Assistant Practitioner

2 weeks ago


Walsall, Walsall, United Kingdom Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Assistant Practitioner to join our innovative Community Stroke Rehabilitation /ESD/ Bed based rehab team in Walsall. The Community Stroke Service delivers a high quality service for adults who have survived a stroke. We are seeking a dynamic enthusiastic, highly motivated, well organised and innovative person to join our multi-professional stroke care team. The Assistant practitioner will work as an integral part of the stroke care team. We are looking for a person with recent experience of working with stroke patients or worked in a community rehabilitation setting and/or have a particular interest in working with this client group. You should possess good interpersonal skills and have a committed, flexible approach to work.

Please note previous applicants don't need to apply.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for assisting nursing and therapy staff to deliver a high standard of individualised care to all our patients. Under the direction of a qualified health professional, you will be required to work in an unsupervised capacity, undertaking a varied caseload of specialist rehabilitation treatment programmes, reviews and progress treatments appropriately, to ensure people reach their optimum level of independence. The post holder should be educated to GCSE level or equivalent and possess NVQ level 3 health or health and social care or equivalent qualification and have evidence of continuing education. Foundation degree in Health Studies (Science)/BTEC National Certificate in Health Studies or equivalent is essential. You must be keen to learn new skills and have the ability to work autonomously and flexibly as part of the team. Regular support, training and supervision will be given as the Trust is committed to Continuous Professional post holder will be required to contribute to 7 day working rota and rotate across the community stroke pathways as the service demands,therefore a flexible approach to work scheduleis required in addition to being conscientious and reliable.

About us

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. Work is also well underway on its multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre which will house a new Emergency Department (including Children's Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, Acute Medical Unit and Urgent Care Centre. This is scheduled for completion this year.

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a BME background and people with a disability as these groups are currently under-represented at senior level. We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.

We support flexible working for all employees and prospective applicants.

Any settled workers meeting the requirements must be offered the position in preference to any non-resident candidates meeting the requirements, unless the role falls under a PhD-level code, in which case sponsorship may be attained.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description for a full list of job duties

The post holder may be required to contribute to 7 day working rota and rotate across the community stroke pathways as the service demands, therefore a flexible approach to work schedule is required in addition to being conscientious and reliable

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Foundation degree in Health Studies (Science)

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Experience of working with older people and people with long-term conditions Previous experience of working in the community health care setting Experience of working in a rehabilitation setting Experience of working with various therapist and nursing staffs

Desirable

Demonstrable employment history working within a health care environment as part of a team.

SKILLS

Essential

Able to assist registered staff in assessing a person's, delivery of therapy and nursing care, monitoring and reviewing the person's condition. Able to work independently within limits of skill and knowledge and aware of when to seek advice. Must be able to accurately follow instruction from a supervising health professional and to work as a team with all members of the department and Multidisciplinary Team Demonstrable basic physical assessment skills Competent in IT/word processing skills.

Desirable

Ability to manage/prioritise workload autonomously. Analytical/ problem solving skills

KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Demonstrate understanding of confidentiality Ability to follow systems and procedures working knowledge of rehabilitation

Desirable

Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others in formal and informal settings Initiative to identify own learning needs

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