Job summary Band 4 - £26,530 to £29,114 Full-time post - 37.5 hours per week (part-time available upon discussion with hiring manager) An opportunity has arisen for a band 4 Associate Practitioner to join us. The Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team is a nationally respected Early Supported Discharge Team. It is an essential part of the Portsmouth Hospitals Stroke Pathway, ensuring the timely transfer of patients out of hospital for rehabilitation at home. Main duties of the job The post holder will be working with a large but very closely connected multidisciplinary team with competencies across several disciplines: occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and nursing. Your willingness and ability to learn new skills as part of a multidisciplinary team is essential, as well as excellent communication skills. You will be working mostly Monday to Friday 7.30/8am -15.30/16.00 plus providing some weekend cover on a rota basis. You will be carrying out but also progressing patient rehabilitation under indirect guidance. Experience of working with patients with neurological deficit and community working would be desirable. You need to be a confident car driver and user, as the team covers a large geographical area. About us Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff. Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. Date posted 10 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 4 Salary £26,530 to £29,114 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number REF652A Job locations Southwick HIll Road Cosham PO6 3LY Job description Job responsibilities Assessing, ordering, and fitting of variety of equipment and adaptations Completing a variety of relevant outcome measures Following and progressing therapy and care plans Accurate documentation, including activity and care plans, discharge summaries Risk assessment and management of day to day tasks Being part of completing follow up reviews Job description Job responsibilities Assessing, ordering, and fitting of variety of equipment and adaptations Completing a variety of relevant outcome measures Following and progressing therapy and care plans Accurate documentation, including activity and care plans, discharge summaries Risk assessment and management of day to day tasks Being part of completing follow up reviews Person Specification Qualifications Essential Level 2 Functional skills (English & Mathematics GCSE grade 4) Level 3 Qualifications: NVQ 3, Diploma, T level or relevant experience or relevant short courses Desirable Health and Social Care Foundation degree or equivalent Experience Essential Significant experience of working in a relevant health or social care setting Desirable Knowledge and experience of working with stroke patients. Experience of working in community setting Skills and Knowledge Essential Full driving license with appropriate car insurance Ability to work as part of a team Recognise own strengths and limitations Desirable Competent IT skills Knowledge of relevant multi-disciplinary team members roles (nursing/physiotherapy/occupational therapy/speech and language therapy) Person Specification Qualifications Essential Level 2 Functional skills (English & Mathematics GCSE grade 4) Level 3 Qualifications: NVQ 3, Diploma, T level or relevant experience or relevant short courses Desirable Health and Social Care Foundation degree or equivalent Experience Essential Significant experience of working in a relevant health or social care setting Desirable Knowledge and experience of working with stroke patients. Experience of working in community setting Skills and Knowledge Essential Full driving license with appropriate car insurance Ability to work as part of a team Recognise own strengths and limitations Desirable Competent IT skills Knowledge of relevant multi-disciplinary team members roles (nursing/physiotherapy/occupational therapy/speech and language therapy) 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 Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Address Southwick HIll Road Cosham PO6 3LY Employer's website https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)