Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Peterborough, PE3 9GZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
16 November 2026
4 days leftJob description
Are you passionate and driven to deliver exceptional patient care? Do you relish a challenge? This exciting role could be for you. Our Urgent & Emerge...
The Frailty Serviceon Ward C16provides a specialised area for rapid assessmentoffrail patients. This short-term unit will supportappropriate patientsfor up to 72 hours providingthem withassessments and tests asappropriate toensure the best next stepsare in placeas they go onto receive care in the community.
When afrail older patientisadmittedinto our hospital,theyare atanincreased risk of the negative effects of being in hospital. These include hospital-acquired-deconditioning (wasting of the muscles due to moving less), delirium (new confusion), falling over,and hospitalacquiredinfections. As a result, patients can become more dependent and require a significant increase in the support theyneedtoleave hospital.
To reduce this risk,our Frailty Servicehas beencreated in collaboration with local healthcare partnersto offer personalised comprehensive assessmentand carethat avoids unnecessary admission to hospital.
The serviceis one element ofcollaborativeworkto ensure older adults havetimelyaccess to specialised assessment in the mostappropriate location.
The Frailty Service on Ward C16 forms just one part of a system-wide frailty operating model for North Place Partnership, built on five interdependent components designed to deliver proactive, person-centred, and integrated care across the whole pathway--from prevention to crisis response.
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more details regarding this role.
Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.
Qualifications
Essential: - Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy; - HCPC Registered; - CSP member /RCOT Member
Key Skills
Essential: - Advanced communication skills
Key Skills
Essential: - Standard key board skills & the ability to use IT packages such as Word, Outlook, Power point & Excel
Qualifications
Essential: - Evidence of post graduate training/qualification relevant to frailty; - Evidence of leadership or management training
Desirable: - MSc in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy
Experience
Essential
- NHS experience working at specialist clinical level in frailty
- Experience within acute hospital environment
- Multi-disciplinary working
- Demonstrate active involvement in QI/Audit/research
- Managing change
- Supervising/line management members of staff/students
- Experience of developing staff and sharing knowledge
- Working within networks/collaborating with other agencies
Desirable: - Acute respiratory skills (E if physiotherapist); - Experience in community-based roles
Knowledge
Essential
- Of frailty syndromes and the principles of frailty management.
- Of the multi-disciplinary team within frailty
- Of services available to support effective discharge
Key Skills
Essential
- Ability to undertake rapid assessments in a busy environment
- Excellent managerial and leadership skills including management of change
- Ability to recognise and manage own resilience
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Leadership and motivational skills
- High level of clinical reasoning
- Ability to present information in a logical and concise manner
Other
Essential
- Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
- Be prepared to work across sites as and when required
- Good previous attendance record
- Ability to work across 7 days a week
Other
Essential: - Professional appearance & behaviour
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Provenance
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First seen
9 November 2026
Last checked
11 November 2026
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