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Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Practitioner (Therapy) To Join Brookfields Hospital Rehabilitation Unit

You will be fully supported by physiotherapists and occupational therapists delivering therapy to patients needing Physical Rehabilitation
- To work autonomously under the direction of a registered practitioner within the intermediate care team.
- To be responsible for assessing, interpreting, planning and implementing therapy interventions for specific groups of patients.
- To provide advice to patients and carers.
- To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.
- To provide a high standard of care.

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
1. To assess for, plan and implement and evaluate therapy interventions, such as exercise programmes (group or individual), provision of mobility aids, measuring and fitting adaptive equipment, minor and major adaptations.
2. To evaluate therapy interventions and prepare discharge summary for supervised patient discharge patients
3. To Identify when patients need interventions from other services
4. To effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills. This may involve using skills where patients have difficulties in communication, e.g., hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, speech problems, cognitive impairment, behavioural problems, and pain.
5. Establish and maintain appropriate working relationships with patients, carers, colleagues, and other health care professionals,
6. Be responsible for ensuring equipment is used safely following relevant training and that is maintained appropriately
7. To asses patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment
8. To attend relevant external and internal courses to extend knowledge or gain relevant skills to improve clinical practice as identified as part of the appraisal process
9. Will occasionally be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products there fore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies
10. To work effectively within the team structure and liaise appropriately with members of the MDT and other agencies by attending MDT meetings, case reviews
11. to inform/update all members of the multi diciplinary team, service users and appropriate others of changes involving current care plans, patients progress and other relevant matters that pertain to the care of the patient
12. To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting
13. Contribute to maintaining a safe comfortable and dignified environment for all patients/clients/and carers

Staff development within CPFT is highly valued and you will be supported to attend relevant internal and external courses to develop your knowledge and skills to improve clinical practice as identified as part of your Appraisal process.