An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist to join the Early Intervention Team for the position of Therapy Lead.

You will be a passionate leader in admission avoidance, early supported discharge within the Emergency Department or Same Day Emergency Day Centre (SDEC) and will work closely with acute Inpatient, Community and Primary partners to prevent unwanted admissions or improve flow / reduce length of stay for patients whom are admitted. You will provide support and leadership to the Therapy Team and will work alongside the Frailty Specialist and Discharge Planning Specialist Teams to provide excellent quality care driven by evidence based practices.

If successful, you will be required to demonstrate expert critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process, identify gaps within the service and assist with service improvement and development in line with national and local strategies. In addition, you will be responsible for facilitating effective teamwork and provide mentorship, teaching and support across the Early Intervention Therapy Team.

We are looking for someone who is passionate to help support the team through change and development. The team works 7 days with extended hours.

Main duties of the job

• To work with the Service Lead and other Band 7 Clinical Lead Nurses to develop the service to best meet changing health and social care agendas by completing regular audits and data collection.
• To support the other EIT Clinical Leads in providing training and support for EIT Staff, i.e. Frailty Specialist nurses and DPSNs and Physiotherapists / Occupational Therapists in the team.
• To be responsible for providing clinical supervision and encourage professional development amongst the team of Therapists.
• To encourage Therapists and take a proactive, positive risk taking approach with advanced risk assessment skills in admission avoidance and discharge planning and support the junior Therapists to do the same.

About us

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Early Intervention Team (EIT) is a proactive and innovative multidisciplinary team of Frailty Specialist Nurses, Discharge Planning Specialist Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists. The Early Intervention Team has been very well acknowledged for providing a proactive Admission Avoidance service, including Frailty screening, initiating comprehensive geriatric assessments for patients admitted to the Emergency Department, urgent treatment Centre and Medical Assessment Units.

We welcome you to contact us for further discussion or to arrange an informal visit.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
• or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

The advert will close at midnight on 15 August 2024.

Interviews are due to be held on 29 August 2024.

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist educated to Degree level and show willingness to undertake post registration qualification in speciality
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable

• Research Module
• Masters' Degree

Experience

Essential

• Extensive post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
• Post registration experience in other relevant specialties including Orthopaedics, Medical, Respiratory, Frailty and Neurology
• Competency and experience in working within a transdisciplinary environment
• Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary Team and leading teams
• Experience and confidence working within a high pressured and fast paced environment
• Experience supervising and appraising staff and students
• Experience of leading audit
• Demonstrable involvement in identifying and participating in quality improvement projects and initiating change
• Experience of formal / informal teaching

Desirable

• Extensive post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting in the NHS or similar health service
• Recent experience working at senior level (Band 6 or Band 7) in acute assessment, Emergency Department, and/or Admission Avoidance roles

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of evidence-based practice
• Understanding of Clinical Governance
• Understanding of patient pathways its complexities and how to support the patient through this
• Good knowledge of current best practice in therapy within emergency care settings
• Good knowledge of best practice in therapy for Frailty, Medicine, Neurology, Orthopaedic and Pain Management
• Understand legal responsibilities of the profession and associated code of ethics

Skills

Essential

• Specialist therapy clinical skills in acute assessment of patients with a variety of complex pathologies with a special interest in frailty
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Capable of working as an integral member of a small multidisciplinary team
• Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due workload and colleagues' needs
• Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
• Using leadership management Skills able to demonstrate initiative and ability to work independently at a senior level to understanding and application of risk management
• Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload effective time-management
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to lead developments in practice
• Commitment to multidisciplinary working
• Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills
• Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly
• Be able to demonstrate flexibility and Reliability
• Able to demonstrate resilience

Additional Requirements

Essential

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

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