is the post for you, working in a friendly, supportive, professional team.
Main duties of the job
Assessment and treatment of patients in care homes to facilitate discharge home.
MDT working, including patients family.
Liaise with colleagues in Health and Social Care and Voluntary Agencies.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:o Explore leadership within the NHSo Promote Trust Values and Behaviourso Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skillso Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To hold a degree or relevant diploma in Physiotherapy
- Current HCPC registration
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Post graduate experience as a rotational junior in a broad range of clinical specialities
- NHS experience
- Experience of working within an multidisciplinary team
- Information technology literate
Skills and aptitude
Essential
- Demonstrate effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers and colleagues
- Demonstrate analytical skills and judgment when dealing with the physiotherapy management of complex patients
- Ability to work with indirect supervision in a variety of acute care/ and community settings
- Ability to act appropriately in emotional or distressing circumstances
- Able to independently travel in relation to this post throughout the localities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To hold a degree or relevant diploma in Physiotherapy
- Current HCPC registration
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Post graduate experience as a rotational junior in a broad range of clinical specialities
- NHS experience
- Experience of working within an multidisciplinary team
- Information technology literate
Skills and aptitude
Essential
- Demonstrate effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers and colleagues
- Demonstrate analytical skills and judgment when dealing with the physiotherapy management of complex patients
- Ability to work with indirect supervision in a variety of acute care/ and community settings
- Ability to act appropriately in emotional or distressing circumstances
- Able to independently travel in relation to this post throughout the localities
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).
