As a Therapist within the Home First Team you will be involved in many aspects of a patient's journey from hospital to home. Our team supports patients within the Emergency Village where they need additional support to return home, through triage of referrals and discussion around what pathway is suited to meet their needs, and in patients' homes or short‑term placements to help them achieve rehabilitation goals.
The role is primarily based within the community, but there is flexibility in the location of assessments as the service continues to develop. Patients may be assessed for home in the hospital, at home, or within the Emergency Village in Salford Royal.
Home First utilises a Strengths Based Approach in its assessment and intervention with patients. Our Multi‑Disciplinary Team is made up of therapists, technicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, housing workers, reablement support workers, assistant practitioners and care coordinators.
Responsibilities
* Support and facilitate hospital discharges within a timely manner by providing appropriate assessments.
* Participate in and at times lead discussion around discharge destinations for patients in hospital or those in the community who may need a short period of rehabilitation and reablement.
* Assess and treat people in their own homes who are experiencing reduced physical and cognitive function, with the goal of supporting them to return to a level of independence following a functional deficit.
* Provide advice on the management of these patients to any Health and Social Care Professional working within other services, including appropriate placement of patients within the community.
* Provide a therapy service in patients’ own homes across Salford with a 7‑day working pattern.
* Support the wider team and assist in the development of services within the MDT environment.
* Take on leadership responsibilities, including supervision of staff and students.
Qualifications & Skills
Essential: experience supervising staff and students, strong teamwork and leadership skills, and familiarity with MDT discussion and collaboration.
Desirable: a professional qualification in therapy (e.g., physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy) and experience working with patients in community settings.
Benefits
The NHS Trust offers a competitive benefits package, including generous annual leave, flexible working opportunities, protected hours for health and wellbeing activities and a supportive work‑life balance.
We are committed to delivering inclusive, accessible care and value individuality. All individuals are welcomed to apply regardless of background, identity or belief, including current and ex‑armed‑forces personnel. We are a Disability Confident Employer and provide guaranteed interviews when essential criteria are met.
For more information about the role, please review the supporting documents and the Candidate Information Pack on the careers website (www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk). Contact [email protected] for reasonable adjustments to the application process.
Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications are received or an internal redeployee is identified. The NCA does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies.
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