Specialist Physiotherapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Physiotherapist to join the Admission Avoidance Therapy Team at Whiston Hospital. You will work in a diverse environment including a high paced AED setting as well as a specialist Ambulatory Frailty clinic based within Bevan Court - our Frailty and Reablement Unit. The aim of the service is to prevent hospital admission and ensure patients safety for discharge from AED / Ambulatory Frailty Clinic wherever possible. Whilst being predominantly inpatient based you will also work alongside our community colleagues covering UCR, Community Frailty and Virtual Ward for the residents of St Helens. The successful applicant will work alongside highly experienced therapists, nurses and medics within an AED and Frailty MDT. This is an opportunity to work with Frailty patients throughout their journey and make a real difference to people's lives on their path from hospital to home. In return for your hard work and dedication we can offer a friendly and welcoming team. We encourage ongoing continuing professional development and enable regular peer support and In Service Training. Service development, Clinical Governance, Research and audit activities are key and you will have a number of opportunities to contribute to our ever developing and expanding service. The team hours cover an extended service 8am to 6pm. Shifts are 8am - 4pm and 10pm - 6pm., The successful candidate will provide high quality, responsive care to patients attending the Accident and Emergency Department and those transferred to the Frailty Unit. In AED you will provide a first response and initial assessment that will support and help determine patient flow through the hospital. You will need to demonstrate confidence and clarity with your clinical reasoning and make informed decisions that may assist in turning people around safely and effectively in a shorter period. You must be adaptable to increasing demand often in a high-pressured setting. Working in Frailty you will be familiar with the frailty pathway. Our aims are toprovide a reactive and proactive service to care for the frail older adult, preventing crisis, avoiding hospital attendance and maximising independence in a patient's own home where possible. You will be expected to liaise with community colleagues to ensure a seamless transition from hospital to home. You should have a broad knowledge base to assess a variety of conditions that may present in AED. You must be flexible in your approach to meet the demands of our 7-day service. You will join our rota and will work 5 days a week over the 7 days that the service is provided. The team hours cover an extended service 8am to 6pm. Shifts are 8am - 4pm and 10pm - 6pm.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.