Senior Community Therapist – Sirona care & health
Overview
Are you a passionate and motivated Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist looking for a role where your work truly makes a difference? Join Sirona as a Senior Community Therapist and play a vital role in supporting people to live independently and well in their own homes.
This is an exciting opportunity for a clinician who is committed to high-quality, community-based rehabilitation and values person-centred care. You will work with individuals in their home environment, helping to improve quality of life, promote independence and support long-term self-management.
You will be supported to develop specialist community therapy skills, strengthen multidisciplinary working, build confidence in supervising and supporting other team members, and grow leadership skills within a supportive environment.
Our Integrated Network Teams (INT) deliver active rehabilitation in community settings to support hospital discharge and admission avoidance, rehabilitation following illness or injury, and long-term condition management and independence. The focus is on maximising functional potential and enabling people to remain safely and confidently in their own homes.
You will be part of a friendly, collaborative multidisciplinary team, working alongside Therapists, Assistant Practitioners, Nurses and Nurse Associates, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Support Workers and Administrators.
Responsibilities
* Initial holistic assessment, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients who are acutely and chronically unwell; often with complex needs.
* Use clinical reasoning skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient-centred interventions using an evidence-based practice approach, promoting high quality and harm-free care.
* Responsible for proactive service and own caseload management.
* Responsible for allocation of work and efficient service/team coordination.
* Develop and maintain strong, communicative working relationships to prevent avoidable admissions and facilitate timely discharges.
* Collaborate and negotiate with service users, carers and family in identifying achievable goals as part of the overall care plan to maximise quality of life and independence.
* Facilitate appropriate referrals to other services based on assessment.
* Assess and arrange the provision of equipment within scope of practice; reporting any issues.
* Take responsibility for the development of other members of the INT including peers, junior staff, and students.
* Maintain accurate, informative and legal records.
* Actively participate in training; this may involve assisting in the delivery.
* Identify risks and act accordingly to minimise risk to self, colleagues and service users.
Benefits and Environment
We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services. We offer Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme.
We create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices. View our benefits leaflet attached to the vacancy for more details. For further details or informal visits contact: Hannah Cartwright, INT Manager, hannah.cartwright10@nhs.net, 01934 529152.
Location
Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
Additional information
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Internship
* Job function: Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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