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An Assistant Practitioner will work as a member of the Community Physiotherapy Team within the Gloucester Integrated Community Team to assist with specific duties, taking responsibility for their own workload. They will assess, implement and progress a patient treatment programme within assessed competencies. They will work jointly with qualified physiotherapists for complex patients, but also as a lone practitioner.
The Assistant Practitioner will hold their own caseload for which they are responsible in the treatment progression and implementation. They will be required to undertake initial assessments that have been triaged as appropriate by a Qualified Physiotherapist.
They will be required to support the Physiotherapists with administration, clerical and housekeeping duties.
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
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Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
* 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
* 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
* 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Georgina Tingle Job title: Community Physiotherapy Lead Email address: georgina.tingle@ghc.nhs.uk Telephone number: 03004213700
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