Job summary
Be a key member of a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team providing support to adults of all ages who do not require specialist acute hospital admission but require support to maintain their independence within their home setting.
Placing emphasis on promoting and maintaining individuals' independence, dignity, and choice, undertaking medical, nursing or therapy related treatment programs or social care intervention to support and enable people.
Working across the whole of Calderdale, caring and supporting individuals within their own homes. Participate in new initiatives and future changes in care delivery including the Urgent Community Response Team and the Virtual Ward. Support hospital discharges and prevent unnecessary admissions to hospitals.
The UCR team delivers a seven-day service with staff working on a rota basis for different shift patterns covering the whole of Calderdale. The service focuses on the delivery of rapid assessment and intervention for adults of all ages who do not require specialist acute hospital admission but who require crisis intervention within a community setting. This may be due to an alteration in their physical or psychological well-being, or a temporary change in their social circumstances which makes it difficult for them to be maintained in their own home without a short period of rehabilitation or intervention from UCR.
Main duties of the job
Work will be carried out in patients own home and the activities will include:
- Implementing treatment to protocols, and based on competencies.
- Monitoring progress and feeding back to the registered practitioner or assistant practitioner
- Making minor adjustments to treatment programmes within pre determined limits
- Assisting registered practitioners with complex treatment.
- May involve assessing for, ordering and issuing predetermined basic equipment to protocols and established guidelines.
About us
Urgent Community Response team is an integrated multi-disciplinary service comprising nursing staff, physiotherapists, occupational therapist and pharmacist .You will provide planned time limited active therapy treatment regimes, medical and nursing interventions and social care support for adults of over the age of 18 who require crisis intervention within a community setting, thereby avoiding an unnecessary hospital admission.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities, change the text to Please see the job description and person specification below for full details about the role.
If youre interested in applying or would like to learn more about working in our team, wed be happy to hear from you.
Please contact the vacancy lead listed in the Further details / informal visits section.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities, change the text to Please see the job description and person specification below for full details about the role.
If youre interested in applying or would like to learn more about working in our team, wed be happy to hear from you.
Please contact the vacancy lead listed in the Further details / informal visits section.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- English and Math GCSE grade 9-2 (A*-E) or equivalent or high level of literacy and numeracy skills demonstrated within application
- Competence based level 3 Qualification e.g. NVQ or Diploma in Care or The Care Certificate issued by an employer
- Willingness to undertake any training or development relevant to the role
Desirable
- Evidence of competency-based training in relevant field
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Recent experience of working in a rehabilitation or reablement environment
- Recent relevant experience working in a multidisciplinary team in health/social care setting
- Recent relevant experience of dealing with adult clients with complex needs and their carers
- Understanding of rehabilitation and re-ablement principles
- An understanding of the needs and issues concerning illness and disability
- An understanding of the issues when working in the user's own home
- Recent relevant experience of instructing adults to perform practical tasks
- IT literate (email/internet/electronic patient records)
- Good time management skills and able to work to deadlines
Desirable
- Recent relevant experience of working in a community setting
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Able to work on own following agreed protocols, seeking help appropriately, particularly around unforeseen circumstances
- Able to use initiative but be aware of limitations of role
- Problems solving/decision making skills based on patient/client needs
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work well in a team
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- English and Math GCSE grade 9-2 (A*-E) or equivalent or high level of literacy and numeracy skills demonstrated within application
- Competence based level 3 Qualification e.g. NVQ or Diploma in Care or The Care Certificate issued by an employer
- Willingness to undertake any training or development relevant to the role
Desirable
- Evidence of competency-based training in relevant field
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Recent experience of working in a rehabilitation or reablement environment
- Recent relevant experience working in a multidisciplinary team in health/social care setting
- Recent relevant experience of dealing with adult clients with complex needs and their carers
- Understanding of rehabilitation and re-ablement principles
- An understanding of the needs and issues concerning illness and disability
- An understanding of the issues when working in the user's own home
- Recent relevant experience of instructing adults to perform practical tasks
- IT literate (email/internet/electronic patient records)
- Good time management skills and able to work to deadlines
Desirable
- Recent relevant experience of working in a community setting
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Able to work on own following agreed protocols, seeking help appropriately, particularly around unforeseen circumstances
- Able to use initiative but be aware of limitations of role
- Problems solving/decision making skills based on patient/client needs
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work well in a team
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Community
Dean Clough Bowling Mill
Halifax
HX3 5AX
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
