Assistant Practitioner

We’re looking to recruit two motivated individuals to join our dynamic therapy team in the respiratory service. The posts advertised are two band four positions but we would be open to supporting band three level applicants who show the willingness to learn and knowledge of therapy and rehabilitation.

Our team is part of a larger acute therapy family that works within Diana Princess of Wales Hospital. We are welcoming, approachable, and always supportive of one another across areas.

This post will require you to work flexibly across seven days to provide therapeutic assessments and rehabilitation to adults who are acutely unwell, post surgery and/or living with chronic or terminal illness.

You will become an essential, respected and valued member of our team and will be supported to acquire new skills, experience and deliver excellent patient care. We aim to work with patients, families and the wider multidisciplinary team to prevent deconditioning, restore independence, rehabilitate function and facilitate safe and timely discharge from hospital.

You will undertake administrative tasks utilising IT skills as required, participate in ward handovers to identify and triage patients and update the multidisciplinary team on therapy progress.

The successful applicant will gather information from patients, families and care givers to build a picture of a patients function prior to admission and determine shared goals with the patient to work towards.

You will be supported in working towards independently assessing, rehabilitating and safely discharging patients. To do this you will become familiar with discharge pathways and equipment ordering whilst working alongside physiotherapists and occupational therapists.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual to enhance their knowledge, experience and confidence rehabilitating patients whilst working in a supportive and positive environment.

We’re a large organisation with three hospitals located in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole. We also provide community services in North Lincolnshire. Our 6,500 members of staff care for and support a population of more than 400,000 people.

We encourage all our staff to innovate and adopt ‘best practice’ so we can deliver excellent care to our patients. We ask staff to live our values; kindness, courage and respect.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. You could be one of them.

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“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.