We are delighted to be recruiting to our substantive Urgent Community Response (UCR) Therapy Team.
With a passion for urgent patient care in the community, this is the perfect role for anyone excited by complex clinical situations, with varied and at times unpredictable workload.
The service operates between 8am-8pm 7 days (8am-8pm), A current UK driving license is essential.
Candidates MUST have a driving license will require business insurance and will be asked to drive the Trust van and/or pool cars, their own vehicle may be need upon rare occasions.
We will happily accommodate visits to the team, any time within current working hours.
2 hour response to patients at risk of admission to hospital
First assessment of clinically unwell patient, in lieu of GP, Paramedic etc
Specialist, complex therapy interventions for immediate safety and wellbeing
Complex manual handling
Integrated working with medical and emergency teams
Signposting for ongoing treatment and preventative input
Service development
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Complete specialist, complex assessments demonstrating specialist knowledge of the concepts of biological, physical, social, and psychological sciences in relation to function to ensuring patient safety in their own homes
Complete comprehensive holistic assessments to address immediate presenting needs of the patient utilising extended clinical skills
Complex manual handling including urgent prescription of specialist equipment to manage immediate risks to patients during a crisis situation
Profession-specific assessments, generalist assessments and, where appropriate and within scope of extended practice, cross-profession assessments to maintain patient safety during acute medical / social crisis
Refer to appropriate clinical services to ensure patient safety is maintained; escalation of patient deterioration
Use assessment tools/skills that will ensure an appropriate level of recovery intervention so that patients who present with highly complex needs are timely referred to the appropriate clinicians/teams
Complete complex risk assessments, both as an independent clinician and drawing on the wider MDT as appropriate
Triage and prioritisation of new referrals and allocation of workload
To be responsible for the day-to-day management and prioritisation of your own caseload
Respond to urgent referrals and an unpredictable workload: this will require prolonged concentration in an unpredictable environmen
Be wholly accountable for your clinical practice taking every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge and professional competence
To manage a varied caseload, seeking support from peers and senior staff where necessary to ensure the provision of a timely, clinically effective service based on evidence based practice
To be actively involved in service development projects towards the development and delivery of UCR, therapy and broader community services, and to contribute to new developments and initiatives within the locality
Play an active role in the management of clinical governance and patient safety
For more information please see attached job description and person specification
