Band 6 REACTT Occupational therapist or physiotherapist

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job description

Band 6 REACTT Occupational therapist or physiotherapist

We have an exciting opportunity at Barnet Hospital to recruit a Band 6 Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to become part of an integrated Rapid Emergency and Acute Care Therapy Team (REACTT).

The successful candidates are required to demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. The persons applying for this position should have experience and skills in transdisciplinary working, be flexible and be able to work in the fast-paced areas of the Emergency Department, Assessment units and Same Day Emergency Floor and Clinics.

We are seeking enthusiastic and passionate therapists, who are keen to develop their specialist clinical knowledge and management skills. The successful candidates should be forward-thinking and pro-active with excellent organisational and clinical skills within the fast-paced Emergency Department setting, to facilitate admission avoidance and safe discharges. Good communication skills and the ability to make autonomous decisions under pressure are also required. The successful applicant will be required to work 37.5 hours a week within a 7-day and extended hour service.

The Therapy Department will support the successful applicants by means of regular supervision, appraisal and training.

Main duties of the job

1. Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and work in accordance with the standards, policies, and procedures established within the Rapid Emergency and Acute Care Therapy (REACT) clinical area.
2. Provide an advanced standard of therapy assessment and treatment of a specialist caseload within the areas of the Emergency Department (ED), Adult Assessment Unit (AAU), and the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) Floor and Clinics to patients, carers and families without direct supervision.
3. Work in a trans-disciplinary therapy team including other physiotherapists, occupational therapists, therapy support workers, dieticians and speech and language therapists.
4. Work with patient's families or carers to provide an advanced level of support, education and expectation regarding the outcome of the hospital attendance.
5. Supervise, teach and appraise Band 5 therapists and support workers.
6. Included in the 7-day working roster, working up to 1 weekend every 4 weeks, plus 2 Bank Holidays per annum. Additionally, the therapist will be included in the extended hours rota covering an 8am-8pm service.

About us

The Therapies Team are passionate about developing and delivering a world-class care service, and will provide training and development opportunities, including supervision and appraisal, to ensure you are supported in your role. There is a strong education ethos with an in-service training programme and opportunities to attend other in-house / external training that relate to the role. Applicants with a commitment to lifelong learning will be fully supported and given ample opportunity to take part in quality improvement ideas and finding ways to improve staff satisfaction and patient outcomes.

The post holder will uphold the Royal Free World Class Values when interacting with service users, staff, colleagues, clients and patients alike so that everyone at Barnet Hospital can feel:

• Welcome all of the time
• Confident because we are clearly communicating
• Respected and cared for
• Reassured that they are always in safe hands

Our catchment area spans diverse communities and we are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them. Enthusiasm for advancing equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities is essential.

Job responsibilities

1. To be professional, legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care and support more junior staff to do likewise.
2. To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations or multiple pathologies, using clinical reasoning skills and a variety of assessment techniques to provide an accurate analysis of their condition.
3. To be able to analyse clinical and social information from a range of sources and integrate this into your assessment in order to identify goals, develop a treatment plan and deliver patient-centred care.
4. To deliver effective, evidence-based therapy treatment that is modified to reflect the patients' ongoing needs.
5. To actively participate in the planning of complex discharges.
6. To maintain accurate and comprehensive treatment records in line with departmental, professional and Trust standards of practice.
7. To maintain effective communication in all key-working relationships by providing and receiving information, orally, in writing and electronically.
8. To represent the REACT team and/ or individual patients at multi-disciplinary meetings, to ensure the delivery of a coordinated multi-disciplinary service, and integrate therapy treatment into the treatment programme. This will include discussion of patient care, patient progress and involvement in discharge planning.

Person Specification

Education & professional Qualifications

• HCPC Registration
• Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
• Membership of specialist interest group
• Evidence of attendance at relevant post-graduate courses

Experience

• Experience in a broad acute rotational post, including A&E and acute medicine
• Experience with complex discharge planning
• Experience of working at band 6 level

Skills and aptitudes

• Able to display transdisciplinary working competencies across Occupational therapy and physiotherapy
• Able to make clinical decisions based on one-off rapid assessment and work under pressure.
• Able to document information accurately
• Able to demonstrate sound reasoning skills
• Effective Communication Skills
• Ability to participate in weekend, bank-holiday and extended hours rota.
• Evidence of teaching and supervision skills
• Evidence of student or supporting a therapy support worker
• Involvement in audit, research and understanding of quality issues

Personal Qualities & attributes

• Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of current occupational therapy or physiotherapy practice in relevant area
• Awareness of Evidence Based practice
• Understanding of legal responsibilities of the profession such as confidentiality, consent and documentation
• Understanding of clinical governance and its implication for services, including experience of quality issues and audit
• Evidence of attendance at relevant postgraduate courses
• Knowledge of current NHS, Emergency Medicine and local issues

Royal Free World Class Values

• Demonstrates ability to meet the trust values

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.

£42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS