Senior Therapist - Urgent Community Response

Sirona care & health; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of community services is looking for a passionate Senior Therapist to join their Integrated Neighbourhood Team in Weston-super-Mare. This role involves managing urgent care cases, developing individual care plans, and ensuring high-quality patient support. With flexible working options and NHS benefits, this position is ideal for those wanting to make a tangible impact in their community. Applicants will have the opportunity to grow their skills within a supportive, multidisciplinary team.

Benefits

NHS benefits

27+ days annual leave

Participation in NHS Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic Senior Therapist with skills in urgent care.
• Knowledge to manage acutely unwell patients and provide community support.
• Experience in developing care plans and assessing patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Respond to urgent care referrals to prevent hospital admissions.
• Complete holistic assessments and develop person-centered care plans.
• Manage junior staff and coordinate care delivery effectively.

Skills

Patient Management

Clinical Assessment

Communication

Team Leadership

Education

Relevant Healthcare Qualification

Job description

Senior Therapist - Urgent Community Response

Join to apply for the Senior Therapist - Urgent Community Response role at Sirona care & health

Senior Therapist - Urgent Community Response

3 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Join to apply for the Senior Therapist - Urgent Community Response role at Sirona care & health

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.

Are you an enthusiastic Senior Therapist with a passion for urgent care looking for a role where you can really make a difference? Do you have both the knowledge and skills to respond to acutely unwell patients in the community setting, to support them in their own homes and avoid hospital admission? Then we would love to hear from you!

This is an exciting opportunity for Therapists to work as part of our multi-disciplinary Integrated Neighbourhood Team in Worle, Weston super Mare, with a focus on delivering urgent care. You will be required to respond to urgent referrals in need of complex management in order to prevent hospital admissions and facilitate early discharges. You will have continuing responsibility for proactively monitoring and managing patients on the caseload to ensure the best outcomes.

There will be an opportunity to develop your skills in physical assessment and clinical reasoning with the support of Advanced Clinical Practitioners and wider members of the team.

We deliver an 8am-8pm, 7 days a week service and working patterns are rostered to be able to provide this.

Our INTs are large teams made up of nurses, therapists, paramedics and support workers who work in an integrated way to support service users on their healthcare journey.

We are able to offer a range of flexible working options and are offering part time and full time contracts. If your application is successful this is something we can discuss at interview.

Complete holistic assessments of service users.

Develop and deliver person centred care plans.

Line manage junior staff and contribute to their development through supervision, 1:1s and training.

Undertake and complete the appropriate training, supported by a robust competency framework, within the time allocated, in order to carry out the requirements of the role and a deliver a competent clinical service.

Communicate with the senior leadership team in the locality to ensure smooth delivery of service.

Identify risks and act accordingly to minimise risk to self, service users and colleagues in line with Organisational policy and procedures.

Coordinate shifts and delegate/allocate care to the team in accordance with policy.

Act as a point of escalation for staff to report to on discovering any issues or deteriorations.

Undertake further training as required in order to develop extended skills and enhance patient care.

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Chrissie Erasmus Job title: Integrated Neighbourhood Team Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07717733137

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Sirona care & health by 2x

Get notified about new Senior Therapist jobs in Weston-Super-Mare, England, United Kingdom.

Clevedon, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

Portishead, England, United Kingdom 3 days ago

Band 6 Discharge Liaison Therapist or Nurse

Bristol, England, United Kingdom 5 hours ago

Bristol, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago

Bristol, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago

Bristol, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Bristol, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago

Keynsham, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.