Therapy Practitioner

2 weeks ago

Lancashire, United Kingdom Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are seeking Therapy Practitioners full and part time over a 7 day period on a rota system. These permanent posts will be based on the Jean Heyes Reablement Unit at Leigh Infirmary.
- To hold responsibility for a designated caseload within a defined area of the service, at times working without direct supervision from the Therapists contributing to a smooth running of the service.
- To be responsible for specific routine tasks, as delegated
- To participate as appropriate in reviews of and changes to service delivery within the team.
- To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent and reliable attendance

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

**Responsibilities**:

- To work alongside the multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive, seamless, high quality care
- To supervise and deliver occupational therapy/physiotherapy treatment programmes within parameters set by qualified members of the team reporting back progress.
- To be responsible for the safe and competent use of appliances used by patients
- To assist qualified staff in the assessment and treatment process within agreed competency levels.
- To carry out specific interventions, within agreed competency levels.
- To evaluate patient progress and liaise with the multidisciplinary team as required
- To deliver pre-operative education to patients
- To instruct patients in the use of equipment and techniques to promote independence
- To communicate relevant information to team members, including participation in team meetings
- To be able to communicate effectively in a variety of ways with patients/carers to gain co-operation and understanding of treatment programmes.
- To maintain good working relationships
- To establish therapeutic relationships using negotiating and reasoning skills in order to complete treatment programmes
- To adhere to Health and Safety Policies and Procedures and carry out responsibilities accordingly
- To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs
- To attend regular meetings, e.g. staff meetings, support and development groups
- To participate in in-service training
- To maintain a portfolio of competencies showing evidence of lifelong learning
- To actively participate in PDR, appraisal and supervision systems
- To assist in induction and training of new staff and education of students
- To support Therapy Lead, as requested, in quality activities within the team

Responsibility for Information Resources
- To keep accurate and clear patient treatment records in line with Trust policies and standards
- To maintain timely statistics and other records, as requested by the Service

Responsibility for Health & Safety

Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 - the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.

Work Circumstances & on-call

Hours worked in line with local service delivery including weekends and Bank Holidays.

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