Job overview
The role is a key clinical leadership role focused on delivering physiotherapy and case management for patients with complex needs within community discharge hubs, interim health-funded beds, and inpatient setting on Chartridge Ward. The postholder will lead on holistic assessment, discharge planning, and collaborative care, ensuring timely and safe transitions of care. They will also support the wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and deputise for the Clinical Operational Lead when required.
Main duties of the job
1. ·Provide advanced physiotherapy input across all Community Discharge Hubs, Interim Health Funded (IHF) beds, BHT hospitals, and other locality-based inpatient settings to support the delivery of a responsive and efficient discharge hub service.
2. ·Deliver skilled, holistic assessments and case management for patients with complex health and rehabilitation needs, ensuring accurate identification of ongoing care and therapy requirements.
3. ·Proactively case manage patients within complex health and rehabilitation needs in designated bed bases, creating and implementing person-centred discharge plans that optimise outcomes and reduce readmission risk.
4. ·Lead by example in intensive case management, holding responsibility for a defined caseload of patients with highly complex needs, while also supporting the wider team in managing similar patients.
5. ·Act as a resource and educator for members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), helping to develop their ability to deliver proactive and intensive case management and discharge planning
6. ·To develop and evaluate systems and processes that support enhanced case management across health and care services.
7. ·Engage and collaborate with external partners and agencies (e.g., social care, voluntary sector, primary care) to ensure smooth and safe discharge planning and to prevent failed or delayed discharges.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
8. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
9. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
10. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
11. 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.
12. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
13. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
14. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
15. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
16. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
17. Minimum of 3-4 years working experience at Band 6 level in the NHS
18. Relevant post registration specialist/clinical experience and competence
19. Experience in student clinical supervision
20. Experience of working as advanced practitioner/case manager
21. Experience in supervision of junior staff
22. In-depth experience of interagency and partnership working
23. Professional practice and leadership including day-today staff managemen
24. Knowledge and application of evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning
25. Leading complex care co-ordination
Desirable criteria
26. Participation in audit and research activities
27. Demonstration of having initiated change of practice or process following identification of clinical or service need
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
28. Registered Allied Healthcare Professional with HCPC
29. Educated to Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
30. Relevant post graduate clinical training
Desirable criteria
31. Clinical educator’s course
32. Recognised management or leadership qualification
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
33. Awareness of limitations of own professional abilities
34. Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multidisciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate, legal and in legible manner (in English)
35. Ability to integrate, participate and contribute as an effective member of a team
36. Ability to work autonomously without supervision
37. Ability to prioritise tasks and functions against wellreasoned standards
38. Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
39. Ability to plan, manage and organise required tasks within available resources (including time)
40. Advanced knowledge in Discharge planning
41. Commitment to equal opportunities and antidiscriminatory practice
42. Self motivated
Special Circumstances
Essential criteria
43. Physical ability and endurance to work in the physical environment of the clinical area
44. Ability to participate weekend and bank holiday working
45. Valid and current driving licence and car to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire; Business insurance
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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