Band 7 Locum Acute Physiotherapist
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
UEC Therapist – Band 7
Job Overview
We’re seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to join Shropshire Community Health Trust as a Band 7 UEC Therapist within the Care Transfer Hub. This locum position plays a key role in leading complex discharge planning and ensuring patients receive safe, person-centred transitions from hospital to home or community care.
Working within the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) pathway, you will champion the “home first” approach and support integrated, multi-disciplinary working to optimise outcomes for patients across acute and community settings.
Key Responsibilities
– Act as a senior clinician and clinical lead within the Care Transfer Hub multidisciplinary team, promoting a seamless discharge process across hospital and community care.
– Manage a complex caseload independently, providing specialist clinical input and decision-making in line with evidence-based practice and NICE guidance.
– Assess, plan, and coordinate safe and timely discharges, ensuring the right pathway for each patient under the discharge-to-assess model.
– Provide advanced clinical advice to colleagues, patients, and carers on treatment options and discharge planning.
– Support positive risk management to promote patient safety and enable least restrictive discharge solutions.
– Build and maintain effective relationships with care homes, community teams, and partner agencies to ensure continuity of care.
– Supervise and guide junior members of the therapy team, contributing to service development and clinical governance.
– Demonstrate advanced communication skills in complex or sensitive situations involving patients, families, and professionals.
– Participate in 7-day service delivery, ensuring flexible and responsive support across acute and community sites.
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Code: U.003010.B18338