Job summary
The Central Norfolk Home First Hub is recruiting.

Do you have excellent interpersonal and clinical skills? Are you flexible, approachable and a team player?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our Norwich Place therapy teams. We are looking for experienced and reliable Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist to join us in providing high quality therapy services. Primarily the role is to provide support to the Central Norfolk Home First Hub which covers the Norwich, South and North places and will involve working across a 7 day week. There will be opportunities to maintain clinical competencies by supporting work in the Urgent Community Response and D2A Therapy Team.

The service is operational during the following hours Monday to Friday 08.00 - 18.00, Saturday 09.00 - 17.00, Sunday 10.00 - 16.00

If you thrive on variety in the working day, enjoy multi-tasking and also being part of a supportive team then this role is for you.

Please note: Interviews will be completed face to face.

Main duties of the job
You will use your clinical skills and knowledge to complete the triage of referrals for patients on discharge to assess pathways from acute and community hospitals. This will involve assessing the patient's needs, determining priority of care, and processing and allocating referrals accordingly. Effective communication skills are required to liaise with the multidisciplinary team to ensure timely responses to referrals are achieved. Telephone assessments and reviews of individuals in their own homes or care homes following discharge will be undertaken and appropriate therapy intervention required planned to meet the patients need.

Assessing and treating patients in their own homes/care homes.

Ideally you will be familiar with these clinical databases; Systmone, IRIS, Liquid Logic though training will be provided.

As a therapist it is essential that you can prioritise your own workload, possess effective communication skills, work as part of a team, and use own initiative.

About us
The Central Norfolk Home First Hub is an integrated multidisciplinary team of health and social care colleagues. It consists of clinical leads, practice consultants, OT's, Physio's, Community assistant practitioners and social care assistant practitioners. Supported by Integrated care coordinators and business support.

Successful applicants will be supported within the team and receive regular supervision opportunities.

Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

Job responsibilities
Key Areas of Responsibility

• Triage and allocation of referrals for patients on Discharge to Assess pathway, assessing the patients needs, determining the priority of care, processing and allocating referrals accordingly, liaising with multidisciplinary team to ensure timely responses to referrals on an individual patient needs-based basis utilising the knowledge, skills and expertise of others in the Integrated team.
• To assess and prescribe care packages for patients with long term conditions, the frail & elderly, palliative care and rehabilitation needs for example, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.
• To work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital.
• To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
• Assessing and treating patients in their own homes/care homes.
• To work, liaise and communicate with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users on the Discharge to Assess pathway and in community teams.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• HCPC registration
• Clinical Educators Course
• Diploma or degree in Occupational or Physiotherapy

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential

• Ability to manage stressful situations
• Team Player
• Positive attitude towards flexibility to meet the needs of the role
• Demonstrate good IT and standard keyboard skills
• Concentrate when undertaking patient care & inputting data/patient records

Desirable

• Knowledge or experience of SystmOne

Other
Essential

• Must have full UK driving license and have access to a vehicle
• Able to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
• Able to manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6kg
• Able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working as part of an MDT
• NHS experience
• Knowledge of additional specialist areas through inhouse training & short courses
• Evidence of working at relevant level

Desirable

• Evidence of previous community based role

Communication
Essential

• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate with members of the MDT
• Ability to communicate with patients who have complex needs
• Able to communicate effectively using the English language in both written and verbal forms
• Good observational and reporting skills

Personal and People Development
Essential

• Regular participation in supervision and continual professional development

Desirable

• Previous experience of supervising other members of staff

Personal Attributes / Behaviours
Essential

• Highly motivated
• Tact & diplomacy
• Empathy & sensitivity

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.