Job summary
- Main area
- Therapy Assistant Practitioner
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 825-6437099-OPS
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Whitchurch Community Hospital
- Town
- Whitchurch
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Therapy Assistant Practitioner - Community Therapy
NHS AfC: Band 4
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicant who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
From 4 April 2024 overseas workers requiring a general Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) but sponsored by an NHS organisation will need to meet the new salary threshold of £38,700. In addition, applications to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands that are on the immigration salary, a list of skilled jobs which have lower salary requirements, will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the new minimum salary threshold of £23,200 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list
https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/different-salary-requirements
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a skilled, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Northeast Community Therapy Team. To provide a high quality therapy focused service within a multidisciplinary team, delivering a flexible approach to patient care in a variety of settings throughout the locality, following the patient through their care pathway.
We will work closely with our health and social care partners to give patients more control over their own care and find necessary treatments more readily available. We support people with multiple health conditions, not just single diseases, and deliver care as locally and conveniently as possible for our patients. We strive to provide a service that is responsive to the needs of the local population as part of a cohesive multidisciplinary team.
You will be experienced in working in a multi disciplinary / multi-agency health or social care environment with knowledge of basic IT 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.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
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) 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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Literacy and numeracy grade 4-9 (A-C)
- 3 A-Levels or Health and Science (or equivalent) or T-Level or equivalent level 3 qualification(s) and Functional Skills (level 2) or as a level 3 apprenticeship, such as the Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship (or other level 3 qualification pathway e.g. 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
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- 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
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of working within a clinical setting
- Experience delivering personal and clinical care
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bev Kipling
- Job title
- Rehabilitation Pathway Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07773 188259
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