Occupational Therapist
6 days ago
Job summary
A new opportunity for a band 5 Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist who is passionate about Frailty to join our expanding therapy team within Urgent Community Response (UCR) Service. UCR is a rapid assessment, diagnostic and treatment service, which aims to reduce admissions for people with complex health needs and frailty. As a Therapist, you would provide holistic assessments during the acute phase of illness. You would provide support to the team using your skills to resolve complex manual handling issues, and assess mobility and equipment needs. Expectations depend on your professional skill set. You will use a collaborative approach to prioritise crisis management and rapid assessment to prevent hospital admission and decrease the risk of further deconditioning during their illness. You will support patients' safety at home, aiming to support them back to their functional baseline quickly as they recover medically.
The UCR team operates from a hub in Herriard, located in-between Basingstoke and Alton. The service operates 0800 to 2000 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The successful candidate would be expected to work 1 weekend in 4. Hours to be worked within our operational times can be discussed during the interview process. This role allows you to work autonomously and implement a breadth of interventions, while having the support of a wider multidisciplinary team, including Consultant Practitioners, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, AHPs and Nurses.
Main duties of the job
To provide functional assessment and devise effective holistic therapy plans and goals for patients who are acutely unwell to enable them to remain as independent as possible in their own homes.
Assess, recommend, and organise the provision of adaptive equipment and minor adaptations within patients' homes.
Offer clinical supervision to support other team members such as HCSW's in their role.
To recognise a deteriorating patient and escalate to the MDT appropriately. The team with support this with training as required.
To work in conjunction with a wide range of clinical colleagues; primary care, community teams and social care professionals, facilitating a patient focused, co-ordinated case management approach across primary and secondary care for people who are most vulnerable to, and at high risk of repeat admissions to hospital.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
HCPC registered Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist OR Student apprentice within Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy.
Experience
Essential
Experience working as an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist or as a student or apprentice in these professions. Able to demonstrate a good command of the English Language both written and verbal. Computer Literate in both data entry and communicating via IT - emails and reports Demonstrates organisational skills, including the ability to make decisions, prioritise and plan workload according to patients' needs. Demonstrate flexible working within a rapidly changing caseload. To demonstrate the required behaviour in keeping with the Trust values Demonstrate clear communication skills with the ability to communicate complex, sensitive or confidential information in an appropriate manner.
Additional Criteria
Essential
Full UK driving license and access to a car for work Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post which will include travel to other areas of the trust for training and home visits to patients place of residence-
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