Address Due to the current post holder taking an internal promotion within the service to cover maternity leave, we're in a privileged position to be able to offer a fixed term or secondment post in our Community Therapies (rehab) team. Specialising in long term disease management, rehab, complex equipment, posture and positioning and moving and handling, you will be supported by your team's MDT and B7 OT and PT Team Leads. You will receive regular supervision and be supported with a comprehensive induction to the team and community.
Due to the nature of this post being fixed term, this is an ideal opportunity for anyone with an interest in community and/or in stepping up to a more senior role.
We are a 7 day, 8am-9pm service, although our clinicians usually finish by 6pm. Ability to drive is essential for this Community role.
We would happily welcome your visit to meet the team and Team Leads, talk to the other clinicians and non-registered staff in the teams prior to your application and/or interview.
To undertake holistic OT assessment, clinical diagnosis and individualised treatment plans for patients on the caseload. These patients may have complex and/or chronic presentations and diagnoses, with varied rehabilitation potential, including palliative patients
Case management, providing expert clinical advice and therapy to patients with a variety of complex conditions living in the community who are at risk of deteriorating health that may result in declining quality of life or avoidable hospital admission to secondary care
To provide OT supervision, support and line management to junior staff, and mentorship to students
To work with senior staff to develop a comprehensive service in partnership with Integrated Care Teams and all relevant stakeholders.
To work on a rota basis covering 08:00-20:00, 7 days a week.
There’s never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country’s largest and most respected trusts
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment .
Our three core values , and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you’ll feel at home at Frimley Health.
To provide holistic OT assessment, goal setting, individualised treatment programmes, care planning and delivery.
Regular review and discharge of patients.
To manage a varied caseload, seeking support from senior staff where necessary to ensure the provision of a timely, clinically effective service based on evidence based practice.
To provide services to support discharge of patients from acute hospital and to provide an admission avoidance service for patients in crisis within community settings.
To undertake in-reach to acute and community settings.
To be actively involved in, and lead on, projects towards the development & delivery of the service and to contribute to new developments and initiatives.
To provide standardised cognitive assessments and treatment programmes as required.
To provide comprehensive environmental and functional assessments and treatment programmes.
To educate and provide necessary interventions around management of anxiety and fatigue.
To provide comprehensive manual handling care plans in a timely manner to ensure the effective and safe delivery of care plans.
To identify, assess and manage risk.
To triage new referrals, manage handovers and allocate work accordingly.
To contribute to interdisciplinary working by teaching and education of professional skills & techniques as defined by an agreed competency framework, both personally and for other staff and students.
Where appropriate to take responsibility for the application of new skills to rehabilitation programmes.
To provide line management and supervision to junior staff and practice placement students as appropriate.
To maintain excellent clinical practice through the CPD process, and taking part in relevant research, audit and development activity as directed.
To work closely and jointly at times with Physiotherapy and Nursing colleagues to ensure a holistic and effective care plan is provided to the patient.
To be responsible for the day-to-day management and prioritisation of your caseload and be able to respond to urgent referrals and an unpredictable workload. This could require prolonged concentration in an unpredictable environment.
To be able to manage potentially stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner when imparting bad news regarding rehabilitation potential. To ensure this is communicated sensitively to all parties concerned.
To keep yourself well at work both physically and emotionally, to access peer, clinical and management support when needed and to be aware of own limitations and escalate accordingly.
To report risks and harm to patients using the Trust reporting system.
