Job summary
- Main area
- Therapy Band 4 Assistant practitioner
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day working)
- Job ref
- 343-NN-6494436-SH&C-AHP-HM
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Reablement Unit St Helier Hospital
- Town
- Carshalton
- Salary
- £29,460 - £31,909 per annum incl HCAS (Outer)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Practitioner
Band 4
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
Job overview
Sutton health and Care (SHC) Reablement Unit aims to, support discharge and minimise length of stay by providing intensive multi disciplinary rehabilitation to patients in new Reablement Unit and their own homes.Post holders will be working as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team including nurses,occupational therapists, physiotherapists, social workers, rehabilitation assistants, Reablement assistants and administrators as well as the voluntary sector. The post holder will be based in the new Reablement Unit but may also have the opportunity to work in the other areas which include rapid response hospital hub (the Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit and Acute Frailty wards of St. Helier Hospital, rapid response community and intermediate care (bedded and home based care).
Main duties of the job
- To assist in the identification of health and social care needs, and participate in the delivery and evaluation of rehabilitation under the indirect supervision of a registered health or social care professional both on reablement unit and in patients own homes.
- To work as part of an multi disciplinary team within (SHC) Reablement Unit and to assist in the development of good working relationships with statutory, voluntary and independent organisations.
- To maintain clinical skills and competencies by working with both the acute and community rehabilitation functions of the service.
- To provide supervision and assessment for junior staff and to contribute to the development of this role within the trust and SHC Reablement Unit
Working for our organisation
Sutton Health and Care is an innovative partnership of providers working across Sutton (GP Federation; Local Authority; Mental Health Trust and Acute Trust) to provide integrated services for the local community. As partners we have the exciting opportunity to put the shared vision for how health and care can be delivered into reality through the implementation of a service model for the provision of community services (adult and children) that truly integrates health and care, physical and mental health and primary and acute care.
We are committed to working with each other and commissioners to co-create a model which when implemented, will transform the experience of the people who use services in Sutton and fit the vision of the Sutton Health and Care Plan and the national NHS Long Term Plan.
We firmly believe that the partnership will drive transformational change to the benefit of patients and the local health and care system, getting the system to deliver better person-centred outcomes and financial sustainability
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specifications for further details regarding the role.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience working with Therapies within health or social care
- Demonstrate history of working as part of a MDT
- Experience of inpatient or community patient rehabilitation
skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- evidence of good organizational skills and ability to manage workload autonomously
- Good time management skills
- Basic clinical reasoning and problem solving skills
- Competent in IT/word processing skills
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of common medical terms and conditions
- previous EMIS experience
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Display initiative and a willingness to learn
- Hold a driving license and access to a car
- Flexible working approach, motivated and enthusiastic
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
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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
- Sophie Charman
- Job title
- Band 7 Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07766511083
- Additional information
Marianne Rencken
Band 7 OT
07552893799
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