Senior Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist (Developmental Post)

Job summary

Are you an occupational therapist or physiotherapist early in your career and keen to develop to a senior clinician in the field of frailty, urgent response and hospital at home? If so, this post offers support to progress from band 5 to band 6 on completion of clinical and leadership competencies. It is suitable for newly qualified or early-career therapists.

The Urgent Community Response Team (UCR) aspires to provide a responsive, safe effective and caring service that is well led. The service aims include urgent case management and recovery support, self-management and adoption of a co-produced approach with patients. UCR, whilst operating from local hubs in Winchester and Andover, delivers a joined up approach across a specific locality, to deliver excellence in care and engage with all GP practices, community teams and wider stakeholders in the locality.
The developmental occupational therapist or physiotherapist is an exciting role delivering care to people at risk of hospital admission in their own homes, and will also include working on the award-winning collaborative Falls Car delivered in partnership with South Central Ambulance Service.

The service runs 0800-2000 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Flexible working patterns are considered. This role has a requirement to complete one 0800-1800 shift per week alongside a SCAS Specialist Paramedic operating the Falls Car from their Basingstoke Hub. There are also opportunities for in-reach into local acute Trusts via existing partnerships.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

To work closely with the Consultant Practitioners, Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs), the Allied Health Professional Lead, Team Lead and the wider nursing and therapy staff, as well as GPs to provide fast reactive services for patients with exacerbation of long term conditions and/or frailty, ensure rapid delivery of treatment, care planning and admission avoidance where appropriate.

To provide assessment and care planning including history taking, physical assessment and treatment planning, without direct supervision.

To work closely with the Allied Health Professional Lead, Team Lead, Consultant Practitioners, ACPs, GPs and patients, to proactively identify and manage patients with acute health needs and to support them and their carers. To delegate appropriate tasks to nursing and therapy colleagues, Associate Practitioners and Health Care Support Workers and offer clinical supervision to support them in their role.

To work in conjunction with a wide range of clinical colleagues and specifically, primary care, ambulance trust, acute trust, community teams and social care professionals, leading and facilitating a patient focused, co-ordinated case management approach across primary and secondary care for people who are most vulnerable to, and at high risk of repeat admissions to hospital.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, combining the expertise and services of multiple NHS providers to deliver high-quality healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With a dedicated workforce exceeding 12,000 staff and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we offer an extensive range of services, including mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health care, reaching diverse communities across urban, rural, and coastal areas.

We are committed to delivering care with compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, ensuring that our patients and service users are at the heart of everything we do. By working closely with our partners, we're creating a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that champions staff development, well-being, and collaboration.

Join us and be part of an organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare; where your skills and ambitions can make a real difference to the communities we serve, now and in the future.

Job description

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualified Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist
HCPC registration 

Experience

Essential

Experience working with people living with frailty 

Additional Criteria

Essential

UK Driving Licence with car available for work purposes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 197