Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 01 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2024 |
| Location: | Maidstone, ME16 9QQ |
| Company: | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6247163/359-6247163-T1 |
Summary
The Urgent Care Therapy Team is a dynamic Therapy team of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists that operates from 8am to 8pm seven days a week. The post involves joining a seven day roster that includes regular weekend work and provides opportunity for flexible working hours and enhanced payment rates.
The team covers A&E, Acute Medical Unit and the Frailty unit and works closely with the MDT, Social services and community colleagues to prevent admissions and facilitate timely discharges.
Successful candidates will require good communication skills, commitment to multi-disciplinary and cross agency working, a proactive approach to personal, professional and service development and well developed organisational skills.
Applicants should be HCPC registered.
Applicants whose first language is not English and who are required to provide a language test certificate as evidence of their proficiency must ensure that it is, or is equivalent to, IELTS level 7.0 with no element below 6.5
1. To provide expert physiotherapy within A&E, Acute Medical Unit and
Frailty Unit.
2. To promote the role of therapy in prevention of unnecessary admissions to
the acute setting and facilitating early, safe discharges.
3. To work in conjunction with acute multidisciplinary teams, Therapy
Assisted Discharge Service, Homefirst, community services, social and
voluntary care to provide high level patient care.
4. To provide comprehensive geriatric holistic assessments in the Acute
frailty Unit working closely with the MDT.
5. To complete comprehensive, holistic, rapid assessments and implement
care plans to enable successful early discharge back into the community.
6. To plan, implement and evaluate integrated care pathways for patients
seen by the Urgent Care Therapy team and provide expert clinical
leadership in the planning and development of standards and protocols.
7. To be an active member of a team delivering 7 day service provision to
patients.
8. To work with other Clinical Leads to manage a fair, comprehensive 7 day
roster.
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.
We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check atEnhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
Interview Date: To be confirmed.
This advert closes on Monday 13 May 2024
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