The West Locality has an exciting opportunity to recruit a Band 6 Therapist into the Intermediate Care Therapy Team. The Role would involve working in conjunction with the Urgent Community Response Therapy Team, and will serve all aspects of the Intermediate Care Team. This includes Nordelph Unit in Downham Market, Goodwins Hall in King's Lynn, and other SPOT purchase beds across West Norfolk.

The Therapy Team delivers quality evidence based care to patients in the Intermediate Care Rehabilitation beds and the patient's own homes to facilitate early supported discharge and admission avoidance.

The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate effective communication skills, problem solving skills and be resilient and able to cope in changing and challenging situations. Previous experience in discharge planning and development of robust rehab programmes in a rehabilitation setting would be desired. The expectation of the post-holder would be to carry out Therapy assessments for patients in the rehabilitation setting, and within the urgent community response team assessing patients in their own homes,. Visits in the community may be planned or unplanned depending on the need.

Clinical supervision will be provided by a band 7 Clinical Lead Physiotherapist. We offer the opportunity to work in an experienced and supportive team with opportunities for ongoing professional development.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties & Responsibilities.

As part of the Urgent Community Response (UCR), you will be required:

• To work within the Urgent Community Response Team, to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
• To make risk assessments, establishing the safety or otherwise of a patient's ability to stay at home, or return safely from another care setting, providing and arranging as necessary supportive packages of care.
• To work within the Urgent Community Response Team to assess and prescribe care pathways for patients in a crisis situation with long term conditions, the frail and elderly, palliative and end of life care and/or rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.
• To act as the patients advocate, facilitating choice and patient empowerment.
• To provide evidence based clinical/therapeutic interventions based on 'best practice' in order to improve health outcomes and promote choice.
• To provide in-reach to inpatient units and step up and step down beds where required to support early discharge from hospital.
• To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
• To triage referrals on a rotational basis for the Urgent Community Response Team.

About us

Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

Working in Kings Lynn is accessible from Cambridge, Lincolnshire & South Norfolk.

The right candidate will be required to work between the Nordelph Unit in Downham Market, St James Clinic's Urgent Community Response Team in Kings Lynn, Goodwin's Hall in Kings Lynn, and SPOT purchase beds across West Norfolk.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake comprehensive therapy assessments of patients including those with a complex presentation, using investigative, analytical and clinical reasoning skills, and inform the development of a differential diagnosis.

Formulate and execute individualised therapy management and treatment plans of patients including those with complex presentation, in collaboration with the Urgent Community Response Team, other agencies and the patient, utilising a range of treatment skills.

Be aware of Assistive Technology and make referrals for this as required.

Assess patients holistic needs, communicating complex and sensitive information to patients and carers as to their assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan.

Where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing impairment, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties in comprehension, explanations require adjustments in order to gain understanding, consent and concordance.

Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and carers, incorporating motivation, encouragement and confidence building to enable patients to engage in their treatment/care/management plan.

Liaise with GPs, Social Services, inpatient teams, other allied health care professionals and the voluntary sector to ensure identified needs are met and care co-ordinated appropriately.

Participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency meetings as appropriate, e.g. Gold Standard Framework.

Ensure activity data and clinical information is recorded on SystmOne and is completed on a daily basis.

Plan and organise specialist services within the Urgent Community Response Team.

Demonstrate dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment, and manual treatment of patients, including using specialist equipment and fine tools, manual and mobilising skills.

Order equipment and contribute to the requisitioning of supplies and equipment through electronic ordering systems.

Ensure informed consent is obtained prior to initiating interventions.

Be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products on a daily basis, therefore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies.

Please see documents for full Job Descriptions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oDiploma or 1st level degree in Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy, or equivalent experience
• oCurrent HCPC registration

Experience

Essential

• oEvidence of working at relevant level

Desirable

• oKnowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training & short courses
• oAwareness of Assistive Technology
• oCommunity experience

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

• Have basic IT and standard keyboard skills.
• Be able to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
• Be able to manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg
• Be able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids
• Able to provide high standards of care
• Ability to use own initiative
• Good observational & reporting skills
• Concentrate when undertaking patient care & inputting data/patient records

Communication

Essential

• oTact & diplomacy
• oEmpathy & sensitivity
• oGood communication skills

Personal and People Development

Essential

• oGood Time Management skills
• oWork flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs

Personal Attributes / Behaviours

Essential

• oGood interpersonal skills
• oA team player
• oAbility to manage stressful situations
• oHighly motivated

Other

Essential

• oMust have a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

St James Clinic

Extons Rd

Kings Lynn

PE30 5NU

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839-6338802-GP