Overview
An exciting opportunity for an Associate Therapy Practitioner to join the Learning Disabilities Physiotherapy Team. You will work alongside qualified physiotherapists to deliver physiotherapy interventions for people with a learning disability, supporting them to maximise physical function, independence, and quality of life. This is a community-based post based at Spinks Lane Therapy Centre in Witham, Essex, and involves working across a variety of settings including day centres, residential homes, colleges, clinics, and service users’ own homes. You will be part of a wider multidisciplinary team including Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Psychiatry, and Arts Therapists.
Responsibilities
* Assist registered physiotherapists in the delivery of delegated physiotherapy interventions.
* Support the administration, booking, and organisation of clinics and community appointments.
* Work effectively as part of the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT), contributing to joint working and shared care plans.
* Carry out prescribed exercise and treatment programmes with service users, as delegated by a registered physiotherapist and within agreed competencies.
* Undertake initial screening of referrals and gather relevant information from service users, families, and carers to support physiotherapy assessment and planning.
* Record accurate, clear, and timely clinical documentation following treatment sessions, in line with Trust standards and professional guidance.
* Provide assessment and treatment of designated service users under the supervision of a registered Physiotherapist; work alongside existing Physiotherapy staff, alone or with other MDT staff; and work individually with service users on specific tasks as identified by a registered Physiotherapist.
* Work as a member of the multidisciplinary team and be able to work flexibly across a wide variety of settings within the service.
* Carry out lone visits to service users at home, assessing and managing risk where required.
* Maintain records to required professional standards and liaise with carers and other professionals as relevant.
* Attend mandatory training and demonstrate application during interventions.
* Complete the Band 4 competency framework within the agreed time frames.
* Clinical responsibilities include undertaking assessments of appropriate service users as delegated by a registered Physiotherapist, delivering and progressing individual treatment programmes, recognising changes and communicating results to the registered physiotherapist, and supporting group work and training of carers as delegated.
* Participate in and independently carry out treatment sessions in rebound and aquatic therapy as delegated by a registered Physiotherapist.
* Gain valid consent for interventions working within a legal framework with service users who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
* Manage caseload planning to meet service and patient priorities and seek support from the Professional Lead, Team Lead Physiotherapist, or supervising Physiotherapist when needed.
Essential criteria
* Knowledge of physiotherapy techniques and/or activities relevant to the client group, acquired through training and experience.
* Willingness to undertake relevant training in rebound, aquatic therapy, passive movements, and/or computing skills within 12 months of appointment.
Desirable criteria
* Membership of Professional Body (CSP).
* Technical/Teaching qualification (e.g., City & Guilds or Health & Social Care).
* NVQ level 3 and experience/training as a Mental Health Worker; experience of working in paid or voluntary employment relevant to the post.
* Understanding of professional conduct.
* Previous experience working in the field of Learning Disabilities or other relevant transferable settings (e.g., pediatrics, long-term neuro).
* Experience of community and MDT working.
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