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Job summary

Main area
Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapist
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Bank Ad hoc
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
  • Other
Bank
Job ref
824-BANK-LIT1282
Employer
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wembley Centre for Health and Care
Town
Wembley
Salary
£18.02 - £21.88 Weekly pay will include: Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay
Salary period
Hourly
Closing
23/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Bank B6 Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist ONW

Band 6

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

At Central London Community Healthcare, we promote equality and foster an inclusive environment where our diverse workforce feels they belong and are treated with fairness, respect, and dignity, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.

CLCH aims to create a culture where staff feel supported, valued and respected for what they do and where the values we seek to show to our patients are the same values we show to each other, in line with the NHS People Plan and Our NHS People Promise and our own strategic Equality values and objectives. 

Job overview

Job Purpose 18.7 Hours a week /No weekends

·      Be an active member of the Brent Falls Prevention Service.

·      To provide comprehensive multi-factorial falls assessment, treatment and evidence based programme of rehabilitation to all clients who have fallen as part of an inter-disciplinary service

·      To hold a clinical caseload delivering a client centred, evidence based occupational therapy  interventions

·      Work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promote best practice and to undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner including assessing and treating own caseload of patients/clients and maintaining professional documentation

·      Build up and maintain key relationships with referring services across CLCH including the other Falls and Bone Health Services in CLCH, Frailty Clinic at Northwick Park Hospital, Intermediate Care Teams, GPs, District Nurses, A&E, Ambulance Services and other community service providers to facilitate appropriate referrals and an understanding of the role of the Occupational Therapist in the Falls Intervention Service

Main duties of the job

  • To understand the rationale behind multi-factorial falls prevention programmes and the evidence base supporting their delivery
  • Undertake specialist uni-professional and multi-professional detailed multi-factorial falls assessments for clients who have fallen. These clients will present with a variety of falls risk factors and often present with complex multi-pathologies including neurological conditions, musculoskeletal conditions, age related disorders, osteoporosis, learning disability and/or mental health diagnosis. To have a working knowledge of up to date practices, such as FRAX assessment , environmental, home safety assessment and research (e.g. NICE guidelines, Occupational Therapy practice guidelines, Falls Prevention Guidelines, AGS & BGS falls guidelines)..
  • Be proficient in the assessment of clients with a wide range of pathologies and competent in the development and implementation of treatment plans for these clients who are referred to Brent  Falls Service. Demonstrate the use of evidence-based outcome measures and interventions and in accordance with The College of Occupational Therapist  Guidelines
  • To lead community evidence based strength and balance groups and deliver educational talks around falls prevention and falls risk management. After clients complete the strength and balance groups, be responsible for their follow up.

Working for our organisation

We provide community health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire.

Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to:

  • stay well

  • manage their own health with the right support

  • avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital.

We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives.

Our vision: deliver great care closer to home.

Our mission: working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Support the members of the Falls Prevention Team in the day-to-day operation of the service.  These operational activities are wide ranging and may include answering queries, fielding referrals, contributing to team discussions, responding to client needs, delegating and supervising appropriate tasks to Rehabilitation Assistants and administrative staff and communicating with other team members or outside agencies.

·       To share responsibility for the organization and coordination of the strength and balance groups in the community, including client transport

·       Participate in the multi professional team meeting in the Falls Prevention Service, actively contributing and chairing as required.

  • To work collaboratively with all agencies in health, housing, Social Services, voluntary sector, and community leaders to implement sustainable evidence based practice and achieve the best care for all community clients
  • To organise time according to the needs of the strength and balance groups, and one to one client visits

Person specification

Education/Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Current HPC Registration
  • Post Graduate qualification in relevant field or equivalent combination of degree, short courses and experience
  • Evidence of CPD relevant to the treatment of people with physical disabilities and those with falls risks factors.
Desirable criteria
  • PSI (Postural Stability Instructor) Accredited Training
  • Member of Specialist Body e.g COT SS-Older people
  • Training in appraisal and clinical supervision
  • BAOT Membership

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in a falls team/ working with clients that have fallen, with a client group who are risk of falls or sound knowledge of falls.
  • Experience in a wide range of clinical areas, e.g. rehabilitation with older people, in-patient and/or community rehabilitation, orthopaedics
  • Experience of teaching and training to a wide range of people both formal and informal
  • Experience of service development or working on quality initiatives
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of successful project management
  • Experience of report writing and production of business reports
  • Experience of supervising/appraising Junior therapists, unqualified staff or students

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge and understanding of complex medical conditions and their relation to people who fall.
  • Knowledge and understanding of National Service Framework for Falls, NICE guidance for Falls
  • Knowledge of bone health and its relationship with falls
  • An understanding of involving service users in their treatments and in service development

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyAge positiveCare quality commission - GoodNHS Pastoral CareDisability confident committedAccredited Living Wage EmployerStonewall 2023 Bronze

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Shanelle Green
Job title
Bank Recruitment Business Partner
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02039378322
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