Job summary
The post holder will be an integral member of the Enfield Adult Community Physiotherapy and Adult Neurological Therapy teams.
The post holder will be developed to take short term responsibility for the effective planning and delivery of care to patients in co-operation with other team members and in communication with other clinical team leaders.
The post holder will be required to support clinicians in running gym based groups and education programmes and also to visit patients in their own homes to carry out prescribed treatment and assess for and provide appropriate O/T equipment or mobility aids directly or by prescription.
The post holder will work alone and will be required to use a degree of initiative while working within the parameters of the team's policies and procedures.
The post holder may be required to work at times in other services dependent on integration and service need.
The post holder will be an integral member of the multi professional teams, which is in partnership with the voluntary sector in delivering and their carers.
The service provides multidisciplinary therapy (OT and Physiotherapy) and support to help patients engage in a rehabilitation or long term management programme to regain or retain their independence. The post holder will provide health care to clients under the supervision of the Senior Therapists within the team.
"This role may close early if we reach the max number of applicants"
Main duties of the job
Patient/clinical
1. To undertake clinical work delegated from the Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.
2. To be responsible for a designated caseload of patients.
3. To work effectively as a member of a team in providing a programme of community based therapeutic activities,
Communication
4. To contribute to the effectiveness of team working through timely and appropriate communication between all work colleagues within Enfield Community Services and its partner organisations.
5. To maintain accurate timely written records of all interventions and communications including letter writing, sketch plans and discharge reports.
6. To use information technology for communication; voicemail, email and word processing and collecting data for performance indicators/ outcome measures on clinical information systems.
Information Management
7. To be responsible for accurate recording of required data on patient management systems eg RIO
Effort, Mental and Environment
8. To be able to deliver and install temporary adaptive equipment in clients own homes.
9. To be able to operate manual handling equipment hoist, rota stands, mobility aids,
10. To be able to perform therapeutic manual handling techniques with patients.
11. To be able to operate computer systems after a period of training.
12. The able to produce internal reports of client's progress.
13. To deal with a range of patients and carers who may be distressed.
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
North Midd in the Community are based at various sites around Enfield. This role would be based at St Micheal's Site in EN2 OJB. We are ideally situated to the M1, M11, M25, A10 and A406. We provide physical rehabilitation and holistic assessments for Enfield residents living within the borough of Enfield.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Patient/clinical
14. To undertake clinical work delegated from the Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.
15. To be responsible for a designated caseload of patients.
16. To work effectively as a member of a team in providing a programme of community based therapeutic activities
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
17. Relevant qualification C & G Health & Social Care NVQ 3 or equivalent Training courses relevant to care group. English qualification at GSCE or equivalent level
Desirable
18. Trusted assessors course
Skills and abilities
Essential
19. Ability to work autonomously & set own priorities Negotiation skills Word processing and PC skills
Experience
Essential
20. Experience at working at band 3 level in a physical rehabilitation setting or experience within a social care setting. Previous multi disciplinary therapy rehabilitation experience Evidence of working with and caring for adults either in an acute, community NHS or social care setting. Knowledge and experience of working with patients who have physical health disabilities / or impairments.
Desirable
21. Experience of using RiO
Other Requirements
Essential
22. A full UK driving licence Car owner/driver for work purposes Ability to fulfil routine duties, both physically and mentally, including all aspects of moving and handling patients.