Clinical Advisor

Medequip co; Braintree; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

HCPC Registration Costs

RCOT Membership Costs

NAEP Membership

33 days holiday (incl. Bank Holidays)

CPD, training and learning support

Life Assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Care First EAP including counselling

Perkbox access

Job summary

Medequip is seeking a Clinical Advisor to join our Essex Community Equipment Service in Braintree. The role focuses on delivering expert clinical advice to prescribers, commissioners and internal teams to support a safe, person-centred equipment service.

You will have substantial post-qualification experience in community equipment, HCPC registration, and the ability to train and mentor staff while coordinating with CES partners to ensure best practice and governance.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy.
• HCPC registration is required.
• Significant post-qualification experience at senior level.
• Experience in community equipment services, especially with specials.
• Proficient IT skills with Microsoft Office and multiple in-house systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical advice to prescribers, managers and colleagues to maximise equipment recycling and oversite of special orders.
• Offer clinical reasoning on supply, suitability and procurement of equipment into and from the service.
• Collaborate with health and social care professionals and CES commissioners to develop best practice and governance.
• Deliver training and demonstrations as required by the contract.
• Work with CES managers to ensure catalogue and information accuracy for best value.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Training delivery

Education

Diploma/degree OT or PT

Tools

Microsoft Office

In-house systems

Job description

Salary: Comparable to NHS Band 6 / 7, depending on experience
Location: Braintree, Essex
Post: Part time (Hours negotiable)

This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing clinical team in Medequip and be part of our Community Equipment Services (CES) for Essex. We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced clinician to provide expert advice and support to prescribers, commissioners, operational staff, and the community.

You will use your expert knowledge to ensure best practice within the service and help develop and deliver innovative solutions, providing a high-quality, cost effective, and efficient equipment loan service.

Medequip, as a values-driven organisation, places an emphasis not only on results but also on how those results are achieved. There is particular focus on safety, empathy, respect, teamwork, and excellence in all we do.

The Role

As the Clinical Advisor, you will work with prescribers, commissioners, suppliers, and internal clinical and operational teams to successfully deliver a person-centred Community Equipment Service that supports individuals accessing the right equipment to support their needs at the right time. You will have extensive experience and have undertaken either management or specialist roles in your field of work. The role includes:

• Providing comprehensive, specialist support and advice to prescribers, managers and colleagues within the service to maximise the recycling of special equipment, including review and oversight of special orders.
• Providing expert advice and clinical reasoning on the supply, suitability, and procurement of equipment into and from the service.
• Working collaboratively with health & social care professionals and CES commissioners in the development of best practice for the future provision of equipment, ensuring good clinical governance and safe working practices.
• To support and deliver training and demonstration sessions according to the needs of the contract.
• Joint working with CES managers to ensure catalogue systems and accurate information are in place to maximise utilisation and ensure best value for money.

The Essex Community Equipment Service is based at our depot in Braintree and you will be working alongside depot managers and staff to support the contract.

Our national clinical team has strong peer support, CPD, induction and supervision structures in place under the management of the Head of Clinical Services. You can find out more about the team here: https://www.medequip-uk.com/clinical

Qualifications and experience required.

• Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
• To be registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Significant post-qualification experience at a senior level
• Significant experience of community equipment services, particularly with "specials"
• Solid IT skills to use Microsoft Office packages and multiple in -house systems.

What we offer

• HCPC Registration Costs
• RCOT Membership Costs
• Membership of NAEP
• 33 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays)
• CPD, training and learning support and opportunities for career progression.
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Care First employee assistance program including free counselling.
• Access to Perkbox discount platform

We welcome applications from all sections of the Community as an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are also happy to make any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process should you need it, please let us know.
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This role is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. This role is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates without satisfactory right to work in the UK are unlikely to be suitable

And if you have any questions about the role, you can contact our Clinical Improvement Manager, Ellie Burcher, on [e-mail] .