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An exciting opportunity has arisen to expand our AHP team to meet the challenges of delivering the new model for community specialist palliative care-Compassionate Care for All.
These two roles are new to the hospice and community with one based with our Ealing team and the other with our Hounslow team.
We are looking for someone who wants to make a difference in caring for our palliative care patients and those important to them.
Working with patients both within the hospice and in the community to provide a high standard of care whilst ensuring that patient independence is maintained for as long as possible.
In this role you will:
Assist the physiotherapy and occupational therapy team in managing a caseload of palliative and end of life patients
Assist with planning and undertaking individual therapeutic assessments of patients and use findings to plan, provide and modify the patients' ongoing programme
Continually monitor patients' response to these programmes, evaluating outcomes and adapting input as appropriate, liaising with therapy staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team
Assess and discharge less complex patients with caseload independently
Understand and deliver on the principles of sensitive communication in a patient population where prolonged and sustained rehabilitation and may not be possible
Be accountable for the treatment delivery you provide, supported by your line manager
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.