IDS Home First Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist

This post is an essential for the delivery of a fully integrated discharge service across Pennine Lancashire. The Integrated Discharge service therapist undertakes highly skilled and specialised work to support in the assessing and treating of patients, to facilitate complex discharges and improve clinical flow throughout the trust to improve access to acute services., To provide pro-active and responsive support to the Divisional Therapy Lead, working across all ELHT sites to meet the needs of the Complex Case Management Service. Have in-depth knowledge and skills to act as a resource for ward staff at all levels and other multi-disciplinary professionals ensuring there is a consistent and informed approach in relation to effective and timely discharge from hospital. Carry out home assessments with patients who have complex needs and afterwards produce comprehensive documentation from these visits.,

• To provide pro-active and responsive support to the Divisional Therapy Lead.
• Work across all ELHT sites to meet the needs of an efficient Complex Case Management Service.
• Advise assist and navigate ELHT staff through the discharge planning process to plan and meet future care needs to facilitate a safe and timely discharge from hospital.
• To have the in-depth knowledge and skills to act as a resource for ward staff at all levels and other multi-disciplinary professionals ensuring there is a consistent and informed approach in relation to effective and timely discharge planning.
• To promote and maintain effective communication channels between all Health and Social Care departments/agencies in the acute and community settings.
• Proactively advise and support staff to initiate the early discharge planning of patients with vulnerable/complex needs ensuring appropriate assessments are completed in a timely manner to facilitate discharge.
• Maintain accurate records and participate in internal or Department of Health audits as required in relation to the discharge planning process.
• Ensure compliance with other related Trust Policies and Department of Health Legislation regarding the discharge planning processes.
• Screen referrals made to the Central Point of Referral in, signposting to alternative pathways as appropriate to meet identified needs.
• Carrying out home assessments with patient who have complex social issues eg chaotic lifestyles/rehousing/refurnishing etc which can take up an extraordinary amount of time if a ward therapist or social worker were to deal with this.
• Give both verbal and written feedback about the progress of patients assessment and treatment, this will include the typing of comprehensive documentation from visits and clinical input.
• Taking patients home to settle or visiting post discharge to prevent re-admission
• Untilise mental health knowledge and carry out in depth cognitive assessments
• To be able to carry out second opinion assessments when there is a dispute between health professionals and the patient or their families, for example a decision around home rather than bed base.
• To use social services IT systems in conjunction with the trusted assessment documentation and set up new packages of care for patients.
  
  Registered Allied Health Professional on HPC Register
• Post registration study/relevant experience of working across professional development
• A minimum of 2 years post registration experience
• High standards of accuracy and literacy skills
• Experience dealing with patients and families in a sensitive and understanding Manner
• Knowledge of the principles of Delayed Discharge Act
• In-depth knowledge of discharge planning and processes
• Confident Decision Maker
• Ability to prioritise an unpredictable workload and work to times scales
Desirable criteria
• Enthusiasm to take on board new ideas and initiate change
• Experience working in the NHS or similar organisation, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work., Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen. We are committed to delivering the best possible healthcare services to the local population while ensuring the future viability of our services. This will be achieved by continually improving the productivity and efficiency of services. Our core focus has enabled demonstrable improvement in our key access, quality and performance indicators.
Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements., The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed. The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.