RRIC Community Practitioner - Physiotherapist

NHS; Buckingham; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a dedicated Physiotherapist for its Rapid Response & Intermediate Care service, focusing on providing expert interventions in community settings. The role involves working within a multidisciplinary team to empower patients' recovery and enhance their quality of life while preventing unnecessary hospitalizations. With a commitment to community care, this position offers a rewarding opportunity for personal and professional growth within a dynamic healthcare environment.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Pension scheme

NHS discount schemes

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered with a relevant professional body.
• Experience in a clinical setting, particularly in community healthcare.
• Leadership skills and ability to manage care effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide triage and comprehensive specialist assessment of patients.
• Plan and oversee care programs to promote health and independence.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure timely care delivery.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

Registered Allied Healthcare Professional with HCPC

Job description

Job summary

Mission RRIC: join our team

Our innovative Rapid Response & Intermediate Care service is expanding across Buckinghamshire - and we need you to join our Buckingham Team working across Intermediate Care and Community Physiotherapy.

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 will 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 are part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, based in 7 locations across the county, including two Urgent Community Response Squads. Together we operate as one mission force, collaborating with colleagues across all sectors of health and social care.
• Who are you? If you are committed to excellence, motivated by developing your clinical skills, driven by being at the cutting edge of healthcare delivery and thrive as part of a team - choose #MissionRRIC today

Please note: Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

#Mission RRIC

Your main duties include:

• Providing triage, comprehensive specialist assessment, review and evaluation of the needs of patients and carers
• Being responsible for 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 in order 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
• Working across Intermediate care and Community Physiotherapy pathways

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?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We'recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Details Date posted

06 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

434-CR6902210-D

Job locations

Buckingham Hospital

High Street

Buckingham

MK18 1NU

Job description Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Disclaimer: The trust reserves the right to close the vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications and therefore early submission is recommended.

Job description Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Disclaimer: The trust reserves the right to close the vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications and therefore early submission is recommended.

Person Specification SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES Essential

• Valid and current UK driving licence and car with business insurance to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire.

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING Essential

• Registered Allied Healthcare Professional with HCPC - Physiotherapist
• Degree/ Diploma in Physiotherapy Occupational Therapy
• Experience of recent Continuous Professional Development.
• Relevant post graduate clinical training e.g. Advanced History Taking & Assessment Long Term Conditions Respiratory Disease Cardiac Disease Trauma, Orthopaedics & End of Life

EXPERIENCE Essential

• Demonstrate experience post registration placements in relevant clinical areas for therapists:- Care of Elderly Orthopaedics Neurology Respiratory Palliative Care Long term conditions
• In depth experience of working within multi-agency/multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

• Experience of electronic clinical systems
• Experience participating in research or audit project.
• Experience of day-to-day staff management e.g. case allocation to Health Care Assistants
• Experience of working with single assessment process.
• Experience of working in an NHS community/in-patient setting for a minimum of 2 years post registration.

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE Essential

• Demonstrate profession specific clinical assessment planning delivery and evaluation skills.
• Ability to motivate staff
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Presentation skills
• Self-Awareness

Desirable

• Knowledge of legal requirement for working with vulnerable adults and those who lack capacity
• Ability to manage complex cases
• Ability to develop and maintain partnership working
• Knowledge of modernisation agenda within the NHS and social care
• Teaching patients, carers, and colleagues

Person Specification SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES Essential

• Valid and current UK driving licence and car with business insurance to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire.

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING Essential

• Registered Allied Healthcare Professional with HCPC - Physiotherapist
• Degree/ Diploma in Physiotherapy Occupational Therapy
• Experience of recent Continuous Professional Development.
• Relevant post graduate clinical training e.g. Advanced History Taking & Assessment Long Term Conditions Respiratory Disease Cardiac Disease Trauma, Orthopaedics & End of Life

EXPERIENCE Essential

• Demonstrate experience post registration placements in relevant clinical areas for therapists:- Care of Elderly Orthopaedics Neurology Respiratory Palliative Care Long term conditions
• In depth experience of working within multi-agency/multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

• Experience of electronic clinical systems
• Experience participating in research or audit project.
• Experience of day-to-day staff management e.g. case allocation to Health Care Assistants
• Experience of working with single assessment process.
• Experience of working in an NHS community/in-patient setting for a minimum of 2 years post registration.

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE Essential

• Demonstrate profession specific clinical assessment planning delivery and evaluation skills.
• Ability to motivate staff
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Presentation skills
• Self-Awareness

Desirable

• Knowledge of legal requirement for working with vulnerable adults and those who lack capacity
• Ability to manage complex cases
• Ability to develop and maintain partnership working
• Knowledge of modernisation agenda within the NHS and social care
• Teaching patients, carers, and colleagues

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Buckingham Hospital

High Street

Buckingham

MK18 1NU

Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Buckingham Hospital

High Street

Buckingham

MK18 1NU

Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)