11 Oct
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Carshalton
Job description
Job overview
Surrey Downs Health & Care are looking for a Band 7 Physiotherapist o be part of the SDHC Home First Epsom UCR team. Community experience, experience in ED & rapid responses are required for this post and it is a short term bank position over Winter however you will be onboarded to Bank so will be able to pick up further shifts following this line of work.
Home visits for new rapids & follow ups are key duties.
Hours are 34 hours per week in a working pattern of x3 12 hour shifts of 8am-8pm with a 40 minute break.
If you are qualified, interested and available please apply today.
Main duties of the job
To undertake specialist physiotherapy and holistic assessment of patients as an autonomous practitioner,
interpret results appropriately, use clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of evidence based practice, in relation to the individual’s clinical and psycho-social issues to determine treatment options, recommending the best course of action.
- To undertake treatment planning and implementation of agreed goal orientated intervention with client / carers.
- To contribute towards single assessment and trusted assessment processes
- To provide comprehensive intervention to patients making use of assessment and treatment facilities where appropriate.
- To be responsible for a clinical caseload working within multi-disciplinary teams, sharing care appropriately ensuring patients and carers receive optimum level of therapy and holistic care within available resources.
- To carry out multi-disciplinary screening assessments and discuss outcomes with multidisciplinary team members.
Further duties on the JD.
Working for our organisation
Surrey Downs Health and Care is an innovative formal partnership consisting of the acute trust Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals, the community service provider Central Surrey Health, the local GP federations covering the Surrey Downs area of 30 practices namely, GP Health Partners, Surrey Medical Network and Dorking Healthcare;
and the co-terminus Local Authority Surrey County Council.
Our vision is to create new ways of working across organisational boundaries and transform people’s experiences of care by being a leading provider of integrated health and social care services.
We aim to provide a whole system approach to care delivery with care wrapped around the person not the organisation. Our services are provided by staff from across health and social care,
working together as a single team which includes doctors, nurses, therapists, health care assistants, social workers, and reablement assistants.
The partnership is contractually responsible for the delivery of adult community services across Surrey Downs and has developed a range of integrated services supporting local residents to receive joined up care across community and acute care settings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To lead and manage a community multi-disciplinary rapid response and intermediate care team, taking overall responsibility for the assessment, management and delivery of community rehabilitation,
rapid response and intermediate care to patients in a variety of community settings and to be responsible for the therapy input to Home First Service patients.
To promote effective teamwork within the wider Home First Service team, delegating activities appropriately, to the benefit of the patient and service delivery.
To lead and manage a community multi-disciplinary rapid response and intermediate care team, taking overall responsibility for the assessment, management and delivery of community rehabilitation, rapid response and intermediate care to patients in a variety of community settings and to be responsible for the therapy input to Home First Service patients.
To promote effective teamwork within the wider Home First Service team, delegating activities appropriately, to the benefit of the patient and service delivery.
Person specification
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- AHP with appropriate Diploma / degree
- Current registration with HCPC
- Further education in a relevant field to post gradual diploma or equivalent level, combination of education, further training and experience.
- Evidence of CPD relevant to treatment of older adults, physical disability and rehabilitation.
- Evidence of an up to date CPD portfolio
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in team / service management or prepared to work towards.
- Masters level study related to rehabilitation or working towards this.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of recent post-graduate experience in core areas including elderly care, respiratory and rapid response.
- Experience of working in a community / primary care setting
- Experience of negotiating and liaising within a multi-disciplinary / interdisciplinary environment
- Experience of working and assessing people with complex needs and delivering complex care plans
- Experience of co-ordinating and managing a team
- Experience of supervision and teaching others
- Active participation in in service training.
- Experience in service development
Desirable criteria
- Experience In multi-agency working
- Experience in promoting services within a locality
- Experience of working with clients requiring intermediate care.
- Experience of working with in a virtual ward model in a community setting
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of principles of care for long term conditions, relevant National Service Frameworks,
NICE and other national standards including the out of hospital strategies.
- Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of adults with complex multi-pathologies.
- Knowledge of principles of care for long term conditions, relevant National Service Frameworks, NICE and other national standards including the out of hospital strategies.
- Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of adults with complex multi-pathologies.
- Knowledge and understanding of current health care policy and relevance to the delivery of healthcare services
- Detailed knowledge of Primary Health Care and collaborative working with other care providers, e.g. social care, acute hospitals and voluntary services
- Knowledge of the audit cycle
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance
- Knowledge of how equal opportunities can be implemented in practice Has a range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role
- An understanding of the importance of involving service users in their treatment and development of the service.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Able to lead and motivate a team and implement change
- Able to work autonomously, planning and prioritising own workload and that of others Teaching of Junior staff, students and peers
- Able to deal with conflict and manage appropriately
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Able to identify learning and development needs and actively seek ways to meeting those needs
- Basic computer skills including use of Word, Power point, Excel, clinical recording systems
Desirable criteria
- Experience in research and audit
- Experience in Performance management
Our mission : to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.’
There’s never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.
Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.
We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement.
Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you're attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.
FURTHER INFORMATION
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As a Disability Confident Employer we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential.
We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
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