Job summary
Employer heading
Therapy Assistant Practitioner - Stowlodge
NHS AfC: Band 4
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a full time Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join the Stowmarket Community Integrated Team.
The team are motivated and forward thinking consisting of Therapists, Nurses, Social Workers and Support Staff who work closely with other agencies.
The primary function of the team is to provide community based care both within the persons home environment and at base.
We aim to support timely discharge and admission avoidance through exercise programmes and equipment provision to improve function and promote independence as much as possible. Holistic assessment and informed choice being paramount.
Main duties of the job
Working within an integrated team to complete assessments of need, promote independence, plan interventions, provide equipment, support training needs.
Working closely with other agencies to support people within the community setting
Work with other members of the team to provide an urgent response to people in need for support due to change in condition, loss of function or have fallen.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where 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.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want 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
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Ability to work on own initiative without direct supervision
- • Knowledge of specific treatment protocols for a wide range of health and social care conditions
- • Able to maintain clinical records and complete basic reports
- • Ability to provide and receive complex and sensitive information
- • Ability to exchange condition related information with multidisciplinary team, patients and carers
- • Ability to manage communication difficulties/barriers
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of group work with patients
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Can demonstrate intermediate level of theoretical knowledge and clinical reasoning skills acquired through coursework, in-house training and experience to NVQ/Diploma Level 3 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- • Membership or special interest in a community care and integration
- Assistant member of Professional group such as CSP or BAOT or working towards this
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience as a Therapy assistant or experience at a similar level in a related field of health care / health and fitness sector
- • Demonstrable experience of delivering tailored personal care with an associated level of senior responsibility
- • Knowledge of medical conditions and functional needs within community setting or similar context
- • Completion of Integrated Therapies assistant core and/or specific competencies
Desirable criteria
- • Knowledge of community resources and whole systems/ pathways approach to care
- • Experience of working across and liaising with variety of teams.
- • IT literate
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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
- Michelle Chaplin
- Job title
- Integrated Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07984655363
- Additional information
Claire Langford
Therapy Lead
tel 07704350949
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