Job summary
This is an exciting role for an experienced Physiotherapist/ Occupational Therapist to work within the multidisciplinary frailty team. The Frailty Team is responsible for providing Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments and advice to older people attending the acute hospital trust with a frailty syndrome (e.g., falls, reduced mobility, altered cognition, new incontinence, and polypharmacy). You will work collaboratively with, and be supported by, the Frailty team leads, Consultant Geriatricians, GPs and a team of multidisciplinary frailty practitioners that includes nurses, medics, physiotherapists, and a pharmacist).
This post would suit a Physiotherapist/ Occupational Therapist with experience of elderly care, emergency medicine and/or a rehabilitation background, but we would welcome applications from a variety of clinical backgrounds. Training will be provided to ensure that you are able to complete all aspects of the frailty practitioner role under the guidance of a senior clinician. The team has a warm supportive atmosphere with plenty of in-house training opportunities and potential for career development within the team.
Main duties of the job
You will work within the Emergency Department assessing older patients who have experienced a frailty crisis leading to hospital admission. You will also work within the hospital providing advice or a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for older people with frailty not admitted to geriatric medicine wards.
The frailty service operates 7 days a week, currently 7am-5pm (but soon to expand to an 8-8 service model). The post holder will be required to work within these operating hours, including sharing weekend and bank holiday cover with the other members of the team.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital servicesforaround 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence,WorkingTogether and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnelworkingalongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To provide evidence-based holistic assessment and treatment planning for patients with frailty referred to the service, without direct supervision.
- Use assessment tools/skills that will ensure an appropriate level of recovery intervention so that patients who present with highly complex needs are timely referred to the appropriate clinicians/teams
- Complete complex risk assessments, both as an independent clinician and drawing on the wider MDT as appropriate
- Complex manual handling including urgent prescription of specialist equipment to manage immediate risks to patients during a crisis situation
- Profession-specific assessments, generalist assessments and, where appropriate and within scope of extended practice, cross-profession assessments to maintain patient safety during acute medical / social crisis
- Refer to appropriate clinical services to ensure patient safety is maintained
Non-clinical
- Promote and contribute to our open reflective learning culture by supporting and educating others within the multidisciplinary team, particularly those from different professional backgrounds.
- Review effectiveness of clinical care provided ensuring that patient safety is maintained and care delivery meets the standards required by the Trust and the Care Quality Commission.
- Monitor the quality of care planning, implementation and evaluation to ensure optimum quality is maintained.
- Maintain and always follow the standards within the HCPC code of conduct to ensure safe and effective delivery of patient care.
- To remain up to date and within guidelines for revalidation/re-registration as required by professional bodies at all times.
Recognises own limitations in the provision of clinical care and urgency of patients needs, referring to other healthcare professionals accordingly and is accountable for his/her own action.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Allied Health Professional (Physiotherapist/ Occupational Therapist)
- Post-registration experience (at Band 6) in a range of clinical areas
Desirable
- Post registration experience of elderly care, emergency medicine and/or a rehabilitation background
- Evidence of teaching / mentorship roles
- Management/Leadership/Qual ification/development programme
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience
- Experience of caseload management including responsibility for complex care packages for vulnerable people (OT specific)
- Experience, underpinned by knowledge of working with and understanding the complex needs of patients in a primary care / community setting
- Evidence of innovative practice
- Participates in regular clinical supervision
Desirable
- Involved in the implementation and management of change.
- Experience of initiation of participating in clinical audit. Research relating to clinical practice.
- Experience of working with long-term conditions and frailty
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding and insight into current issues and developments within the NHS, and particularly within Frailty.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Broad range of enhanced clinical skills
- Ability to advocate patient issues.
- Ability to demonstrate leadership skills.
- Demonstrates organisational skills: including the ability to make decisions and to priorities.
- Good knowledge of health and safety and risk management
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Frimley Park Hospital
Portsmouth Road
Frimley
GU16 7UJ