Falls Practitioner

Wirral Falls Prevention Service Bromborough

Hours: Temporary, up to 22.5 hours per week

Salary: £24,225 per annum (Pro rata)

This post is for a band 6 equivalent Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to join Medequip’s Wirral Falls Prevention Service. This is an incredible opportunity to work for a forward-thinking community equipment services provider, who’ll support you to be the best you can be in your chosen field! Join us as our new Falls Practitioner at Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd and let us empower you to truly make a difference. Our continued employee development programmes, internal training and exceptional leadership will give you the ability to continuously develop yourself professionally whilst providing person-centred support.

About the role

As the Falls Practitioner for Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd, you will provide a high-quality service to pre-frail older adults who have fallen or are at risk of falls. Through multi-factorial falls risk assessments and by providing Public Health advice and interventions to promote an active and healthy lifestyle in order to prevent falls. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• To undertake a specialised comprehensive multifactorial falls risk assessment of people at risk of falling and to provide an accurate diagnosis/impression of their falls risk factors.
• Formulate intervention plans and recommend best course of action.
• Where appropriate assess for and provide low level community equipment and walking aids including assessment for grab rails.
• To refer more complex cases to specialised therapy services.
• Refer patients to other agencies and professionals.
• Use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to provide falls prevention advice and care plans.
• Work within professional guidelines of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP), College of Occupational Therapy or NMC guidelines as appropriate and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own quality of practice.
• To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive clinical records.
• To assist in the training and development and supervision of technical instructors and students.
• Maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence-based practice.
• Contribute to the Clinical Governance agenda and participate in audits as required by the Service.
• Ensure that your own practice and that of staff under your supervision meet the required professional standards of practice.
• Deputise for the Team Leader in their absence, taking responsibility for the operational management of the team.
• To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations change/arise.

About you

Above all, you will identify and align with our company values: We empower people to be accountable for their actions and performance. We help people with empathy, courtesy, dignity and kindness. We show respect and are trusted by our colleagues, suppliers and customers. We believe in teamwork and are passionate about our work. We encourage innovation and the development of technology. We embrace change and seek to achieve excellence. We deliver cost effective, efficient and safe healthcare solutions.

Qualifications and experience required

• Diploma/ Degree in Physiotherapy / Occupational Therapy is essential.
• HCPC registered.
• Driving license and access to own vehicle is essential.
• This is a Band 6 equivalent job role and experience is preferred.

What we offer

• 29, rising to 33 days annual leave (inclusive of Bank Holidays).
• Continued professional development, training and learning support and opportunities for career progression.
• Life assurance.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Free eye test, provided by Specsavers.
• Care First employee assistance program including free counselling.
• Access to Perkbox discount platform.
• Free DBS check.

We welcome applications from all sections of the Community as an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are also happy to make any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process should you need it, please let us know. This role may be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. This role is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates without satisfactory right to work in the UK are unlikely to be suitable.