* Are you a skilled associate practitioner with excellent interpersonal skills and sound clinical assessment skills?
* Do you have the confidence to work alone, putting the patient at the heart of what you do; and get involved within a multi-disciplinary team?
* Are you enthusiastic, have excellent communication skills and the ability to work flexibly to provide high quality holistic care ?
If you answered yes, we’ve got the perfect role for you!
This is an opportunity for an experienced associate practitioner (AP) with a varied physical rehabilitation background, to join this well-established multi-disciplinary team. This team provides short-term (around six weeks) intermediate care in a patient's own home, with the focus on returning patients to their maximum potential of independence.
To be an active member of the clinical team, providing and assisting team members to deliver rehabilitation intervention to patients referred to the team.
To carry out rehabilitation activities, including day-to-day assessment, administering/ordering of mobility aids and equipment and the supervision/instruction of patient’s activities relating to their treatment programme.
To work primarily with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists.
To treat patients according to protocol, assessing patient progress and, within set parameters, set by the Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist, make relevant alterations to existing treatment or move a patient’s treatment onto a different stage.
Support admin staff.
Main aims of the role – To work as a highly skilled practitioner without the direct supervision or presence of a professionally qualified member of the team.
So what else?
* This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
* We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
* We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
* You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
* Previous applicants need not apply
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
The small print
* Informal visits can be arranged on request.
* We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
* MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Toni Berry Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: toni.berry@nhs.net Telephone number: 01634 382200 #J-18808-Ljbffr