Urgent Community Response - Senior Physiotherapist inBrighton inBrighton PUBLISHED
MON 4 NOV 2024
The ideal candidate should be an ambitious and proactive experienced physiotherapist, capable of leading within a team that delivers high-quality acute community care. Responsibilities include coordinating team visits, supervising and developing colleagues, and enhancing clinical skills across various practice areas. Candidates must possess a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle due to the geographic requirements of the role. Additional information can be obtained from the Operational Team Lead, Elaria Wahaba.
It's an exciting time for our Urgent Community Response (UCR) Service as we continue to build on our successful model. UCR services work with patients in their homes across Brighton & Hove and East Sussex communities to avoid hospital admissions and support those being discharged home.
Our multidisciplinary teams work flexibly to provide a 7-day service, 365 days a year, between 8am and 8pm. They deliver:
- A rapid response to people in the community who are experiencing acute episodes of ill-health.
- A supported discharge service to facilitate timely hospital discharges.
- Acute reablement for up to 10 days, supporting people to achieve functional goals and work towards independence with activities of daily living.
We are looking for a Physiotherapist to join us, so if you're an ambitious, proactive, and experienced Physiotherapist looking to take a lead role in a team that provides cutting-edge, excellent acute community care, we'd love to hear from you!
In this role, you will use your skills to undertake acute assessment, planning treatment and intervention for patients with a variety of conditions, identifying ongoing needs and making appropriate onward referrals to our partners.
You will be part of the co-ordination of the multidisciplinary team through the allocation of visits. You will also support the clinical and operational leads in the supervision and development of colleagues and can develop your clinical and non-clinical capabilities across the four pillars of practice.
The team works closely with other services within Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, as well as our acute and community partners, GPs, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb), adult social care and voluntary and third sector organisations.
About us
You will need to able to drive with a full UK licence and access to a vehicle due to the geographic area covered by the team.
Further information is available in the attached job description and person specification.
If you would like to discuss this role or find out more, you can contact our Operational Team Lead Elaria Wahaba.
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