Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Are you passionate about quality care for your patients? Do you believe in a holistic approach, treating people and not their conditions? Are you also passionate about your own career development and do you care about your well-being?
KCFT are an "Outstanding" rated Trust and one of the largest NHS Community organisations in the UK. Our mission is pretty simple, empower our communities to live well and be a great employer.
More than half of our workforce work flexibly, including compressed hours and term time only. More than 70% of our workforce feel we take positive action on health and wellbeing, and we are working now to improve this. Our staff survey results put us consistently above the national average for commitment to our workforce.
And with the forward NHS vision being based on community care, there has never been a better time to join us.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an Assistant Practitioner Physiotherapy to join our Learning Disabilities Team. The Physiotherapy team provides specialist support to enable people to live their lives fully. We work with people with learning disabilities, their families and paid carers in community settings as part of a multi-agency team. We provide assessment and treatment interventions that aim to maximise a person's quality of life.
Your role will be absolutely key in the support of our patients. You will help with the undertaking of treatment plans and use your clinical judgement to keep people as safe as possible. Full duties can be found in the job description.
About us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values: compassionate, aspirational, responsive, and excellent.
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit us both.
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification give you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Functional Skills at Level 2 (Literacy and numeracy/ GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths)
* Evidence of Foundation Degree Level study (Level 5)
Experience
* Experience of working as part of a team providing care and support to people
* Minimum of 2 years' experience as a Senior Healthcare worker
* Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of IT packages (E-Pay / E-roster / AT-P / CIS)
Knowledge
* Knowledge of up to date clinical practice and understanding of the role and remit of a Band 4
* Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Primary Care including Clinical Governance, NICE, Essence of Care
Skills & Abilities
* Ability to organise own work, cope with change, use own initiative, and possess moderate level IT skills
* Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
* Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice, work under pressure, and be flexible and adaptable
Ability to Manage
* Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures
* Able to support the implementation of local and national agendas for health under the guidance of the Registered Practitioner
* Ability to manage own time effectively
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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