About this role
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate candidate to join the department of Older People's Services at Ipswich Hospital, part of East Suffolk and North East Essex foundation as a specialist physiotherapist in frailty.
There has never been a more exciting time to join our team and work with us to develop services to meet the needs of our older population, enabling them to age well and with dignity in an ever-changing landscape. We don't believe in always doing the same things and we welcome individuals who can bring new ideas and thoughts to the table.
The integrated pathways division has the older people's services, therapies and community services for Ipswich and East Suffolk sitting within the same division allowing acute geriatric services to work seamlessly with community services and allows the flexibility to meet patient needs wherever they may be.
Monday-Friday working hours with a future plan of likely becoming a 7 day service in the future.
Main duties of the job
Provide specialist assessment and treatment of patients with diverse and complex presentations within the integrated frailty service. Provide an evidence based frailty physiotherapy service that adheres to CSP, HCPC and CQC clinical and quality standards. To ensure as far as is reasonably practical the safety of the patients in your care. Contribute to the supervision and assist in the development of junior physiotherapists, non qualified staff and students. Contribute to the development of the integrated frailty service and undertake audit of both clinical practice and processes to increase efficiency and effectiveness. Demonstrate commitment to continuous professional development.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Degree in Physiotherapy HCPC Registration
Desirable
Member of special interest group
Experience Essential
Relevant work experience within frailty and older peoples services Understanding of equipment and experience issuing/advising Experience in discharge planning
Desirable
Experience working in ED
Knowledge Essential
Demonstrable specialist knowledge of older person's care Knowledge of national and international guidelines relevant to the role Knowledge of interagency working e.g. social care / intermediate care
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.
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 East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address Ipswich Hospital
Heath Road
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)