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Generic Assessor (The Front Door Response Team), Sheffield
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Client:
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location:
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
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Job Reference:
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Job Views:
4
Posted:
29.06.2025
Expiry Date:
13.08.2025
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Job Description:
Job overview
Generic Assessor – Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist
We are seeking a motivated, confident, compassionate and enthusiastic individual to join our excellent team.
If making a difference to our patient’s matters to you then this role may be exactly what you are looking for. It is an expectation that you will rotate through each of the 3 hub teams, developing your knowledge base, leadership, assessment and negotiation skills.
As a generic assessor you will need to be a forward thinking, autonomous practitioner, flexible, willing to develop interchangeable skills across professional boundaries, be knowledgeable on a range of conditions, their treatment and potential for deterioration. Enhanced training will be provided to assist with generic skills development.
We are inviting people with community or hospital experience to apply for this post with a professional background of nursing or therapy. This is an exciting time of forging links with our community colleagues, and embracing the current developments and projects.
* 1x Full time post = 37.5 hours per week
Main duties of the job
* Facilitate effective discharge practice by providing support and expert professional advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team regarding patient pathways, minimising any identified risk, availability of services to promote rehabilitation and reduce the risk of readmission into the acute trust.
* In collaboration with colleagues from Community Services, Local Authority, Independent Care Providers and the Voluntary Sector provide a unified seamless service across all pathways.
* Identify patients within the Emergency Department and across the Assessment Units that are suitable for assessment thereby minimising the need for admission.
* Commence the assessment process using a holistic approach, drawing upon experience, specialist skills and evidence based principles to plan and implement a safe and timely discharge.
* Identify any barriers to discharge applying a resilient can do problem solving approach.
* Deputise for the team leader in their absence, ensuring that the needs of the service are met, allocate and deploy staff resource according to demand.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all 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.
Please note this advertisement is for both full time and part time opportunities.
Detailed job description and main 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 / Training
* BSc or Diploma in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy HCPC Registration - current
* Registered General Nurse NMC Registration - current
* Evidence of ongoing professional development
* Mentor - Nursing Students or equivalent
* Clinical Educator – Therapy Students
* Evidence of higher level degree studies.
* Evidence of completion of advanced practice modules.
* Evidence of commitment to professional development and training
* Recognised leadership qualification – ILM
* An understanding of generic working and the requirements to practice as a multi skilled professional.
Other Factors
* Demonstrate a resilient ‘can do’ approach to problem solving.
* Maintain own professional identity and provide evidence of nursing revalidation/ HCPC requirements.
* Demonstrates a good fit with the organisational values.
* Communications skills of the highest level.
* Flexible approach and willingness to work within a 7 day service.
* Experience of involvement with the recruitment process and selection of workforce.
* Knowledge of policies in relation to infection control
* Basic IT Skills
* The ability to analyse and evaluate highly sensitive and complex information.
* The ability to identify potential barriers to discharge and devise a plan to overcome these.
* The ability to deploy effective negotiation skills.
* The ability to apply advanced listening and facilitation skills
* The ability to communicate in a professional manner with members of the multi-disciplinary team.
* The ability to use initiative appropriately, organise and prioritise work and manage multiple tasks.
* The ability to embrace the model of generic working across the professions of nursing, occupational therapy and physiotherapy.
* The ability to work autonomously and manage a caseload of patients within agreed timescales.
* The ability to maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical and non-clinical documentation.
* The ability to remain calm and be a positive role model for the team when faced with periods of high activity and unrelenting pressure.
* Proficient use of MSOffice package
* Knowledge of System one useful.
* Knowledge of ICE, Lorenzo and Electronic Whiteboards useful.
* Knowledge of patient pathways and services available to promote rehabilitation and reduce the risk of readmission to the acute setting.
* Knowledge of audit requirements and the importance of evidence based practice.
Experience
* Considerable relevant experience in admission avoidance/discharge planning in either the acute/community setting.
* Considerable experience in identifying risk factors and defines the management of these regarding discharging planning.
* Considerable experience in the holistic assessment of a patient’s needs and applying clinical reasoning to decisions.
* Considerable experience in performing functional assessments of patients and outlining rehabilitation plans.
* Considerable experience at AFC Band 5 including deputising duties, deploying staff resource to meet the demands of the service.
* A working knowledge of mental capacity assessment and safeguarding.
* Evidence of Interdisciplinary working.
* Evidence of involvement with service improvement and driving change forward.
* Evidence of involvement with Investigating complaints and identifying learning and outcomes.
* Evidence of performance monitoring of junior staff, mandatory training, appraisal and supervision sessions.
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on skilled worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the skilled worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be foundhere (link to the gov.uk website).
Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. When you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.
When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.
You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.
If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.
The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.
Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.
For more information about our organisation and the opportunities available, please visit ourwebsiteand follow us onTwitterandFacebook
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
* FDRT Generic Job Description Band 6 (PDF, 280.6KB)
* FDRT Generic PS (PDF, 376.4KB)
* Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application (PDF, 236.3KB)
* Information for Candidates (PDF, 496.3KB)
* Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (PDF, 501.0KB)
* Applicants - How We Use Your Information (PDF, 87.4KB)
* Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 124.0KB)
* A Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence and With Your Personal Statement (PDF, 163.6KB)
Apply online now
Job overview
Generic Assessor – Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist
We are seeking a motivated, confident, compassionate and enthusiastic individual to join our excellent team.
