Community Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist

Following recent investment in line with Norfolk and Waveney Urgent and Emergency Care Priorities, ourUrgent Community Response (UCR) Therapy Teamhas an exciting opportunity for2 Therapiststo join our dedicated team.We are ideally looking for a full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist and a Full timeBand 6Physiotherapist, howeverwe welcome conversations with interested applicants., As part of the Urgent Community Response (UCR) Team you will be required:

• To work within the Urgent Community Response Team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
• To make risk assessments, establishing the safety or otherwise of a patient's ability to stay at home, or return safely from another care setting, providing and arranging as necessary supportive packages of care.
• To provide evidenced based clinical/therapeutic interventions based on 'best practice' in order to improve health outcomes and promote choice.
• To work within the Urgent Community Response Team to assess and prescribe care pathways for patients in a crisis situation with long term conditions, the frail and elderly, palliative and end of life care and/or rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.
• To provide in-reach to inpatient units and step up and step down beds where required.
• To act as the patients advocate, facilitating choice and patient empowerment.
• To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
• To Triage referrals on a rotational basis for the Urgent Community Response Team.
This role is for 7-days per week, 365 days per year service, operating between 08:00 - 20:00 so candidates must be prepared to work shifts in these times.

Are you an experienced Therapist with excellent clinical and interpersonal skills? Are you flexible, approachable, and a team player? If so,we'dlove you to join our friendly, supportive teambased in King's Lynn and covering West Norfolk. The postprovides an exciting opportunity for applicantslooking to build on a broad clinical skill basein line with our competency frameworktotriage andrespond toa variety ofUrgent Community Responseand widerpathways across West Norfolk.You will be expected towork collaborativelyand in liaison with our community teams andoursystempartners. The ideal candidateswill have:
• Effectivecommunication and interpersonal skills
• A positive, problem-solving approachtoprovide quality outcomes for patients
• Resilience and flexibility in dynamic situations
• Experience with supervision of staff and students is desirable
The Urgent Community Response Therapy teamoperates7 days per week between the hours of 8am and 8pm.There is a requirement to work weekends and bank holidays.

You'llreceive clinical supervision from a Band 7 Clinical LeadTherapist and join an experienced, friendly, supportive team that values collaboration and professional growth. We offer excellent opportunities for ongoing development to help you progress in your career. NCH&C NHS Trust isproud to be rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)--the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to achieve this. Our base at St James Clinic, King's Lynn is easily accessible from Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, and South Norfolk, making it a convenient location for work and travel. Find out more about working for our organisation here: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/2565ae62eb.html Please note, the selection processes at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills. With effect from the 1st April 2026 Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust will be merging with Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust to form a new organisation. The new Trust will provide a wide range of community health and social care services to over 4 million people, with a budget of circa £380 million and a workforce of over 7,000 people.