Specialist Urgent Community Response Physiotherapist

at  East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Be a part of the future of health care
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust are investing in their Acute Therapy and Urgent Community Response services as part of a major transformative programme to deliver a Home-First model, transferring care to the community – and we want you to be a part of it.
This expanded service will be working across the integrated pathway from acute to intermediate care services in the community, supporting patients with the care and rehabilitation they need, improving clinical outcomes and patient experience. We are investing in both therapy and care roles and successful candidates joining our expanded service will have the opportunity to be part of a dynamic, progressive, integrated, multiagency and multidisciplinary team to deliver fully-joined up care to the people of East Sussex.
As part of our team, you will work closely with, and be supported by, our Professional Leads, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Team Leads, Practice Educators and the wider team, providing you the opportunity to develop your skills, training, education and career fully – whether you’re newly qualified or looking to take on a more senior role.
Become part of something truly innovative and special with a new role in the Community Health and Integrated Care (CHIC) division at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
Previous applicants need not apply.
We have a range of roles as part of this investment all supporting the Home First “why not home, today?” approach, embedding rehabilitation and reablement across our clinical pathways. Please refer to the specifics of the job description regarding the full duties of the role.
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at EDGH and Conquest, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Please do contact us to discuss being part of this transformation: Anne Canby anne.canby@nhs.net or Nigel Ellens nigel.ellens@nhs.net
East Sussex is a great place to live and to work from the Victorian grandeur of Eastbourne and the vibrant buzz of Hastings to the peace of the surrounding rural villages, there has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
To provide an urgent 2-hour response to patients in the community to prevent hospital admission.
To undertake assessments and coordinate and provide therapy intervention to facilitate and support a safe discharge within a 24-hour timeframe.
To undertake specialist clinical therapy, including work requiring expertise or ability.
To promote integrated, multidisciplinary working practices that supports seamless care.
To support the Physiotherapy Team Lead, with service development, helping to implement policy changes and to set and monitor standards of practice.
To participate in health promotion and education of staff, clients and familie

Please refer the Job description for details