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Bromley Healthcare
About
Bromley Healthcare is one of the UK's leading providers of community health services running services in Bromley, Bexley, Greenwich, Croydon, and Lewisham.
They put clinicians in the driving seat taking the best that the NHS has to offer, removing the bureaucracy and focusing on high-quality healthcare.
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Wheelchair Therapist
Closed for applications on: 17-Jul-2024 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 17-Jul-2024 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- Bromley Wheelchair service 'The Annex', 138 Maidstone Road, Sidcup, Kent DA14 5HS
- Town
- Sidcup
- Postcode
- DA14 5HS
- Major / Minor Region
- Kent
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- 8 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
Salary
- Salary
- £40,701 - £48,054 Inc HCAS Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Wheelchair Service
- Interview date
- 30/07/2024
Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.
Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.
Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.
Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.
Job overview
Wheelchair Therapist - Band 6
£40,701 - £48,054 Inc HCAS Per annum pro rata
Fixed term: 8 months
Full, Part-time & Job sharing hours are considered
Bromley Wheelchair Service is looking for a Band 6 Therapist to join the team to cover maternity leave from August 2024-March 2025. You will need to be a registered Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist with experience of working with children or adults with physical disabilities in community or acute settings.
This exciting opportunity is open to internal staff and would enable anyone with a keen interest in seating and posture, and musculoskeletal or neurological conditions.
The role will be based at the new Ruxley Wheelchair Site co-located with Inspire Community Trust. Wheelchair Clinics are run from this site where access to wheelchairs and accessories has the benefit of quick provision and adaptations when needed. Visits to patients own homes, care homes and school clinics may also be included with this role.
You will receive comprehensive training, support and supervision from the experienced and skilled clinicians, engineers and administrators within the team.
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The wheelchair service provides clinically based assessment and prescription of wheelchairs, specialist buggies, pressure cushions, wheelchair accessories and special seating to clients with a physical disability lasting more than six months and who have a Bromley GP. The Wheelchair Service also provides a maintenance and repairs service, currently provided by a contractor.
Key aspects of the wheelchair therapy role include:
To act as a Senior Therapist within the Wheelchair Service with responsibility for the provision of therapy services to patients in a range of domiciliary and residential settings, and assessments for wheelchairs and seating in clinics and the home environment.
To undertake assessments of a wide range of complex patients. To use clinical reasoning skills in line with evidence based practice. To formulate and implement intervention plans and to facilitate patients to manage their own health and wellbeing.
To be responsible for enabling the patient to achieve and maintain a level of
independent functioning in order to remain at home or in the most appropriate alternative community setting.
To work as part of the multi-disciplinary Wheelchair Service Team in a variety of settings, assessing, planning and prescribing wheelchairs and posture management systems for clients of all ages with a variety of clinical conditions.
Be responsible for the day to day management and clinical supervision of junior staff and therapy students including appraisal.
Working for our organisation
Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults. Being born from
NHS Bromley’s community provider unit we have been providing community services to the people of Bromley for many years and we have a wealth of experience.
Bromley Healthcare is a great place to work. The unique way we deliver services and offer everyone who works here a voice, means that your career with us will be rewarding.
Social Enterprises are a fairly new and exciting way to deliver healthcare, offering many of the traditional advantages of the NHS (such as excellent training and development) with the freedom for innovation by being able to reinvest any surpluses we make into the community.
Salary is dependant on NHS experience and current banding/pay point, applicants from outside the NHS will receive the start point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms & conditions.
Excellent benefits package available including various pension schemes, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, discounted electronics, access to EAP, high street discounts, Blue Light Card eligibility, opportunity to apply for low interest personal loans and an excellent lease car scheme and we are constantly looking to expand our staff benefits.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To establish and maintain a high level of clinical practice in
order to provide and contribute to an effective clinical service.
To have a sound knowledge and treatment expertise of the relevant conditions referred into the service including: Musculo-skeletal, respiratory, orthopaedic, elderly fallers and neurological to enable informed treatment, management and interventions.
To manage and prioritise a caseload of clients with complex needs.
To set and develop patient orientated goals and treatment plans in liaison
with the Multidisciplinary Team/other health care professionals.
To keep up to date with clinical developments and refine treatments in line with evidence -based practice and clinical effectiveness.
To fulfil all legal requirements and demonstrate clinical reasoning within
documentation.
To plan and organise ordering and delivery of a broad range of equipment; and provide correct advice, instruction and training for carers/clients in the use of this equipment.
To participate in health promotion programmes as required, including the coordination, preparation and delivery of service specific training.
To manage own emotional responses and remain objective, calm and professional with patients in high emotional and physical distress.
To offer assessment, advice and recommendations to patients, carers and/or other professionals regarding specialist equipment for the promotion of independence and safety.
To instruct patients and their carers in the safe use of the equipment and advise on private purchase.
We are dedicated to caring for our service users and their loved ones, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of our colleagues. That's why we strongly encourage all colleagues to avail themselves of the Coronavirus vaccination.
To get a sense of what it's like to work with Bromley Healthcare, you can visit our YouTube channel at the following link: YouTube Channel.
Salary is determined by NHS experience and current banding/pay point. External applicants will begin at the entry point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms and conditions.
At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated. Diversity and inclusion are key components of our People Strategy, as an equal opportunities employer, we are particularly eager to enhance Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation across Bromley Healthcare, especially at senior levels.
We welcome applicants with a disability. We are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process, please let us know if you require any.
We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one. These include:
- Remote working
- Compressed hours
- Part-time
- Job shares
We encourage you to discuss this with your hiring manager, who will take your individual circumstances into account alongside the service needs.
We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to a rewarding career with Bromley Healthcare. Please note that all offers of new employment with Bromley Healthcare are subject to a six-month probationary period.
Bromley Healthcare CIC is an NHS community provider and an integral part of the NHS family. However, we pride ourselves on being different; as a co-owned social enterprise, Bromley Healthcare CIC is owned by its employees. This ensures that our staff remain under NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and are members of the NHS pension scheme (provided they are eligible). If not, we offer the Nest or Scottish Widows pension schemes.
Important Reminders:
- Please ensure you check your emails regularly, as this is our primary mode of communication throughout the recruitment process. As a general guideline, interviews typically occur within 2 weeks of the closing date.
- When providing employment reference details, please ensure you provide accurate work-related email addresses so references can be promptly sought when progressing your application. Your referees must be individuals known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.
- All staff identified as AT-RISK who meet the requirements of the post will be prioritized accordingly.
- The Trust utilizes the TRAC systems recruitment platform to administer all stages of the recruitment process, meaning that shortlisting information will not be communicated via NHS Jobs.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy
Desirable criteria
- Previous attendance at wheelchair prescriber's course
Registration
Essential criteria
- HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- RCOT/CSP membership
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of primary and secondary rehabilitation
- Knowledge and application of Physiotherapy/OT assessments and intervention relevant to patient group
- Able to analyse professional and ethical issues
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Knowledge of relevant legislation in relation to current practice
- Access to car for work purposes/ UK driving License
- Competent IT / MS Office
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of contributing to Audit and evaluation
- Previous experience of EMIS system
- Previous experience of BEST system
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post graduate experience.
- Evidence of clinical Evidence of some experience in wheelchair assessment and prescription experience in the assessment and treatment of musculo-skeletal, neurological, orthopaedic and respiratory patients.
- Experience of multi professional working.
- Documented evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Experience in a Community Setting
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of some experience in wheelchair assessment and prescription
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Elizabeth Beale
- Job title
- Senior Wheelchair Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01689 499222
No longer accepting applications
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