Assistant Practitioner

3 weeks ago


Wisbech, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Full time

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a rehabilitation focused physical health Therapy Assistant Practitioner based in East Cambridgeshire working between the North Cambs Hospital, Wisbech and Princess of Wales Hospital, Ely. 

The successful applicant will work between two adult inpatient rehabilitation wards alongside therapy and MDT colleagues and will have the opportunity to follow-up patients in the community following discharge or to support the ICT community therapy pathway.

Applicants will be delivering prescribed therapeutic interventions and treatment, providing equipment, and supporting discharge planning alongside the wider MDT and qualified therapy staff. This position offers flexibility, variety, and the opportunity to be involved in the transformation of our intermediate care services.

This is a new operating model of flexibility, merging our community and in-patient therapy staffing to improve patient outcomes with a seamless therapy pathway. If you are flexible, caring, and keen to learn then please apply.

Main duties of the job To work primarily across Pathway (In-patient Rehabilitation units) and to support Pathway (care at home) for the Intermediate Care service. To work autonomously under the direction of a registered practitioner within the Intermediate Care Team. To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making. To always provide a high standard of care To have delegated responsibility for assessing, interpreting, planning, and implementing therapy interventions for specific groups of patients. To use clinical judgement to evaluate patient progress and update goals as required. To use outcome measures as directed by service To provide advice to patients and carers To supervise and support education of Integrated Care Workers (Band and ) deliver high quality patient care. To plan and prioritise own workload with input from wider therapy team and service leads To provide resilience and cover to other locality teams as required due to operational demands and system pressures Working for our organisation

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.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.



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