A Vacancy at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.
We are looking for a motivated, innovative and friendly Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to join our dynamic and friendly Stroke Early Supported Discharge (ESD) Team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust. This post is being offered as part time working 18.75 hours per week.
The successful candidate will need to have previous Band 3 or above Therapy Support Worker experience for either physiotherapy and/ or occupational therapy/ speech and language therapy teams. Additional specific training can be provided to enable the successful candidate to provide therapies through following protocols to autonomously deliver assessment and rehabilitation to ESD Stroke patient's in an individualised, goal directed manner. The ideal candidate will have experience working with patients with stroke and neurological conditions.
The post holder needs to be flexible, have good time management skills, confident IT skills, and work well in a team as well as independently. A car driver is essential as this is largely a community based role.
We are delighted to be able to offer patients who have had a stroke the opportunity of assessment and treatment over the weekend and Bank Holidays and the post holder will also be required to participate in the 7-day working rota currently based on the stroke wards at The Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.
As the successful candidate you will have your own case load working as part of the multi-disciplinary team delivering therapy to patients with Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language therapy needs following stroke.
In doing so you shall work predominantly with patients in their own home helping them and their families manage their physical, social and psychological needs post stroke.
Our ESD service provides therapy to stroke patients across the beautiful county of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and are all based together in Shrewsbury adjacent to the main hospital site. Team members include Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Assistant Practitioners and Management support.
We are a friendly, forward thinking team working in a rewarding environment. High quality patient care is at the core of our decision making and we are enthusiastic about welcoming new ideas and staff development.
The team have a robust supervision structure and a strong drive for personal and professional development across all bands and roles facilitating events within the team, department, Trust and externally to enable the best possible care is delivered to patients.
We look forward to meeting you at interview and exploring all the opportunities you will gain by joining us in this exciting and essential role.
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
This advert closes on Tuesday 19 Nov 2024