Assistant Practitioner

**Please note this is a part-time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.**

**We have an opportunity for an** Assistant Practitioner - Brain Injury Rehabilitation Team at Law House**

The postholder will Implement treatment programmes within hospital and community settings for individuals/groups of patients, and undertake baseline assessments within clearly defined parameters for the Occupational Therapy service. They will use specialist technical and practical skills to deliver flexible, patient-centred programmes.

Duties may vary depending on the care group/department or assigned area of work.

**KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO DO THE JOB**

Formal qualification at HNC Level or equivalent level of experience in a health/education / social care environment plus short specialist courses relevant to a specific clinical area.

Awareness of health legislation relevant to the clinical area.

Knowledge of the clinical speciality/area process, techniques and/or activities relevant to the client group.

Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills.

Time management, planning and organisational skills.

Working knowledge of basic information technology.

Ability to work individually or as part of a team

Ability to learn and develop new skills and maintain a record of learning

‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
- Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for an interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.