Associate Practitioner

We have a band 4 Associate Practitioner opportunity available within our Orthopaedic Trauma Therapy team. We are looking for applicants who are dedicated yet flexible in their approach and possess the aptitude to adapt quickly to new situations. Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team in an acute / community or outpatient setting will be beneficial.

This is a 7 month fixed term post 37.5 hours per week with a 7 day working pattern

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones.

We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We actively encourage staff involvement with staff networking events and staff survey

“Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”

**To provide support within the acute therapy Service by**:

- Assisting in the rehabilitation of patients who have undergone surgery.
- Assisting in the facilitation of a safe discharge from hospital.
- Contributing to the assessment of therapy needs as initiated by the Registered Therapist.
- Carrying out therapeutic interventions and programmes of more complex patients under the guidance of the Therapy Team.
- To assist with the assessment and provision of equipment in the community.