Assistant Practitioner
2 weeks ago
Job overview
Two opportunities have arisen for you to join our Inpatient Therapy Rehabilitation team.
We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Therapy assistants to work with the team to assess, treat and complete referrals for a wide variety of patients.
These roles will be working with the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy teams in our Community Hospitals, at Harwich and Clacton.
Post 1 - hours per week (Ideally Wednesday - Friday) This is a permanent position, predominantly based at Clacton Hospital
Post 2 - hours per week. This is a fixed term post for approx. 9 months, predominantly based at Harwich Hospital.
Please state in you application which post you are interested in.
Main duties of the job
You should have experience of working in rehabilitation ideally within an NHS setting, be enthusiastic and keen to work with the Therapies team to provide an excellent service. You will need to have good communication and organisation skills, be a team worker and able to use your own initiative.
Ideally you will be educated to Foundation degree/ level 5 Qualification in Healthcare / Sport and Exercise Science or similar.
You will be supported by qualified therapists, working within a competency framework and will be given all necessary training for the job. You will manage your own workload and participate in team and service development.
You will be expected to work weekends, approximately 1 in 5, as part of our 7 day service.
Working for our organisation
One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
Experience in healthcare, fitness or rehabilitation
Desirable criteria
NHS experience in any clinical role
Quaification
Essential criteria
GCSE Grade C/4 or above in English and Maths or equivalent Level 3 Qualification in Health and Social Care OR Foundation degree / BSc in Healthcare or sports science
Desirable criteria
Associate membership of CSP/ RCOT Care Certificate GCSE grade C/4 or above in a science subject
Knowledge
Essential criteria
Understanding of role of Physiotherapy and / or Occupational Therapy Knowledge of basic rehabilitation assessment and therapy interventions, exercise prescription and monitoring
Desirable criteria
To have an understanding of human anatomy and how the body is affected by illness.
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
Good IT skills Ability to work across a 7 day shift pattern Good level of general health and physical fitness Effective communication skills – verbal and written English
Desirable criteria
Experience of using NHS clinical systems Experience of managing own time / delegated caseload-
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