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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Maintain own patient caseload, as designated by qualified staff, and be responsible for planning and prioritising own patient workload.
• Undertake patient assessment using local assessment templates.
• Deliver intervention programmes with minimal or no immediate supervision from AHP colleagues often working as a lone practitioner.
• Recommend appropriate interventions to promote independence and safety following local protocols.
• To complete outcome measures chosen for patients rehabilitation programme.
• Monitor patients’ status, using own judgment and knowledge and seek support as required.
• Progress and/or make minor modifications to treatment programmes within agreed clinical protocols and parameters, reporting any significant changes to the MDT.
• Implement treatment within therapy care program demonstrating an understanding of a range of routine as well as some non-routine therapy processes.
• Undertake follow-up visits to monitor discharge outcomes and encourage continuation of rehabilitation programme.
• Undertake multidisciplinary social/physical/cognitive/communication/swallowing/rehabilitation programs with patients as directed by AHP colleagues, reporting back on progress and outcomes, working with the MDT to ensure programs are current and appropriate.
• Develop therapeutic skills necessary for effective rehabilitation of patients including but not limited to: dexterity, co-ordination, palpation, mobility, memory, attention, communication and maintain effective multidisciplinary communications in order to ensure that treatment goals are met and a high quality service is provided to patients.
• To identify/manage and take action to minimise or eradicate risk to patients.
• Ensure safe, appropriate and effective provision, installation and demonstration of stock equipment and develop knowledge of minor adaptation provision and non-stock equipment availability and use to manage patients with multiple pathologies, using specific knowledge of conditions such as stroke, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis.
• To work with AHPs in the running of groups for patients with neurological conditions, liaising with AHP’s regarding clients’ well-being and progress whilst in group therapy sessions.
• To assess patients for safety in basic kitchen assessments, bathing assessments, and stair/bed/chair raisers, and liaise with appropriate agency for equipment provision/installation.
• To be responsible for assessing and ordering appropriate equipment, aids and adaptations relating to individual patient as requested by therapists. To maintain and record details of equipment on loan to patients and to ensure the equipment is clean and safe on return.
• To assist therapists in joint therapy input.
• To complete record of work using current IT system in lines with Trust and team standards.
• To be responsible for arranging repair of faulty equipment as appropriate.
• To liaise effectively with other professional groups and other agencies.
• To undertake any clerical duties as necessary. This includes, but is not limited to, maintaining stock levels, registering of patients, typing, photocopying and maintaining the therapy environment.
• To adhere to all relevant Trust and Departmental Policies and Procedures and to ensure that accommodation, equipment and practices conform with the Health and Safety at Work Act.