Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Wheelchair Services B6 OT/PTNHS

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic B6 Therapist to join our small, friendly wheelchair service team. This role involves providing assessments and prescription of wheelchair equipment to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and person-centred care.

Working alongside an experienced Clinical team, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring eligible service users receive the equipment they need to meet their mobility and postural requirements.

The role is primarily based at Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Wheelchair Service in clinic, but travel to a near by services, schools, hospitals, care homes, and service users' homes is required. Occasional visits to other Ross Care locations may also be necessary.

You will receive line management support from a B7 Therapist with additional management support from our Clinical Lead. The Team have a weekly meeting for information sharing and peer support. Training for the role will be provided and there is an on-going commitment to learning and development, including PDR/PDP and CPD.

Main duties of the job

Providing clinical input to the wheelchair services, working closely with service users, their families and carers and the multi-disciplinary teams supporting service users.

Work as an autonomous practitioner, managing a caseload including complex service users.

Demonstrate clinical competence, effectiveness and best practice in all areas of clinical service delivery, including -

Triage.

Duty activities.

Clinical interventions, including assessment of mobility, posture and pressure care needs, prescription, review, and handover/set up of prescribed equipment, demonstrating evidence of service user involvement and collaboration in care planning.

Documentation, ensuring compliance with agreed record keeping systems and standards.

Caseload management.

Use of outcome measures.

Medical device management.

Take responsibility for maintaining safe clinic environments.

Safeguard children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom the service comes into contact.

Carry out physical/postural assessments and interventions which may involve kneeling, squatting, crouching, bending, twisting and maintaining static or awkward postures for short periods of time.

Lift, carry or adjust wheelchairs and other equipment, potentially several times a day on a daily basis.

Job description

Post-registration experience working with patients with long-term and deteriorating medical conditions.

Demonstrate strategies for organising own workload.

Demonstrate a flexible and adaptable approach to working in order to meet competing priorities.

Demonstrate skill development and critical analysis of skill gaps.

Confident in the use of computers with knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office.

Good communication skills, both written and verbal; positive interpersonal skills with an ability to community appropriately with colleagues, other professionals, carers and service users.

Ability to communicate sensitive information in written and verbal forms to service users, other professionals and in-house staff.

Knowledge of a range of medical conditions (e.g. respiratory, neuro, orthopaedic), their management and implications for wheelchair prescription or other intervention.

Effective strategies to cope with a variety of distressing situations, including challenging behaviour from service users.

Ability to work under pressure.

Demonstrate understanding of risk assessment and management within the healthcare environment.

Demonstrate an understanding of safeguarding, including how to identify potential safeguarding situations, how to report them internally and ensure action within the MDT.

Knowledge of legal issues (e.g. data protection, child protection, health and safety, vulnerable adults, human rights etc.).

Demonstrate an understanding of health and safety responsibilities and compliance.

Demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance requirements.

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of moving and handling techniques and procedures.

Understanding of information governance and data protection issues.

Demonstrate an understanding of managing diversity with the local populations and workforce.

Understanding of multi-cultural issues.

Demonstrate strategies for involving service users and carers in clinical decisions, ensuring all feedback is acknowledged.

Full UK driving licence and a willingness to drive Ross Care vehicles.

An ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions, such as weather, exposure to unpleasant environments, bodily fluids, pets and other unspecified hazards.

About us

About us

Ross Care provide clinically lead, high-quality wheelchair services on behalf of the NHS. Our friendly teams include OTs, Physiotherapists and Rehabilitation Engineers, providing services for all age ranges.

We operate across 40 regions in England and Wales, supporting over 400,000 wheelchair users each year and covering 45% of the population. We take great pride in the role we play in making a real difference in the lives of those who matter most - our patients and their families.

Culture and Values

Ross Care are a values-led organisation where people come first and whilst demand can often be high, our commitment to delivering high-quality care never wavers.

We foster an environment where every team member is included, supported and empowered to contribute ideas and shape how we deliver services.

Career Development and Support

We provide a mature career pathway designed to help you grow with us and clinical supervision and CPD opportunities are embedded at all levels. We offer opportunity, structure, encouragement and excellent line management support.

We offer a wide range of learning opportunities, including apprenticeships and training programmes. Many of our team members progress into new roles within the organisation, thanks to our strong grow your own culture.

Our Commitment to Sustainability

We take our environmental responsibilities seriously - tracking our carbon footprint, setting measurable targets, and continuously seeking new ways to reduce environmental impact.