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Job overview

The UCR Team, consists of Geriatricians, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Paramedic, Nurses, OTs, Physios, Associate Practitioner and Therapy Assistants.Ìý

We have received significant additional investment to increase the capacity of the Urgent Community Response (UCR) service and are now able to recruit a band 6 Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist to the existing team.

UCR Therapy focuses on crisis management and admission avoidance to maintain patient safety at home. Essential functional assessments are carried out with prescription of urgent complex equipment, ongoing therapy follow-up visits to ensure patient safety, and short-term support for patients in acute medical crisis. UCR Therapy also responds to non-injury fallers to assist them off the floor using equipment such as the Raizer chair, or Mangar Elk, avoiding 999 calls.

There is a strong teamwork ethos with multi professional visits being carried out to maximise clinical efficiency ensuring patients get the right treatment at the right time at home.

The service is constantly evolving to meet the needs of the patients in our community, and the team is encouraged and supported to be innovate and creative with their service delivery to achieve the best outcome for their patients.

Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

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Main duties of the job

1.ÌýÌýÌý To undertake clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients on the caseload. These patients may have acute, complex and/or chronic presentations and may have varied diagnoses, prognoses and rehab potential

2.ÌýÌýÌý Urgent, varied caseload with rapid response function to support patients, often picking up unplanned work throughout the day

3.ÌýÌýÌý To assess and mitigate immediate risk to patients, either as a result of their clinical condition and/or personal circumstances

4.ÌýÌýÌý To ensure immediate patient safety and to work with the patient following this to ensure longer term safety and wellbeing, building on strengths and goals

5.ÌýÌýÌý Case management including holistic patient assessments considering all areas of patient need, drawing on extended scope of practice following training and competency sign-off

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.Ìý

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.