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Teitl cyflogwr
Assistant Practitioner - Community Rehabilitation Team
NHS AfC: Band 4
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a full time Assistant Practitioner to join our Community Rehab therapy team. This role will support across the community rehabilitation service, but you will be based in the Burnley locality
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic candidate, preferably with previous experience working in a care or therapy setting.
The candidate is require to have a completed Foundation Degree in Health and social Care (Assistant Practitioner) .
The roles will be working alongside the inpatient therapists treating a wide range of patients presenting with a variety of difficulties. As part of the therapy team you may be required to work flexibly across the patient pathway therefore a car driver is essential with access to a car for work purposes for community visits.
For further information contact Julie Pearson , Operational lead for Community Therapy Service 07522486059
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
As an Assistant Practitioner you will work as a member of the Community therapy Therapy Team assisting in the delivery of therapy supporting qualified Therapists in assessing and treating patients according to their condition.
You will be required to undertake highly skilled and specialised support work as delegated to you from a member of your team. This may include gathering information for assessments, implementing treatment programmes, and making recommendations for equipment and minor adaptations.
You will use technical and creative skills in the provision of therapeutic activities for individual patients and will be responsible for evaluating and amending treatment programmes and interventions with guidance from the therapist.
As an Assistant Practitioner you will take responsibility for your own caseload within a broad framework laid out by a qualified therapist. The post holder will be responsible for delivering defined therapy input without direct supervision; but will have immediate access to a therapist for advice and direction as required.
The work will take place in a variety of settings depending on which are you work predominantly in patient’s own homes.
The position requires you to work between the hours of 0800-1800 on a rota over six days. The post holder will need to be flexible and change base in line with service need and demand
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.
Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.
We have a robust supervision and annual appraisal structure along with offering in house training to support the clinical development of our staff. We always aim to provide high standard, quality care to all our patients.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Organise and deliver a complete episode of therapy intervention as screened and delegated by a qualified therapist. You will use technical and therapeutic skills to promote patient independence.
You will also be required to support with general administrative procedures such as collecting patient information, completing referrals onto other services, ordering equipment and other tasks delegated by therapists within the team.
You will formulate appropriate treatment goals with the patient and support in the delivery of therapy intervention working towards these specific goals.
For further details on the position please refer to the attached job description.
Manyleb y person
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Good general education to GCSE level or equivalent including Maths and English.
- Foundation Degree in Health and social Care (Assistant Practitioner)
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Have had experience of working alone.
Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- IT literacy including Email and Internet.
- Numerate
- Health, safety and risk awareness.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Organisational skills including the ability to manage own workload.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Supervision skills
Personal Attributes
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Able to work alone as well as part of a team.
- Being able to work under pressure.
- Problem solving approach.
- Enthusiastic and keen to learn and develop.
- Flexible to different work demands/environments.
- Punctual and regular attender.
- Commitment to client centred, non-discriminatory practice.
- Person centred approach.
Other
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Car driver and has access to a car undertake visits in the community as required.
- Commitment to lifelong learning
- Able to undertake moving and handling tasks
Gofynion ymgeisio
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
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Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Julie Pearson
- Teitl y swydd
- Operational Lead for Community Therapy
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07522486059
Rhestr swyddi gyda East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust yn Proffesiynau perthynol i iechyd neu bob sector