Are you a registered Nurse, Paramedic, OT or Physiotherapist?
Our innovative Rapid Response & Intermediate Care service is expanding across Buckinghamshire - and we need you to join our Urgent Community Response squads.
Your mission:
To provide expert clinical interventions and rehabilitation as part of a dynamic, tight-knit squad that reacts quickly when people are in crisis.
Your aim:
To help patients stay in their own home, empowering recovery and preventing unnecessary conveyance or hospitalisation.
Your role:
Add your expertise to our multi-disciplinary community team working with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Specialist Paramedics, Paramedics, Pharmacists, Community Healthcare Assistant Practitioners or Healthcare Assistants.
Who are we?
We're part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, based in William Rathbone House, Aylesbury (North Squad) and Chichester House, High Wycombe (South Squad) covering 7 locations across the county. Together we operate as one mission force, collaborating with colleagues across all sectors of health and social care.
Who are you?
If you're committed to excellence, motivated by developing your clinical skills, driven by being at the cutting edge of healthcare delivery and thrive as part of our UCR North Squad (including Thame, Aylesbury and Buckingham) / UCR South Squad (including Amersham, Wycombe, Marlow and Chalfont St Peter).
Main duties of the job
Your main duties include:
1. Providing triage, comprehensive specialist assessment, review and evaluation of the needs of patients and carers.
2. Being responsible for undertaking an urgent community response to people in their own homes to prevent hospital conveyances and keeping patients safe at home with the appropriate clinical interventions.
3. Working with a range of professionals in order to ensure care is appropriate and delivered in a timely manner.
4. Demonstrating professional skills and competence in leadership, care planning / co-ordination, and care and treatment delivery. Support the development of clinical pathways.
About us
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
* As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
* We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
* We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
* 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.
* As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
* Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
* Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
* Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
* Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person Specification
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential
* Demonstrate profession specific clinical assessment planning delivery and evaluation skills.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Presentation skills.
* Self-Awareness.
* Ability to motivate staff.
Desirable
* Ability to manage complex cases.
* Ability to develop and maintain partnership working.
* Knowledge of legal requirements for working with vulnerable adults and those who lack capacity.
* Knowledge of modernisation agenda within the NHS and social care.
* Report writing skills.
* IT Skills.
* Teaching patients, carers and colleagues.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
* Demonstrate experience post or pre-registration placements in relevant clinical areas for therapists: Care of Elderly, Orthopaedics, Neurology, Respiratory, Palliative Care, Long term conditions.
* In-depth experience of working within multi-agency/multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
* Experience of working in a community/in-patient setting for a minimum of 2 years post registration.
* Experience of electronic clinical systems.
* Experience participating in research or audit project.
* Experience of day-to-day staff management e.g. case allocation to Health Care Assistants.
* Experience of working with single assessment process.
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential
* Valid and current driving licence and car to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire.
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential
* Registered Allied Healthcare Professional with HCPC - Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist.
* Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Paramedic Science.
* Relevant post-graduate clinical training e.g. Advanced History Taking & Assessment, Long Term Conditions, Respiratory Disease, Cardiac Disease, Trauma, Orthopaedics & End of Life.
* Experience of recent Continuous Professional Development.
Employer details
Employer name
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Aylesbury or High Wycombe, HP21 8AL
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