Children's Community Therapist

3 weeks ago


Brighton East Sussex, United Kingdom Sussexcommunity Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Admission Prevention Team based at the Royal Sussex County Hospital for an experienced therapist/Allied Health professional. The aim of the team is to triage and assess patients that come into the emergency department by ambulance, with a view to preventing admission to hospital
The post holder will work within the A&E department based at the Royal Sussex County Hospital. The post holder will act as an ambassador for Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust and play a key role in supporting at the front door of A&E in preventing hospital admissions.
Utilising their knowledge of the community services and clinical skills the post holder will work closely with the A&E staff to ensure seamless, safe and effective discharge plans are in place for the person to return back to their usual place of residence as soon as possible, preventing admission to hospital.
The post holder will play a key role in using data from incidents, feedback and observation to identify potential improvements or changes within the service which will support effective safe discharge.
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. 3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
Excellent training and development opportunities
Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
The post holder will have excellent clinical decision-making skills that will support the A&E staff in the management of discharging patients into the community and community beds.
The post holder will attend MDT meetings, and support A&E staff with complex discharge functions as required.
To provide training and education to A&E staff around what support community services can provide and support in discharge management & processes.
To ensure records and data are maintained in a timely manner and in line with information governance and data sets required for the service.
To offer advice and support and education on healthcare to both patients and carers. To use clinical expertise to be able to support A&E staff in the patient pathway to facilitate rapid discharge and prevent hospital admission.
Professional qualification such as a degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy.
Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist.
Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses / CPD and reflective practice relevant to clinical speciality
Training in student education
Experience of supervising junior staff, assistants and students
Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the clinical setting
Knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management
Supervision and appraisal of junior staff
Ability to travel

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.
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