Main area Allied Health Professionals Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent: Required to work some weekends and Bank Holidays Hours Part time – 22.5 hours per week (Required to work some weekends and Bank Holidays) Job ref 434-CR8288046-A
Site Stoke Mandeville Hospital Town Aylesbury Salary £28,392 – £31,157 per annum – pro rata for part time Salary period Yearly Closing 04/11/2026 23:59
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Home First Therapy team in Buckinghamshire.
We are looking for motivated and skilled individuals to join the team, which supports patients that have recently been discharged from hospital, to regain their independence and remain in their own homes.
The ideal candidate will be able to take a holistic and person centred approach to supporting patients to recover from their recent hospital admission, and to achieve their short term goals, maximising independence.
The role will include visiting patients in their home, providing therapeutic treatment of patients, under the guidance and supervision of qualified therapists within the team.
Main duties of the job
To be an integral member of the Home First Therapy team, providing prompt assessment and delivery of therapeutic treatments to patients in liaison with senior Therapy staff.
To take responsibility for designated elements of the patient treatment protocols and delivery of such treatments in patients own home.
To act as a technical resource to the Home First Service, in relation to the provision of mobility equipment.
To document, evaluate and liaise with qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists following interventions.
To be responsible for the completion and potential delegation of non-clinical tasks within Home First therapy team.
To work as part of the weekend Home First Service
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
- NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care
- Commit to undertaking Foundation Degree and any associated training once available
- Moving and Handling/First Aid Qualification
EXPERIENCE
- Significant experience working within a patient facing environment with a reablement/ rehabilitation focus
- Previous experience working with patients with physical, cognitive or behavioural impairment
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
- Good knowledge of the audit process
- Collaborate with multi professional service users, internal and external at all levels.
- Able to motivate self and be able to work with all levels of staff
- Ability to work well in a team and independently
- Able to accept and undertake responsibility for designated tasks
- Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi disciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate, legal and in legible manner (in English)
- Demonstrate good organisational skills
- Demonstrate insight into the importance of maintaining a safe working environment.
- Ability to learn/ability to self initiate learning (evidence within the last 2 years)
- Awareness of Health & Safety issues and policies
- Able to know own limitation and seek advice.
- Able to complete tasks set, follow instructions
- Flexible and adaptable in approach to work
- Able to undertake manual handling tasks
- Physical ability and endurance work in the physical environment of the clinical area required by this post.
- Flexibility and adaptable to changing needs of the service
- Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Ability to act as an effective role model
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
- Valid and current driving licence and car to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire.
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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