Job Responsibilities
* To work independently and autonomously, providing assessment, support, care, treatment and advice to individuals, within guidelines and protocols identified for the role.
* To work within a multi-professional team undertaking support worker role.
* To implement treatment and care to patients under the guidance and supervision of a registered professional (e.g., dressings, rehabilitation, monitoring, etc.).
* Wherever possible, to contribute to avoidance of hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure that patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.
* To keep the patient at the centre of his or her care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.
* To take responsibility for the daily care and support of delegated patients.
* Deliver treatment/care within a community setting as specified in a written care plan, under the guidance of a registered practitioner.
* To practice the principles and philosophy of individualised person-centred patient care in accordance with Trust Policy, procedures and regulatory body’s guidelines.
Why Work With Us
You will be joining a truly multi-disciplinary team which aims to prevent hospital admissions, facilitate safe and effective discharges home, and support patients in their own homes. Our Health and Wellbeing Team is an integrated professional team which includes Social Care, Community Occupational Therapy, Community Physiotherapy, Intermediate Care, Community Nursing, Pharmacy, Dietetics, Support Workers, and the voluntary sector. The team is proactive and has a forward-thinking core that promotes a positive and a ‘can do’ attitude. The successful candidate will be dynamic and key in managing patients to remain in their own home.
Our team is based at Sherborne House and provides a community service to the residents in the Newton Abbot locality. The multi-disciplinary community team has a hard-working, flexible, and can-do approach. The team is supportive and friendly, adapting to the ever-changing demands on the service.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Tara Paine
Job title: Clinical Physiotherapy Lead
Email address: tara.paine@nhs.net
Telephone number: 0300 500 4042
Name: Natalie Madge
Job title: Clinical Occupational Therapy Lead
Email: n.madge@nhs.net
Telephone: 0300 500 4042
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