RRIC Community Practitioner - Physiotherapist/ Occupational Therapist

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

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Thame is seeking dedicated healthcare professionals to join their Rapid Response & Intermediate Care team. This role involves triaging and assessing patient needs, planning care programs, and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure timely and appropriate care. The ideal candidate should be motivated by clinical development and thrive in a dynamic healthcare setting. Flexible working opportunities and comprehensive NHS benefits are available.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working options

Generous annual leave

NHS discount schemes

Qualifications

• Motivated by developing clinical skills.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Commitment to provide high-quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Providing triage and comprehensive assessments of patients.
• Planning care programs to maximize patient independence.
• Managing patient journeys in collaboration with healthcare professionals.
• Leading care planning and treatment delivery.

Skills

Team collaboration

Clinical skills development

Leadership

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

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

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.

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.

Please note: Previous applicants need not apply.

Responsibilities

• 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.

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.

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please 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.

This advert closes on Sunday 21 Sep 2025