Our innovative Rapid Response & Intermediate Care service is expanding across Buckinghamshire - and we need you to join our Marlow team.
Watch our RRIC team talk about their roles - and why you should join them: https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/rric
- Your mission: To provide expert interventions and rehabilitation as part of a dynamic, tight-knit team that reacts quickly when people are in crisis.
- Your aim: To help patients stay in their own home, empowering recovery and preventing unnecessary hospitalisation. You'll also support early discharge from hospital and patients at the end of life.
- Your role: Add your expertise to our multi-disciplinary community team working with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Specialist Paramedics, Paramedics, Pharmacists, Community Healthcare Assistant Practitioners or Healthcare Assistants.
- Who are we? We're part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, based in 7 locations across the county, including a North and a South Urgent Community Response Squad. Together we operate as one mission force, collaborating with colleagues across all sectors of health and social care.
- Who are you? If you're committed to excellence, motivated by developing your clinical skills, driven by being at the cutting edge of healthcare delivery and thrive as part of our South Team (including Marlow, Wycombe Amersham and Chalfont teams), choose #MissionRRIC today.
Main duties of the job
#MissionRRIC
- Providing triage, comprehensive specialist assessment, review, case management and evaluation of the needs of patients and carers.
- Planning programmes of care to promote health gain and maximise independence, actively case managing patients through their journeys.
- Allocating appropriate workloads to members of the Rapid Response & Intermediate Care (RRIC) team.
- Working with a range of professionals to ensure care is appropriate and delivered in a timely manner.
- Demonstrating professional skills and competence in leadership, care planning/co-ordination, and care and treatment delivery. Support the development of clinical pathways.
The trust reserves the right to close the vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications, so early submission is recommended.
Please note: Previous applicants need not apply.
About us
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- Learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- Flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside NHS benefits such as generous annual leave, pension, and access to NHS discount schemes.
- Health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We promote inclusion and value diversity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds.
- We aim to create a workplace where differences are respected and colleagues are treated with dignity.
- Greater diversity improves outcomes for the communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision: to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities, and be a great place to work.
- Our mission: to deliver personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values: collaborate, aspire, respect, and enable.
Job responsibilities
For detailed responsibilities, refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached in the advert.
Internal applicants may consider secondment with line manager support. Assistance for applicants with disabilities is available via bht.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person Specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
- Registered Allied Healthcare Professional with HCPC - Physiotherapist.
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy.
- Recent CPD and relevant postgraduate training (e.g., Advanced History Taking & Assessment, Long Term Conditions, Respiratory, Cardiac, Trauma, Orthopaedics, End of Life).
EXPERIENCE
- Post or pre-registration clinical experience in relevant areas: Elderly, Orthopaedics, Neurology, Respiratory, Palliative Care, Long-term conditions.
- Experience working within multi-agency/multi-disciplinary teams.
- Minimum 2 years' community/in-patient experience post-registration.
- Experience with electronic clinical systems, research, audits, and staff management.
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
- Clinical assessment, planning, and evaluation skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to manage complex cases and develop partnerships.
- Knowledge of legal requirements for working with vulnerable adults and those lacking capacity.
- Understanding of NHS modernization and social care agendas.
- Report writing, IT skills, and teaching abilities.
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
- Valid driving license and access to a vehicle for travel across Buckinghamshire.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post requires a DBS check due to working with vulnerable groups.
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 per annum (pro-rata).