A Vacancy at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Acute Frailty Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist to join our Rapid Emergency Assessment and Care Team (REACT).
Our interdisciplinary way of working within Emergency Medicine’s Assessment Areas and Short Stay wards aims to avoid hospital admissions, whilst providing high standards of care and discharge planning.
REACT are passionate about safely discharging patients back into the community and we achieve this through comprehensive holistic therapy assessments and working alongside external community partners.
The successful candidate will work alongside an established Acute Frailty multidisciplinary team to support the assessment, care and discharge planning for patients attending ‘The Front Door’ presenting with a Frailty syndrome. Whilst predominately based within our Acute Frailty Unit and Frailty Same Day Emergency Care Unit, the role will include enhancing care for Frailty patients within other ‘Front Door’ clinical areas, including our Accident and Emergency Department.
As this is a newly devised post, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop their service improvement and change management skills, as well as their leadership skills.
Applicants should be passionate about Frailty management and ready to work within a fast-paced environment, for which a high level of problem solving and clinical reasoning will be required.
• Manage a caseload of patients with a varied range of conditions +/- complex needs using evidence-based practice with patient centred principles in order to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions
• Effectively identify and utilise appropriate discharge pathways and community services in order to promote a ‘home first’ approach and support patient flow
• Provide specialist advice, teaching and training to other members of the MDT across the Emergency Medicine footprint regarding the identification and management of patients presenting with a frailty syndrome
• Support the learning and development of junior staff and students
• Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of the REACT service, including holding responsibility for defined projects specific to Frailty care and pathways
• Support the REACT Manager and Clinical Team Leaders as required with the operational delivery of the wider REACT service and workforce management as required
• To participate within a 7 day working model, including extended hours
Please be advised that the interviews for this post will take place on 04/02/2025.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do. Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award.Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
• Be professionally and legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of own work
• Carry a clinical caseload consisting of patients with a varied range of conditions, complexities and health & social needs.
• Complete holistic and comprehensive assessments in order to determine appropriate treatment plans & discharge pathways, ensuring that decisions are patient centred
• Work collaboratively with patients, their relatives/carers and external health/social/voluntary services in order to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and minimise length of stay
• Work as an autonomous member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to team discussions and influencing decisions about patient care and discharge plans
• Carry out therapeutic intervention using a broad range of modalities and clinical reasoning to allow selection of the most appropriate technique with the view to improve function and reduce deconditioning
• Evaluate therapeutic/discharge plans and modify as required in response to changing patient need
• Identify and prescribe appropriate equipment essential to support a timely and safe discharge, including appropriate risk assessment as required
• Complete accurate and timely documentation in accordance with REACT’s Documentation policy
• Provide specialist reports on patient function, need and professional recommendations as required
• Contribute to the Trust, Emergency Medicine Group and Frailty specific clinical governance arrangements and quality agendas
• Work in accordance with Professional and HCPC rules of professional conduct, in addition to those within local policies and procedures
• Effectively manage the recording, storage and sharing of information in accordance with Professional and Trust standards
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Sunday 26 Jan 2025