Senior Physiotherapist - Hospital Outreach Support Team
Job overview
The Physiotherapy department are looking to recruit a driven and ambitious experienced band 5 or existing band 6 therapist to work within our Hospital Outreach Support Team (HOST).
HOST is a unique and highly regarded team of physiotherapists and occupational therapists, established to facilitate acute discharge from hospital and help reduce risk of readmission for complex patients. HOST accept referrals from all specialities and demographics, ensuring the caseload remains varied.
This is a permanent, full-time position and the successful candidate will demonstrate excellent multidisciplinary team working, adaptable communication for complex patients, be able to problem solve autonomously and be innovative in their approach to complex patients.
Benefits of the role include the opportunity to support patients on the pathway between the acute and community settings, to support the recovery of patients with a wide range of varied pathologies and functional abilities; close collaborative working with occupational therapy and community colleagues and experience with a wide variety of orthopaedic devices and adaptive aids.
You must have experience within the NHS, preferably having completed rotations of the acute setting and also be a car driver/owner. There is a requirement for flexible working as the service currently covers a 7 day working week, including bank holidays, using a rostered system.
NOTE: Previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
By reviewing patients in their own homes immediately following discharge, HOST provide short term patient centred rehabilitation, adaptive aids and advice to maximise opportunity for patients to reach their functional potential and remain safely at home.
In addition, HOST also support patients on discharge with management of a variety of orthopaedic devices, including cervical collars and upper and lower limb braces.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career.Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh.We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years.There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide physiotherapy to relevant patients within HOST, in a range of settings including inpatients, outpatients and patient homes.
To assess and treat patient’s in HOST. To support the team in the organisation and provision of an efficient, high quality and co-ordinated physiotherapy service for patients in each area. To undertake a defined clinical caseload. To ensure that patient and service standards and priorities are met.To provide clinical supervision to assigned junior physiotherapists, technical instructors, physiotherapy assistants and students. A rotation with inpatient services may be considered.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- HCPC registration
- BSc Physiotherapy
- Member of CSP
- Member of Specific interest group
- Post graduate qualifications in related area i.e. frailty
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Previous Acute NHS experience at band 5 level
- Achieved core skills in all core Junior rotations, including elderly care and orthopaedics
- Evidence to support knowledge base in specialist area
- Previous acute NHS experience
- Previous Senior Experience in Specialty Area