Physiotherapist in Elderly Medicine

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative and motivated individual to join the Elderly Medical team as a static Band 6 Physiotherapist within the Therapy department at Northampton General Hospital, part of the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire. Do you have a special interest in working with the elderly population? Do you have the skills and experience to work with the often complex medical, physical, psychological and social situations our patients have? This is the opportunity for you It is essential that you have excellent communication skills as many of our patients have either physical or cognitive deficits that affect their abilities. This role will help you develop specialist clinical skills for working with the elderly and frail cohort of patients, as well as allowing you the opportunity to be involved in staff development, audit and service improvement. We welcome applicants looking to further develop their band 6 skills or those seeking development into their first band 6 role. You will receive regular supervisions from the Clinical Leads ensuring you are working towards your personal development plan. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be a preceptor in our newly established Preceptorship programme, supporting newly qualified staff settle into their role as an autonomous practitioner. To perform more advanced and detailed assessments of patients presenting with a wide range of complex conditions and comorbidities; providing a plan and goals to develop, and to deliver an individualised treatment programme to our patients on the inpatient elderly wards. To work closely with Occupational Therapy colleagues to provide joint therapies assessments and treatment plans enabling efficient use of Therapies Team resources. To manage a caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service, working without direct supervision, managing attendance of board rounds and ward meetings to contribute significantly to patient flow when ward based To pro-actively contribute to the timely and efficient discharge planning process for patients by selecting and implementing appropriate assessments and interventions, promoting a joint therapies approach with Occupational Therapy colleagues. To be highly skilled in identifying pathways of patient care and to have awareness of discharge plans and suitable discharge locations. Provide clinical support and access to advice and supervision for junior staff Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire. Our Excellence Values Compassion Accountability Respect Integrity Courage We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Karen Wesley Job title: Lead Occupational Therapist for Elderly Medicine Email address: karen.wesley3@nhs.net Telephone number: 01604545657 #J-18808-Ljbffr