Job overview
You will be working with a Multidisciplinary team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Intermediate Care Nurses, Community Healthcare Assistant Practitioners and Healthcare Assistants in a clinical and management role providing specialist assessment and treatment, supporting patients at home primarily working on admission prevention but also supporting timely hospital discharge. Our Urgent Community Response service and Frailty Virtual ward team are key partners and we work closely together to ensure care is delivered as close to home as possible.
Occupational therapy plays a key role in the rehabilitation and maximising independence of the wide variety of patients we support on our service.
We work closely with Community nursing teams, Single Point of Access, Primary care and Adult Social Care and there are lots of opportunities for joint working.
As Integrated Neighbourhood teams develop we are committed to RRIC playing an integral part in supporting our local population.
Main duties of the job
Your main duties include:
1. Providing advanced skilled, professional triage and expert assessment of health needs and relevant therapy case management, especially for those with complex needs and at high risk of unplanned admission to hospital.
2. Educating and supporting members of the multi-disciplinary team to intensively case manage these patients.
3. Working with a range of professionals across the system in order to ensure care is appropriate and delivered in a timely manner with the aim of preventing hospital admission, supporting early discharge and reducing GP contact.
4. Demonstrating your professional skills and competence in leadership, care planning / co-ordination, and care and treatment delivery.
5. Providing professional and operational leadership for the local team
6. Engaging with RRIC Clinical Leads to offer and find ways for continuous service development and deputise for the Clinical Lead as needed
7. Supporting all staff to develop their knowledge and skills.
Staff Management skills and experience of leading a team are essential
A full driving licence and access to a car as all visits are in the community
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
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.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Person specification
Education Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
8. Registered Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration
9. Degree in Occupational Therapy
10. Recognised teaching or mentoring qualification
11. Recent relevant CPD courses/modules
Desirable criteria
12. Recognised Leadership /Management qualification
13. Post Graduate Modules
Experience
Essential criteria
14. worked as an advanced clinician / case manager
15. Leading complex care coordination
16. Management of Complex Long term conditions
17. Knowledge of managing Cognitive impairment and mental wellbeing
18. supporting self care, self management and enabling independence
19. Developing highly specialised programmes of care
20. professional practice and leadership
21. managing palliaitve care
22. interagency and partnership working
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
23. Highly developed professional knowledge base supported by educational development and varied work environments
24. Highly specialist knowledge of managing patients with complex conditions and palliative care
25. Knowledge of current political drivers in health and social care
26. Knowledge of governance and risk strategies and their application in a community setting
27. Highly developed Management skills including HR, performance and equality and diversity
28. strong analytical and judgement skills, able to interpret complex situations and make decisions
29. Strong IT skills
30. Excellent communications skills: written ,verbal and presentation
31. Autonomous practitioner working alone without supervison
32. Able to meet deadlines, work under pressure and adapt to changing demands
33. Focuses self and team to deliver results
34. Takes responsibility for resolving problems
Desirable criteria
35. Seeks opportunities to evaluate and streamline ways of working
36. Promotes team cohesion and collaborative working with partners
Additional requirements
Essential criteria
37. Valid and current UK drivers licence and access to a car with Business insurance for travel throughout Buckinghamshire
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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