Job summary
We are recruiting an enthusiastic, forward thinking team player to join our dynamic Community Rehabilitation service. We are looking for an Assistant Practitioner who is motivated to achieve their full potential. It is preferable that you have experience of working in a community or therapy setting although we would welcome applicants with all levels of experience. It is expected that you will have excellent communication skills, enjoy working with a variety of service users of different age groups, and have good self management skills. You need to have a flexible approach and possess and have the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team.
The Community Rehabilitation Team is busy and continues to give a high level of service to the patients within North East Essex. We have a high degree of diversity and specialism within our team. We offer a well-established supervision and appraisal structure and we have a firm commitment to CPD, evidence based practice, undergraduate and postgraduate education.
It is essential that you are a car driver as you will be expected to travel across the North East Essex area.
The core hours of work are Monday-Friday 9-5, with occasional weekend working.
Main duties of the job
You will be required to undertake various duties/tasks to support the delivery of person centred care in the community. Enabling individuals to remain at home safely, avoid unnecessary admissions to hospital, and improve their health and independence.
You will work in collaboration with registered therapists as well as support staff and administrators.
Your core duty will be to support exercise programmes and the progression of mobility and functional activities in patient's homes or care settings. Other duties will include assisting in exercise classes, issuing and delivering equipment, and providing assistance with complex, intensive rehabilitation tasks.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working with professionals from other disciplines
* Experience of working as a member of a team but also able to work autonomously
* Be able to demonstrate good leadership qualities
* Experience of working in a health or social care setting
* Demonstrable competence in field of activity (rehabilitation/therapy)
Desirable
* Community Experience
Qualifications
Essential
* Evidence of recent CPD
* Evidence of a good standard of Literacy /English language skills
* Knowledge and skills acquired through a combination of formal, short courses, in house training and experience to NVQ Level 2 or 3 or equivalent
Desirable
* Care Certificate
* NVQ in Health & Social Care
* Level 2 English and Maths - (equivalent to GCSE grade C or above).
Knowledge
Essential
* The concept of patient centred care
* Importance of promoting self-care and independence
* Knowledge of activities or interventions relevant to field of activity (rehabilitation/therapy)
* To understand the role of community rehabilitation and its purpose
Desirable
* Understanding of integration
* Knowledge of the key NHS national polies & strategies
* Transferrable clinical skills
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working with professionals from other disciplines
* Experience of working as a member of a team but also able to work autonomously
* Be able to demonstrate good leadership qualities
* Experience of working in a health or social care setting
* Demonstrable competence in field of activity (rehabilitation/therapy)
Desirable
* Community Experience
Qualifications
Essential
* Evidence of recent CPD
* Evidence of a good standard of Literacy /English language skills
* Knowledge and skills acquired through a combination of formal, short courses, in house training and experience to NVQ Level 2 or 3 or equivalent
Desirable
* Care Certificate
* NVQ in Health & Social Care
* Level 2 English and Maths - (equivalent to GCSE grade C or above).
Knowledge
Essential
* The concept of patient centred care
* Importance of promoting self-care and independence
* Knowledge of activities or interventions relevant to field of activity (rehabilitation/therapy)
* To understand the role of community rehabilitation and its purpose
Desirable
* Understanding of integration
* Knowledge of the key NHS national polies & strategies
* Transferrable clinical skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
659-662 The Crescent
Colchester Business Park
Colchester
CO4 5YQ
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