Job summary
The Community Independence Service (CIS) Rapid Response and Home First (Physical Health) are developing services in Intermediate Care. We aim to provide the best care to all our patients in their homes avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions and facilitate timely discharge from hospital to home utilizing team members from a variety of clinical background.
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated therapist (Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist)with a passion for the highest standards of patient care and excellent team work. This role would be suitable for someone who enjoys working creatively beyond the traditional boundaries of normal practice and who has a real drive to make sure their patients get the best treatment possible.
The successful candidate will be decisive and can demonstrate leadership qualities, high level communication skills and a flexible approach when working under pressure.
You will work alongside occupational & physio therapists, nurses, paramedics, health technicians and HCA's as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will have direct responsibility for the management of junior occupational therapists, physiotherapists, nurses, paramedics, HCA's and health technicians.
This post would be suitable for a current band 7 who has both acute and community experience, although applicants with suitable experience at band 6 level working towards a band 7 role will be considered.
Main duties of the job
To improve the transition of patients from acute services back to the community.
The post holder will work in partnership with colleagues in the acute sector, social services, intermediate and primary care services to ensure that appropriate patients from the acute setting are assessed and transferred in a safe, timely and seamless manner into the community.
The post holder will ensure effective discharge practice takes place for patients with discharge planning needs by facilitating multi-agency and multidisciplinary team working and being responsible for coordinating the CIS Home 1st workload
To provide a highly skilled therapy assessment, education, advice and treatment to adult patients in the community to the standards set by CSP/ RCOT.
To manage own workload and act as a source of expertise in the field of ither Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy and provide an advisory service to AHP colleagues, other health and social care professionals, GPs and other involved agencies.
To provide clinical education for AHP undergraduate students on placement.
To take part in day to day running of the Community Independence Service and manage, supervise, and support junior staff, including their appraisal.
About us
The post-holder will be supported professionally by the pathway lead to develop services in line with best practice. Partnership working, consolidating current services and exploring new opportunities for business development are some of theinitiatives where you will be supporting the Pathway Lead. Clinically, support will be provided from the Borough Lead and from the MDT.
VaccinationThe successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a highly skilled therapy assessment and treatment for patients with complex conditions who are referred to the service.
- To plan, implement, evaluate treatment and management programmes to ensure the identified needs of the individual are met at all stages of the rehabilitation process or disease progression on a regular basis, further to educate and advise patients, their families and carers in order to facilitate self-management of their condition and optimise their rehabilitation potential and quality of life.
- To act as a source of expertise on the management of the complex disability and provide an advisory service to AHP colleagues, other health and social care professionals, GPs, and other involved agencies.
- To actively participate and support the development of new initiatives within CNWL.
- To actively support the continuing professional development of all staff, by providing expert advice and teaching.
- To manage, assist and supervise the junior staff. Supervise locums, students and administrative staff.
- Smooth running and day-to-day management of the community therapy service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a highly skilled therapy assessment and treatment for patients with complex conditions who are referred to the service.
- To plan, implement, evaluate treatment and management programmes to ensure the identified needs of the individual are met at all stages of the rehabilitation process or disease progression on a regular basis, further to educate and advise patients, their families and carers in order to facilitate self-management of their condition and optimise their rehabilitation potential and quality of life.
- To act as a source of expertise on the management of the complex disability and provide an advisory service to AHP colleagues, other health and social care professionals, GPs, and other involved agencies.
- To actively participate and support the development of new initiatives within CNWL.
- To actively support the continuing professional development of all staff, by providing expert advice and teaching.
- To manage, assist and supervise the junior staff. Supervise locums, students and administrative staff.
- Smooth running and day-to-day management of the community therapy service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Professional health degree or equivalent
- Current registration with HCPC
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Appropriate Therapy Training/ qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience.
- Supervisory experiences
- oExperience of teaching and mentoring of staff across the multi- disciplinary team.
- oIn-depth knowledge of recent NHS legislation, relevant to community
Knowledge
Essential
- oAble to demonstrate care which reflects evidence based practice
- oExcellent Communication skills including presentation skills
- oLeadership skills with ability to engage and deliver change through negotiation and partnership working
- oManagement skills with team building abilities
- oAbility to manage complexity and develop and sustain partnership working with both individuals and across organisations
- oAble to prioritise workload, achieving a balance between clinical and other aspects of role
- oEvidence of recognised knowledge/skills in service improvement.
Key Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Assessment skills
- Delegation skills
- Ability to work alone as well as be part of a team
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable
- Numeracy Skills
- IT skills
Personal disposition
Essential
- oSelf-motivated and innovative
- oAssertive and Confident
- oEmpathetic and Supportive
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Professional health degree or equivalent
- Current registration with HCPC
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Appropriate Therapy Training/ qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience.
- Supervisory experiences
- oExperience of teaching and mentoring of staff across the multi- disciplinary team.
- oIn-depth knowledge of recent NHS legislation, relevant to community
Knowledge
Essential
- oAble to demonstrate care which reflects evidence based practice
- oExcellent Communication skills including presentation skills
- oLeadership skills with ability to engage and deliver change through negotiation and partnership working
- oManagement skills with team building abilities
- oAbility to manage complexity and develop and sustain partnership working with both individuals and across organisations
- oAble to prioritise workload, achieving a balance between clinical and other aspects of role
- oEvidence of recognised knowledge/skills in service improvement.
Key Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Assessment skills
- Delegation skills
- Ability to work alone as well as be part of a team
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable
- Numeracy Skills
- IT skills
Personal disposition
Essential
- oSelf-motivated and innovative
- oAssertive and Confident
- oEmpathetic and Supportive
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).