If making a difference to our patient’s matters to you then this role may be exactly what you are looking for. It is an expectation that you will rotate through each of the 3 hub teams, developing your knowledge base, leadership, assessment and negotiation skills.
As a generic assessor you will need to be a forward thinking, autonomous practitioner, flexible, willing to develop interchangeable skills across professional boundaries, be knowledgeable on a range of conditions, their treatment and potential for deterioration. Enhanced training will be provided to assist with generic skills development.
We are inviting people with community or hospital experience to apply for this post with a professional background of nursing or therapy. This is an exciting time of forging links with our community colleagues, and embracing the current developments and projects.
1. 1x Full time post = 37.5 hours per week
2. 1x Part time post = 27 hrs per week
Main duties of the job
3. Facilitate effective discharge practice by providing support and expert professional advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team regarding patient pathways, minimising any identified risk, availability of services to promote rehabilitation and reduce the risk of readmission into the acute trust.
4. In collaboration with colleagues from Community Services, Local Authority, Independent Care Providers and the Voluntary Sector provide a unified seamless service across all pathways.
5. Identify patients within the Emergency Department and across the Assessment Units that are suitable for assessment thereby minimising the need for admission.
6. Commence the assessment process using a holistic approach, drawing upon experience, specialist skills and evidence based principles to plan and implement a safe and timely discharge.
7. Identify any barriers to discharge applying a resilient can do problem solving approach.
8. Deputise for the team leader in their absence, ensuring that the needs of the service are met, allocate and deploy staff resource according to demand.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all 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.
Please note this advertisement is for both full time and part time opportunities.
Detailed job description and main 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 / Training
Essential criteria
9. BSc or Diploma in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy HCPC Registration - current
10. Registered General Nurse NMC Registration - current
11. Evidence of ongoing professional development
12. Mentor - Nursing Students or equivalent
13. Clinical Educator – Therapy Students
Desirable criteria
14. Evidence of higher level degree studies.
15. Evidence of completion of advanced practice modules.
16. Evidence of commitment to professional development and training
17. Recognised leadership qualification – ILM
18. An understanding of generic working and the requirements to practice as a multi skilled professional.
Other Factors
Essential criteria
19. Demonstrate a resilient ‘can do’ approach to problem solving.
20. Maintain own professional identity and provide evidence of nursing revalidation/ HCPC requirements.
21. Demonstrates a good fit with the organisational values.
22. Communications skills of the highest level.
23. Computer literate.
24. Flexible approach and willingness to work within a 7 day service.
Desirable criteria
25. Experience of involvement with the recruitment process and selection of workforce.
26. Knowledge of policies in relation to infection control
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential criteria
27. Basic IT Skills
28. The ability to analyse and evaluate highly sensitive and complex information.
29. The ability to identify potential barriers to discharge and devise a plan to overcome these.
30. The ability to deploy effective negotiation skills.
31. The ability to apply advanced listening and facilitation skills
32. The ability to communicate in a professional manner with members of the multi-disciplinary team.
33. The ability to use initiative appropriately, organise and prioritise work and manage multiple tasks.
34. The ability to embrace the model of generic working across the professions of nursing, occupational therapy and physiotherapy.
35. The ability to work autonomously and manage a caseload of patients within agreed timescales.
36. The ability to maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical and non-clinical documentation.
37. The ability to remain calm and be a positive role model for the team when faced with periods of high activity and unrelenting pressure.
Desirable criteria
38. Proficient use of MSOffice package
39. Knowledge of System one useful.
40. Knowledge of ICE, Lorenzo and Electronic Whiteboards useful.
41. Knowledge of patient pathways and services available to promote rehabilitation and reduce the risk of readmission to the acute setting.
42. Knowledge of audit requirements and the importance of evidence based practice.
Experience
Essential criteria
43. Considerable relevant experience in admission avoidance/discharge planning in either the acute/community setting.
44. Considerable experience in identifying risk factors and defines the management of these regarding discharging planning.
45. Considerable experience in the holistic assessment of a patient’s needs and applying clinical reasoning to decisions.
46. Considerable experience in performing functional assessments of patients and outlining rehabilitation plans.
47. Considerable experience at AFC Band 5 including deputising duties, deploying staff resource to meet the demands of the service.
48. A working knowledge of mental capacity assessment and safeguarding.
Desirable criteria
49. Evidence of Interdisciplinary working.
50. Evidence of involvement with service improvement and driving change forward.
51. Evidence of involvement with Investigating complaints and identifying learning and outcomes.
52. Evidence of performance monitoring of junior staff, mandatory training, appraisal and supervision sessions.
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on skilled worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the skilled worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be foundhere (link to the gov.uk website).
Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. When you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.
When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.
You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.
If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.
The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.
Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.
For more information about our organisation and the opportunities available, please visit ourwebsiteand follow us onTwitterandFacebook
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
53. FDRT Generic Job Description Band 6 (PDF, 280.6KB)
54. FDRT Generic PS (PDF, 376.4KB)
55. Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application (PDF, 236.3KB)
56. Information for Candidates (PDF, 496.3KB)
57. Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (PDF, 501.0KB)
58. Applicants - How We Use Your Information (PDF, 87.4KB)
59. Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 124.0KB)
60. Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.7MB)
61. A Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence and With Your Personal Statement (PDF, 163.6KB)
Apply online now
Further details / informal visits contact
NameLisa ByeJob titleOperational LeadEmail [emailprotected] number01143078642Additional information #J-18808-Ljbffr