Job Responsibilities
1. Work within a multidisciplinary team in a primary care setting, including clients' homes, residential homes, and clinics, providing support for various therapeutic and clinical interventions based on the team skill mix.
2. Participate in assessment, planning, implementation, and delivery of individualized therapeutic interventions under the guidance of the multidisciplinary team.
3. Identify and provide appropriate assistive equipment to clients to facilitate safety in their environment.
4. Work autonomously and undertake lone working in the community, including a variety of shift patterns such as weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.
5. Travel across the county as service demands require.
6. Assess, plan, and implement therapeutic interventions; demonstrate and provide adaptive equipment to meet client needs and ensure safety.
7. Build professional relationships with clients, families, and carers, communicating condition-related information respectfully and considering their views, autonomy, and culture.
8. Involve clients, families, and carers in care and rehabilitation planning, encouraging self-management where appropriate.
9. Promote self-management of health-related conditions and maintain an enhanced knowledge of community support services.
10. Communicate effectively with all members of the Integrated Community Services team and support wider team working.
11. Provide written reports and verbal feedback on clients' progress in areas such as self-maintenance, productivity, and leisure.
12. Act as the named contact for clients within the department and relay relevant issues to senior staff.
13. Maintain professional relationships with managers, colleagues, clients, families, and other services.
14. Support other departments within Therapy Services as needed.
15. Provide advice, teaching, and instruction to relatives, carers, and professionals to promote understanding of therapy aims and ensure consistent patient care.
16. Undertake advanced holistic assessments for clients with complex physical and psychological conditions, including risk of falls.
17. Manage own caseload, accepting and discharging clients, and performing all required clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
18. Ensure timely documentation of the client journey in the client record system (Systm1).
Our mission is to make a positive difference in people's lives by improving their quality of life. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive. We seek individuals who embody these qualities in supporting service users, carers, and colleagues.
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