Therapy Assistant Practitioner

4 days ago

Telford, United Kingdom Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

Within STW, the ICB, SaTH & SCHT are committed to integrating to provide improved seamless pathways of care for patients. This is an exciting time to join Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust as we work in partnership with The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust - our Acute Partners.

This is your opportunity to join us and be part of the next step in this journey with the introduction of our community sub-acute wards.

We are recruiting to a variety of roles working as part of an innovative MDT. You will be working for Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust with your base at either the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital or The Princess Royal Hospital.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference to the care of patients enabling them to step down to their normal place of residence faster

You will be experienced in working in a multi disciplinary / multi-agency health / social care environment with knowledge of IT basic administration systems including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel etc).

You will be patient focussed and have the ability to carry out comprehensive holistic assessments and be able to prioritise and make sound decisions, sometimes under pressure.

Main duties of the job

To provide holistic and person-centred care and support community patients in an acute setting.

To support the qualified therapist (Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Dietitian and Speech & Language Therapist) in providing a high standard of Therapy intervention following protocols agreed by professional colleagues.

To perform screening assessments and treatment programmes as per agreed protocols with delegated patients.

To hold responsibility for own delegated caseload following discussion with the therapist. To work within a competency framework to ensure safe practice.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

Literacy and numeracy grade 4-9 (A-C) 3 A-Levels or Health and Science (or equivalent) oOr T-Level or equivalent level 3 qualification(s) and Functional Skills (level 2) oOr as a level 3 apprenticeship, such as the Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship (or other level 3 qualification pathway NVQ 3/BTEC equivalent in relevant healthcare subject or experience. Assistant Practitioner Level 5 course modules and clinical competencies or Assistant Practitioner Health Higher Apprenticeship or willing to commence in first year of employment. Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the principles of rehabilitation

Experience

Essential

Previous work experience within Therapy environment or rehabilitation

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Knowledge of therapy intervention acquired through training or experience within a healthcare setting Ability to work independently to an agreed protocol / treatment programmes following discussion with a qualified therapist Ability to organise and prioritise own caseload and working day. Able to make accurate and legible entries into patient and therapy notes

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