Job Description
Job summary There is an opportunity a for Band 5 Physiotherapists to work flexibly across both Discharge to Assess and Intermediate Care at Home across community services.The Discharge to Assess and Intermediate Care at Home teams are an innovative and exciting service, aiming to facilitate timely discharges to the residents of Stockport. Working as part of a lively and dynamic multi-professional community team, you will deliver holistic support and interventions to improve the health and well-being of individuals in their usual residence. In joining our team you will be helping us to drive our ambition of improving the health and well-being of people by working across organisational boundaries.This is an exciting time to join our lively and diverse team, as the service expands and develops we require enthusiastic staff to shape our evolving service using skill, motivation and person centred care to provide an innovative service to the communities of Stockport. Main duties of the job The aim of Discharge to Assess is to support people who are clinically optimised and do not require an acute hospital bed, but may still require care services with short term, funded support to be discharged to their own home or further assessment in a bed based community provide holistic multidisciplinary interventions and support in order to stabilise patients in their own home or usual residence or discharge planning from a bed based unit. This comprises a multi-disciplinary integrated team. The service isa free, short-term rehabilitation service for adults to help prevent unnecessary hospital admission, enable early discharge from hospital and prevent unnecessary admission to long-term residential care. The service is for adults who have been assessed as medically stable and who do not require hospital care. This role will require the post holder to work flexibly within the Discharge to assess service. The service covers 7 days, 8am - 9pm. About us We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers. Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you. We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service. The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you: Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidaysNHS pension scheme membershipSalary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further NHS Staff discountsCycle to work schemeSalary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debtStockport Credit Union- for local financial advice Job description Job responsibilities Qualified Physiotherapist. The Discharge to Assess and Intermediate Care at Home Teams continually develop and enhance the seamless transfer of care from hospital discharge to usual residence, the successful candidate will therefore embody trust values, in supporting and facilitating safe discharge to individuals who are deemed medically optimised. The successful candidate will be passionate in providing community based interventions, demonstrating a high level of holistic care independently and as part of a team.The Multi professional team consists of highly skilled, registered Nursing staff, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Trusted Assessors. Complementing our registered staff, we excel in providing a large team of Senior Support workers and Community Rehabilitation Support workers. The role may include community based care within patients homes with the 'Home First' approach or working within a bed based Discharge to Assess facility. As a valued member of the team, you will be expected to liaise with colleagues across all sectors to facilitate discharge but also work independently to plan care and implement from a patient centred approach.The team provides a seven day service, therefore this entails working some weekends and bank holidays. The post is community based, delivering assessments and interventions in their usual domiciliary setting, therefore independent travel with use of your own vehicle, business insurance and a full driving licence to deliver the role is essential. The team base is central to Stockport at Regent House, Heaton Lane, Stockport, SK4 1BS and includes travel across the borough of Stockport.We promote a positive ethos on personal and professional development, providing access to training and supervisions. You will be offered induction, supernumerary working and full access to mandatory training, furthermore CDP training is full supported and very much encouraged. Regular PDRs and reflective supervisions are provided, alongside peer support sessions in the form of multidisciplinary and profession specific team meetings. Competency based training will be provided for this role and you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team with a broad skill mix.If successful, this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £ This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary. In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13. Person Specification Education & Qualifications Essential Hons. Degree in Physiotherapy or Masters degree in Rehabilitation with a licence to practise Physiotherapy. State Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council. UK driving licence Evidence of Continuous Professional Development maintained in a portfolio Desirable Related academic attainment Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. Attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical fields in rotations. Knowledge Essential Knowledge of Physiotherapy issues relating to a wide range of conditions - theoretical, practical and professional. Basic knowledge of the principles of clinical governance. Health, safety and risk awareness Understanding of professional ethics and their application and practice. Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice. Word processing and internet skills Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act and application Knowledge of Safeguarding responsibilities Knowledge of risk assessment and management. Knowledge of current best practice in Physiotherapy. Desirable Knowledge of working of community physiotherapy and intermediate tier services Group work skills Experience Essential Pre-reg placements or post reg experience relevant to this post. Ability to work as a member of an inter-professional team Documented evidence of continued professional development Contributing to clinical education of less experienced staff or students or assistants Desirable Community Experience Clinical experience as a Band 5 Participation in complex discharge planning Experience in conflict resolution Experience of working with individuals with cognitive impairments, confused patients and patients with severe physical limitations to mobility. Skills & Abilities Essential Basic analytical and problem solving skills Clinical reasoning skills Ability to organise caseload and manage time effectively Ability to prioritise and problem solve. Ability to motivate and encourage reluctant and challenging patients, using negotiation and persuasion skills Ability to work under pressure. Good communication skills Pro-active approach to self-development able to seek supervision as required but act innovatively to apply new ideas with support if senior staff Good personal organisation skills Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance. Ability to keep accurate and legible patient records Ability to lone work, work across sites and work subject to service demands Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of objectives Positive approach to work, punctual and reliable Supports learning and development of self and others. Supports and promotes equality and diversity Desirable Training and presentation skills Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services including experience of quality issues and audit Work Related Circumstances Essential Ability to move and handle patients and carry equipment Undertake out of hours duties; evenings and weekends if required. Flexible approach to work Car driver with use of car and business insurance to work across sites and locations