Specialist Intermediate Care Physiotherapist
Hywel Dda University Health Board presents an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced Physiotherapist to join our NHS & Public Health Award Winning - "Home First Team" (Intermediate Care Services) in Carmarthenshire.
We are an innovative, comprehensive team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners, Dietitians, Nurses, GP's, Advanced Paramedic Practitioners, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Physician Associates, Social Workers, Senior Reablement Workers, and Third Sector Agents striving to deliver the right support, at the right time in the right place as close to home as possible.
The role will form part of the "Home First" Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), all of whom work together to provide early intervention, rehabilitation, and assessment in the community to mitigate loss in function, risk of deconditioning, nutritional deficit, and deterioration in mental health, thereby increasing people's time spent at home rather than in the hospital. They will input into our home-based and bed-based intermediate care services.
Main Duties of the Job
Our approach is to deliver patient care in a holistic, person-centred manner, supporting patients, when possible, to stay/return in a safe manner to their own homes where they may continue to be valued members of their own community.
As a versatile postgraduate, you will need to have a strong clinical grounding in older people rehabilitation, expertise in frailty syndrome, neurological conditions, cardio-respiratory conditions, MSK problems, and a good understanding of current issues affecting intermediate care and community services.
Successful applicants will require an excellent ability to work autonomously, managing and prioritising a diverse and unpredictable caseload, with the ability to adapt to a rapidly changing and pressurised environment alongside members of the MDT. Post holders will be expected to support & supervise junior Physiotherapy staff, Physiotherapy Technicians, Rehabilitation Assistants/Frailty Support Workers, and students.
This is an exciting opportunity for a driven individual, passionate about the value of community physiotherapy to maintain momentum in transforming our community services across organisations for the people of Carmarthenshire and future generations.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About Us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health, and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales.
Job Responsibilities
As a Physiotherapy Service, we recognize that our staff are our strongest asset and the importance of offering learning opportunities to support staff in their development, both internally and externally. Staff are actively promoted to undertake post-graduate study with opportunities to apply for shared funding available.
The pandemic has taught us more than ever the importance of work-life balance, and we encourage remote working when appropriate and flexible working arrangements.
The post holder will be required to participate in the provision of a flexible 7-day service, based on service need. This will be on a rota basis.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism, thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 18.10.24.
If you have any further questions regarding the posts, please get in touch; we would love to get to know you and answer your questions.
Person Specification
Qualification and Knowledge
* Professional registration as recognized by HPCP
* Postgraduate evidence of specialist education
* CPD evidence
* Postgraduate qualification up to post-grad diploma level in relevant specialty
* Clinical Education Training Course
* Member of C.S.P
* Active participation in specialist interest groups
Experience
* Postgraduate experience in relevant clinical specialty
* Completion of junior competency framework/core rotations
* Practical experience to a level that would enable participation in the respiratory on-call rota
* Therapeutic handling and risk assessments
* Managing a diverse caseload using a clinical reasoning process
* Inter-professional and team working
* Direct involvement with carers and families
* Evidence of supporting service compliance with clinical governance requirements
* Experience of staff supervision
* Evidence of student supervision
* Negotiation of MDT working practices
* Experience and evidence of service development
* Experience of NHS working
Other
* Physically able to meet demands of the post (therapeutic manual handling) to comply with Disability Discrimination Act
* Evidence of teaching/In-Service Training
* Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service
* Prepared to participate in on-call and extended service
* Ability to travel between sites and in the community in a timely manner
* Wide range of interests
Language Skills
* Welsh Speaker (level 1)
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.
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