RRIC Community Practitioner - Physiotherapist/ Occupational Therapist

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Thame; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Buckinghamshire seeks motivated healthcare professionals to join their team in Thame. The role involves providing expert interventions as part of a dynamic team, supporting patients in their homes, and planning care programs. The ideal candidate is committed to excellence and enjoys working within a multi-disciplinary team. Benefits include career progression opportunities, flexible working, and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working hours

Generous annual leave entitlement

Access to NHS discount schemes

Qualifications

• Committed to excellence and motivated by developing clinical skills.
• Experience in working within multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert interventions and rehabilitation as part of a dynamic team.
• Support patients in their own homes and prevent unnecessary hospitalisation.
• Plan programmes of care to promote health gain and independence.

Job description

Overview

Our innovative Rapid Response & Intermediate Care service is expanding across Buckinghamshire - and we need you to join our Thame 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

Responsibilities

• Our mission: To provide expert interventions and rehabilitation as part of a dynamic, tight-knit team that reacts quickly when people are in crisis.
• Our 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 collaborate 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 us, 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 including community physiotherapy
• 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
• 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 working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We\'re committed 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 within our BHT family improves positive 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.