Specialist Physiotherapist-Surrey Downs Health & Care

NHS AfC: Band 7 Main area Surrey Downs Health & Care Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract 6 months (Fixed term until 31st March 2026) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Service operates 8am-8pm 7 days a week.) Site Epsom General Hospital Town Epsom Salary £53,751 - £60,651 Pro Rata Per Annum inc Outer HCAS

Job overview

Surrey Downs Health & Care Working across organisational boundaries and as an integral part of the Surrey Downs Health and Care system, the integrated health and care team is responsible for providing rapid access, enhanced, short term health and care support for people who would otherwise need emergency hospital admission as well for as those medically stable to return home from an acute hospital but requiring enhanced short term support as one stage in their on-going care pathway.

The Surrey Downs Health and Care Home First service spans the acute and community providing joined up, co-ordinated care to local citizens with health and social care needs. The service aims to support people living as independently as possible by offering rapid multidisciplinary assessment and support at times of crisis as well as The rapid response function provides assessment within 2 hours of referral and a short-term intervention to mitigate the risk of a hospital admission by providing service users with a short-term, high intensity package of care in the persons own home as an alternative to hospital admission.

Where admission has been unavoidable the team provide hospital in-reach with multidisciplinary discharge planning (community assessment, reablement, and support packages) to facilitate an early discharge from hospital and support people to return to their own homes as quickly as possible.

Main duties of the job

• To work as a key member of the multidisciplinary team in assessment and management of a caseload of clients.
• To plan, deliver and evaluate the treatment needs of clients with a variety of complex social and health care needs.
• To participate as an active member of the multi-disciplinary team in developing and delivering high quality and innovative services to the local population.
• To promote effective teamwork within the wider Surrey Downs Health and Care Team, delegating activities appropriately, to the benefit of the patient and service delivery.

Working for our organisation

Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to peoples own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations. Surrey Downs Health And Care Has a Track Record Of Providing Person Centered Care That Goes Beyond Organisational Boundaries To Do What Is Best For The Individual.

• The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
• CSH Surrey
• Epsom and St Heliers University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Surrey Council County

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• To undertake timely, holistic assessments of patients, involving functional and environmental factors
• To be able to undertake assessment and interventions within a hospital setting as well as at home, either supporting people to remain in their own home safely or supporting discharge from the acute setting/hospital.
• To be able undertake assessments autonomously as well as working with other members of the MDT.
• To provide comprehensive intervention to patients making use of assessment and treatment facilities where appropriate.
• To be able to make rapid decisions where required, using clinical reasoning skills, knowledge and experience, with support as appropriate.

Person specification

Education/Qualification Essential criteria

• AHP with appropriate Diploma/ degree
• Current registration with HCPC
• Experience and/or additional education in relevant field to post gradual diploma or equivalent level, combination of education, further training and experience.
• Valid driving licence with use of car for work

Desirable criteria

• Membership of the CSP
• Qualification in team / service management or prepared to work towards.

Experience Essential criteria

• Evidence of recent post-graduate experience in core areas including elderly care, respiratory and rapid response
• Experience of working in a community/ primary care setting
• Experience of negotiating and liaising within a multi-disciplinary/ interdisciplinary environment
• Experience of working and assessing people with complex needs and delivering complex care plans

Desirable criteria

• Experience In multi-agency working

Skills and Knowledge Essential criteria

• Knowledge of principles of care for long term conditions, relevant National Service Frameworks, NICE and other national standards including the out of hospital strategies
• Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of adults with complex multi-pathologies
• Knowledge and understanding of current health care policy and relevance to the delivery of healthcare services
• An understanding of the importance of involving service users in their treatment and development of the service
• Basic computer skills including use of Word, Power point, Excel, clinical recording systems

Desirable criteria

• Experience in research and audit
• Experience in Performance management

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.