Band 6 OT/PT (Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist)

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

West Midlands

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 48,000

Part time

2 days ago

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Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 6 Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to join the Specialist Community Falls Team based in Solihull Hospital.

You will deliver holistic, multifactorial falls assessments in patients’ homes, support community colleagues, and contribute to seven-day working and service development. Part-time 33 hours per week, with focus on training and student supervision.

Qualifications

HCPC/CSP/RCOT registration is essential.
Experience with frail/elderly patients is essential.
Post-registration CPD or qualification in a relevant area is desirable.

Responsibilities

Provide holistic, multi-factorial falls assessments in patients' homes and care homes.
Link with the Falls Team and BSOL network to reduce future fall risk.
Triaging referrals, conducting telephone assessments, and supporting students and junior staff.

Skills

Falls risk assessment

Community-based PT/OT

Team collaboration

Education

HCPC/CSP/RCOT registered PT/OT

Experience with frail/elderly

CPD/post-registration qualification

Job description

Job Summary

Are you an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist looking to develop your knowledge and skills working in the community? We are a friendly, versatile and supportive community multi-disciplinary team based within Solihull Hospital. Our patients all have a Solihull GP, and all have a risk or history of falls, often alongside complex vulnerabilities and health and social issues. You will hold an interesting caseload of patients, working with them and their carers and relatives to reduce their risk of falls, ultimately to ensure their goals are met and they remain living safely in the community with reduced risk in the future. Your role will include carrying out face to face holistic, multifactorial falls assessments within patients homes and care homes, before linking with the team, other community colleagues and the wider BSOL network to work together to reduce the future risk of falls for each patient. Our remit is large and we signpost and involve many different agencies to ensure that we address all identified risks as far as we can. You will also be involved in triaging referrals, conducting telephone assessments, supporting students and junior staff, providing and attending in service training, and assisting with audit, research and leadership. We are looking to increase our team of Therapists within the Falls Team and have a part time (33 hours a week) vacancy for a Band 6 OT or PT to join us!

Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required

To provide a high standard of Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy within the Specialist Community Falls Team across the borough of Solihull. To undertake holistic multi-disciplinary (multi-factorial) assessments and provide relevant falls prevention interventions with patients in their own homes with the aim to reduce patient falls and hospital admission rates. To take on a triage and co-ordinating role within the team. To contribute to seven day working programmes across the organisation. To contribute to the development of the Falls service including involvement in ongoing projects. To take an active role in supporting students and new starters of all levels and disciplines. To be involved in new and developing initiatives within the team and wider Community Therapies within UHB.

About Us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job Description

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC/CSP/RCOT Registered PT/OT
Evidence of recent experience working within the frail or elderly patient cohort
Evidence of post registration CPD/ post registration qualification in an appropriate area relevant to banding
Evidence of recent falls experience

Desirable

Evidence of leadership training/experience
Health assessment qualification
Evidence of experience supporting students

Experience

Essential

Demonstrates relevant and recent clinical experience enabling the post holder to assess and manage a caseload of patients with complex needs.
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team setting within a complex health care setting.
Recent experience of working in a community setting
Experience of comprehensive clinical assessment of patients
Knowledge of safeguarding issues/ procedures
Sound understanding of evidence based practice and its application
Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance

Desirable

Knowledge of professional priorities and issues relating to NHS care provision
Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice
Experienced in supporting the development and delivering education / training of junior staff / others
Experience of clinical audit / monitoring of standards / practice / benchmarking

Additional Criteria

Essential

Be able to work within the requirements of the 7 day working scheme which will include weekend working
To possess a full category B car driving licence preferably clean or with no more than a maximum of 3 points
Able to manage a combination of mobile working and working from base location
To work within core service hours (8am -- 4pm) managing clinical caseload and own time effectively.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39959.00 to £48117.00 Yearly

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-Time, Flexible Working