Job summary
Employer heading
Physiotherapy Falls Technical Instructor
Band 4
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health
and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic
objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in
the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the
next decade and beyond.
We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:
- We are kind and caring
- We are respectful
- We have trust and integrity
- We take personal responsibility
As an organisation we strongly believe that it is vital our leaders exhibit the behaviours and values that we expect from all our staff.
We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, and together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will hopefully unlock the cures for today’s illnesses
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Vale Community Resource Service as a Physiotherapy Falls Technical Instructor on a permanent basis. The role involves working in the community, so own travel across the Vale of Glamorgan is essential.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will use previous experience and consolidation of practice, whilst working work under the direction of a registered practitioner, to organise and deliver community physiotherapy treatment and evidenced based falls programmes for identified patients in the locality.
The candidate will be required to work in an unsupervised capacity whilst preparing and carrying out routine elements of patient assessment. Additionally, the successful candidate will have to plan and take responsibility for care/treatment of community that they are accountable for.
Other requirements include monitoring patients and alerting therapists when there are unexpected changes, and modify approaches and activities within care/treatment using own clinical reasoning notify a registered practitioner accordingly, utilising evidenced based outcome measures where required.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3 BTEC or equivalent
- Health and social care experience
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of further education
Experience
Essential criteria
- Dealing with people individually or in groups
- Relevant experience of working in a caring environment
- Organisation of delegated workload
- Inter professional team working
- Involvment with carers and families
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working across statutory and voluntary agencies
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage own time and work independently
- Ability to work flexibly in a range of settings including hospital and community
- Excellent communication abilities and team working
- Basic IT skills
- Demonstrable skills in the facilitation and co facilitation of therapeutic groups
Special Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of health and safety of work
- Awareness of principles of rehabilitation and recovery
- Awareness of principles and diversity of therapy roles of occupational therapy and physiotherapy
- Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the other professions in the multi disciplinary team
Personal Qualitities
Essential criteria
- Recovery focused approach
- Reflects the trusts values
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Harry Newman
- Job title
- Service Administration Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07743194443
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