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Job summary

Main area
Rapid Response, Urgent Care Response, Community Physiotherapy, Intermediate Care, Prevention of Admission
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (FTC/Secondment)
Hours
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
  • Other
22.5 hours per week (service cover 8-8pm inclusive weekends)
Job ref
434-CR7154397
Employer
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Town
Aylesbury
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/05/2025 23:59

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Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust logo

RRIC Community Practitioner - Occupational Therapist

Band 6

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

  • provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
  • nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
  • regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
  • deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer. 

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.

 

Job overview

RRIC: join our team

Our innovative Rapid Response & Intermediate Care service works across  Buckinghamshire – and we need you to join our  Aylesbury Team 

  • Your mission: To provide expert interventions and rehabilitation as part of a dynamic, tight-knit team that reacts quickly when people are in crisis.
  • Your aim: To help patients stay in their own home, empowering recovery and preventing unnecessary hospitalisation. You will also support early discharge from hospital and patients at the end of life.
  • Your role: Add your expertise to our multi-disciplinary community team working with  Physiotherapists,  Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Specialist Paramedics, Paramedics, Pharmacists, Community Healthcare Assistant Practitioners or Healthcare Assistants.
  • Who are we? We are part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, based in 7 locations across the county, including a North and a South Urgent Community Response Squad.  Together we operate as one  collaborating with colleagues across all sectors of health and social care. 
  • Who are you? If you are committed to excellence, motivated by developing your clinical skills, driven by being at the cutting edge of healthcare delivery and thrive as part of a team 

Disclaimer: The trust reserves the right to close the vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications and therefore early submission is recommended.

Please note: Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

Your main duties include:

  • Providing triage, comprehensive specialist assessment, review and evaluation of the needs of patients and carers using your OT skills and experience 
  • Being responsible for planning programmes of care to promote health gain and maximise independence, actively case managing patients through their journeys
  • Allocating appropriate workloads to members of the Rapid Response & Intermediate Care (RRIC) team
  • Working with a range of professionals in order to ensure care is appropriate and delivered in a timely manner.
    Demonstrating professional skills and competence in leadership, care planning / co-ordination, and care and treatment delivery.
    Support the development of clinical pathway

Working for our organisation

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

  • As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
  • We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. 
  • We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

  • We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
  • As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
  • Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve. 

What do we stand for?

  • Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
  • Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
  • Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person specification

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential criteria
  • Valid and current UK driving licence and car to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire.

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential criteria
  • Registered Allied Healthcare Professional with HCPC -Occupational Therapist
  • Degree/ Diploma in Occupational Therapy
  • Experience of recent Continuous Professional Development.
  • Relevant post graduate clinical training e.g. Advanced History Taking & Assessment Long Term Conditions Respiratory Disease Cardiac Disease Trauma, Orthopaedics & End of Life

EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate experience post or preregistration placements in relevant clinical areas for therapists:- Care of Elderly Orthopaedics Neurology Respiratory Palliative Care Long term conditions
  • In depth experience of working within multi-agency/multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in an NHS community/in-patient setting for a minimum of 2 years post registration.
  • Experience of electronic clinical systems
  • Experience participating in research or audit project.
  • Experience of day-to-day staff management e.g. case allocation to Health Care Assistants
  • Experience of working with single assessment process.

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate profession specific clinical assessment planning delivery and evaluation skills.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of legal requirement for working with vulnerable adults and those who lack capacity
  • Ability to manage complex cases
  • Ability to develop and maintain partnership working
  • Knowledge of modernisation agenda within the NHS and social care
  • IT Skills
  • Report writing skills
  • Teaching patients, carers, and colleagues

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoPositive about disabled peopleArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerStep into healthNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Barbara Vincent
Job title
Aylesbury RRIC Team Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07825 822021
Additional information

Helen Hallett

RRIC Clinical Lead (North )

07816 174032

 

 

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