Job summary
- Main area
- Allied Health Professionals
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Includes BH, weekends and rotating the share of cover until 18.00)
- Job ref
- 432-HR788-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Constantine House
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist - Ipswich East
NHS AfC: Band 5
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Ipswich East Community Team. We are looking for either an energetic Band 5 Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist who is passionate, committed, innovative, enthusiastic and highly motivated to deliver high quality care within patient’s homes.
You will be committed to team work, delivering high quality, holistic patient care, have a desire for on-going professional development and ambition to mould and develop the services at a local level.
The therapy team are co-located within Constantine House Ipswich, and visits are scheduled geographically in the IP3, IP4 and IP5 post code area. You will be working with a caseload including neurological conditions, falls assessment and management, and palliative care.
The contract is a full time 37.5 hour permanent position.
You will be working alongside and supported by other Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapist, Community and District Nurses, Generic Support Workers.
Main duties of the job
To be an active member of a multi-disciplinary, integrated community team
To manage a defined caseload of complex individuals, with the support of the Band 6 occupational therapists, Physiotherapists and clinical Lead using evidence based/person centred principles to assess, plan, implement & evaluate therapy interventions.
To provide clinical supervision and supervise band 3 & 4 staff
We will provide support through in-house professional forums, Mandatory training, 1:1 and personal development meetings as well as clinical rolling skills training via the practice development facilitators. We facilitate students on training and have close working relationships with neighbouring teams in Health & Social Care and primary care.
Previous community experience is preferred; but training will be available to applicants who possess the personal qualities/ skills required.
You will need to be able to meet the needs of this service by being available to work flexibly between the hours of 08.00–20.00 on a rota basis over a 7 day period.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To manage a caseload of patients with a range of multiple and complex health needs.
To utilise clinical knowledge and experience to carry out assessments, setting objectives and implementing appropriate treatment, as part of the holistic care plan for individuals and/or groups.
To formulate an individual management/treatment plan for each patient using wide range of advanced assessment, clinical reasoning and treatment skills, including health coaching and promotion of self-management skills.
To ensure interventions are evaluated and plans modified to ensure effectiveness and timely discharge for the whole therapy team.
To provide training and advice to patients and carers to facilitate their care plan in complex situations.
To adhere to agreed national, professional and Trust standards
Person specification
Articulate documentation
Essential criteria
- Effective communication via articulate application
Desirable criteria
- Able to evidence ability to triage
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Wide range of fieldwork placements
- • Experience of functional assessment techniques and activity analysis
- • Experience of practice evaluation
- • Application of OT process
- • Documented evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- • Experience of working and communicating effectively as part of a Multi-Disciplinary team.
Desirable criteria
- • Prior work/voluntary experience (in associated field)
- • Membership of professional body / specialist Interest Group
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Dip COT/BSc/MSc in Occupational therapy/ Physiotherapy
- • Registration with HCPC
Desirable criteria
- • Associated prior learning qualification
- • Membership of professional body / specialist Interest Group
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paula Springle
- Job title
- Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07950 851285
- Additional information
Ella Collard- Therapy Lead for Ipswich East- 07940 479170
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