About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of Sheffield's community based Integrated Care Team (ICTT) in the North of the city.
This post is fixed term for 9 months and is part time 22 hours.
This is a city-wide service, operating 8 am - 6 pm, 7 days a week (including Bank Holidays). The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly to achieve this. The service works to facilitate early discharge of patients from hospital and supports patients at home to prevent unnecessary hospital admission, together with providing community-based therapy for patients with a variety of conditions including neurological, orthopaedic, frailty, musculoskeletal and anxiety issues.
This post will be based within a well-established, multi-disciplinary team consisting of: Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Specialist/Senior Therapy Assistants and Administrative staff, with access to mental health nurses and co-located with the Integrated Care Team Nursing.
*** THIS VACANCY MAY BE CLOSED EARLY DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED ***
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will carry out Physiotherapy and generic therapy assessments, and plan and deliver treatment programmes for patients in their own homes including residential care settings. This involves working closely with therapy assistants; contributing to their training and development and facilitating them to provide care and rehabilitation to a designated caseload. The role also involves ordering, transporting, providing and fitting of equipment and onward referral to other health and social care services.
A generic training programme is provided to ensure competency in basic nursing and Occupational therapy tasks.
Experience in the rehabilitation of older people, access to your own transport and HCPC registration is essential. Experience in community-based services is desirable.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for the maximum period of 9 months. Where there is potential, the secondment/fixed term contract may finish early, or in the first instance, the secondment/fixed term contract may be extended due to the internal/external secondment of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and secondments in relation to the substantive post holder.
Please note all existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis. This must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
BSc/Diploma in Physiotherapy Current HCPC registration
Experience Essential
Student fieldwork experience in core areas of Musculoskeletal, respiratory and neurology
Desirable
Work or life experience in healthcare or teaching practical skills Work or life experience in organising and managing multiple tasks Clinical Governance or Health & Safety Work / student experience in a NHS community setting
Further Training Essential
Evidence of continuous personal & professional development Good basic knowledge of therapy practice for medicine, orthopaedics, neurology & respiratory
Desirable
Evidence-Based Practice Clinical Governance Exercise Instruction training
Special skills/Aptitudes Essential
Competency in Physiotherapy clinical reasoning, processes and practices Good interpersonal, communication and team working skills Able to maintain confidentiality Able to act on own initiative, organise and prioritise work and manage multiple tasks Able to maintain accurate written records & statistics Calm approach to changing work situations Able to teach and motivate others Motivated to learn
Desirable
Experience of using Electronic patient records e.g., System one Demonstrate an understanding of Physiotherapy in an acute and community setting IT literate
Other factors Essential
Flexible and reliable approach to working practices Car Driver Full UK Driving licence Positive attitude to patient care and teamwork Ability to manage change
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 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Firth Park Clinic
North Quadrant
Sheffield
S5 6NU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)