Allied Health Professions Return to Practice

Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It’s personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It’s the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible. Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. Our preceptorship programme is second to none hence the award and logo. It’s simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services. In 2018, we were named ‘Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction’ by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally. We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users.

Hounslow Community Recovery Service is an integrated health and social care service for adults identified with uni and multi-disciplinary recovery needs. The service will support independence by providing rehabilitation and reablement after an acute or chronic illness, injury, fall or change in life circumstances. It aims to restore & maximise function & prevent deterioration in physical, psychological and social functioning through rehabilitation and reablement. The Community Recovery Service runs 7 days a week from 8am to 6pm and provides therapy for various pathways which include:

• General Rehabilitation
• Reablement Team (CRS+)
• Discharge to Assess
• The Integrated Discharge hub at West Middlesex University Hospital.

Hounslow Community Rehabilitation Team works across both intensive short-term and longer-term rehabilitation pathways for orthopedic and trauma patients, elderly patients with falls and those with complex medical and physical conditions.

This is an ideal post for an experienced and enthusiastic Band 5 or B6 Physiotherapist looking to further develop clinical knowledge and management skills within our multidisciplinary team. The successful applicant should be able to provide therapeutic interventions based on a problem solving and advanced clinical reasoning approach. Opportunities for in-service and external training will be provided. This job will allow the successful applicant to further develop a range of clinical skills in Community Rehabilitation. There will also be opportunity to participate in audits, quality improvement projects and evidence-based practice development activities. Travel is an integral part of the post so applicants should possess the ability and willingness to travel across the borough for work purposes. Candidates should have valid HCPC registration & relevant post-graduate experience as a Band 5/6.

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Person specification

• Bachelor/Diploma in Physiotherapy or equivalent
• HCPC registered
• Evidence of personal / professional development
• Membership of CSP
• Membership of special interest group

Skills

• Work within & understand national & trust policies (data protection, equal opportunities, health & safety / lone working)
• Remain updated with professional practice, evidence based practice & new research
• Ability to communicate clearly & concisely via written & spoken word.
• Good theoretical & practical knowledge of adult & elderly care treatments & modalities
• Ability to cope with stressful situations & with emotional or aggressive patients/carers
• Understanding of clinical governance & its implications
• Experience of teaching other Physiotherapy staff members, patients & other health professionals
• Post graduate experience of 2 years minimum covering core skills in rehabilitation & management of complex conditions
• Broad experience of orthopedics, medical, falls, cardio-respiratory & elderly care.
• Specific experience in the specialty designated to the post - community
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Well established knowledge of assessment tools, & treatment techniques relevant to the client group
• Experience of clinical education of junior staff & students
• Experience of audit

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be occasions where we have to close a vacancy once a sufficient amount of applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly. If you are successful at the shortlisting stage we will contact you via TRAC email. Please continue to check your emails and also your TRAC account for correspondence. You must confirm your attendance to interview as soon as possible, failure to do so will result in your interview being cancelled. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume you have not been shortlisted.

Hounslow & Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust (HRCH) uses TRUSTID identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of key documents such as Passports, Driving Licenses etc. It is a condition of appointment that all prospective employees of HRCH have their original documents verified using this TRUSTID. Please ensure you provide work email addresses for your referees where possible. Hounslow & Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community including users of mental health services. Please note that this post is subject to a 3 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare Trust, this will not apply.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.