Job overview
The Assistant Practitioner Therapy role will be within the Hospital team The role is offer assessments and treatments to optimize patients moblity and discharge planning from hospital. The role is for a dual trained assistant practitioner working closely with physiotherapists, Occupational therapist and other assistant practitioners to meet the expected targets.
You will work along side qualified members of staff to offer high end therapy assessments and treatments meeting the met of the service user. You will play a vital role in their discharge planning asses for ongoing help and support or facilitating discharge home. weekend working will be required.
There is a permeant and 12 month fixed term contract avaliable
Main duties of the job
Work within a competency-based framework to manage an allocated caseload of clients. Gain baseline information from a variety of sources to enable comprehensive client assessment. Work independently or jointly with qualified therapists (dependent on competencies gained and level of complexity), to fully assess client needs including physical, functional, social, and cognitive aspects. Plan, review, and modify treatment directly in line with client goals and outcomes achieved per intervention.
Take responsibility for managing own caseload within required timescales, proactively accessing regular supervision and support to do so. Ensure every contact counts and gain supervision for tasks which are beyond competencies completed. Monitor and progress treatment format in line with clinical needs and client goals, ensuring the use of validated outcome measures with each individual.
Document interventions within Trust standards on System One. Work closely with other members of the MDT in order to provide holistic person-centred care.
Audit response to treatment, develop and modify resources and ways of working in line with current research.
Actively engage in training, supervision, reflection, and annual reviews. Be proactive in accessing support when needed, managing risks as they occur and being responsible for ensuring appropriate level of activity against individual Job Plan.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients.We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
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“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
1. Level 5 FdSc appropriate subject
Desirable criteria
2. Further qualifications in relevant clinical area
Essential
Essential criteria
3. Significant experience working with people in a multidisciplinary healthcare/Therapeutic environment.
Desirable criteria
4. Experience presenting to groups.
Essential
Essential criteria
5. Evidence of Caseload Management
Desirable criteria
6. Use of System One
Essential
Essential criteria
7. Access to transport and the ability to travel within the required geographical area
Desirable criteria
8. Use of Own Car
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