Stroke Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioner

2 months ago


Port Talbot, United Kingdom Swansea Bay University Health Board Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Stroke Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioners to join our Stroke team. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals with good communication, organisation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

You will be supported by Physiotherapists, Speech and Language therapists Occupational therapists and a dietician. The role involves working within the stroke team across Swansea Bay, in the assessment and rehabilitation of patients both in hospital and community settings.

You will need to be able to demonstrate significant experience of working in rehabilitation in NHS, Social Care or Community based settings. Previous therapy assistant experience and experience of working with individuals who have had a stroke is highly desirable for this role.

The post holders must be able to work with discretion and maintain confidentiality at all times.

To support Physiotherapists, Speech and Language therapists, Occupational therapists and dietetics working within the stroke team across Swansea Bay, in the assessment and rehabilitation of patients.

The work will be varied and based both in hospital and community settings, so the ability to travel independently is essential for this role. The role involves therapeutic interventions and visits to aid prompt discharge, and assessing patient progress in their home. The post holder will be required to work within any of the in-patient stroke units to promote rehabilitation, enhance outcomes and aid early discharge.

The post holder is required to work unsupervised, undertaking independent interventions and decision making within agreed protocols in the community and on the wards, although some supervision and support would be available from qualified therapists.

The role may involve the fitting and instruction on use of adaptive equipment, the supervision of adaptive daily living skills and leading therapeutic groups. The post holder may be required to carry out any of these tasks single-handed.

To assess and undertake agreed treatment programmes with individual clients/patients.

The appointed member of staff will be expected to carry out clinical and administrative duties and adhere to professional codes of conduct. See attached Job Description for full details of responsibilities.

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.



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