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Job Summary
Salford Equipment Service has a new exciting opportunity for a Trainee Assistant Practitioner, the role will work across Salford Equipment Service and Community Therapy to review the equipment provision of residents with complex moving and handling needs.
Salford Equipment Service provides complex moving and handling equipment into people's homes to assist family and carers in the safe moving and handling of people. This new role will further develop the current integrated working between services and will offer a high standard service to people through the assessment, provision and review of equipment.
The Trainee Assistant Practitioner will work closely with clinicians to provide support and advice to Salford Equipment Service prescribers of equipment and will provide feasibility visits to assess properties for suitability of large complex equipment. The postholder will also review the equipment to ensure that equipment remains in properties for an appropriate timeframe with onward referrals to other services.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work closely with Salford Equipment Service and Salford Community Therapy Service alongside Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists to ensure a collaborative approach is maintained provided a high standard of service to our colleagues and patients.
* To work as an integral member of the team supporting assessment, therapy interventions, education, and care package planning.
* To review patients equipment needs under the supervision of Community Therapy Service.
* To take a lead in identified audits, quality improvement projects and resource management projects for the equipment and therapy service with supervision from senior therapists.
* To analyse a variety of clinical systems to build a holistic picture on peoples needs to understand when onward referrals to other services are required. Eg the use of adaptations to replace equipment.
* To ensure equipment is maintained in peoples property for an appropriate timeframe.
About Us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job Description
Qualifications
Essential
* Good general education to GCSE level or equivalent including English and Maths.
* NVQ level 2/3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
Desirable
* Foundation degree in Health & Social Care.
* NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
* Has some experience working in a therapy led service.
* Understanding of the role of AHP's ie Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy.
* Some experience of working with people with disabilities.
* Has experience of lone working.
* Good time management skills.
* An understanding of the impact of disability on function and participation.
* Knowledge of therapy assessments and interventions.
* Health, safety and risk awareness.
Desirable
* Experience of working in a community setting.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
* Basic IT skills.
* Effective written and verbal communication skills.
* Organisational skills including the ability to manage own workload.
* Able to work alone as well as part of a team.
* Problem solving approach.
* Flexible to different demands/environments.
* Enthusiastic and keen to learn and develop.
Desirable
* Manual handling skills.
* Experience of supervision and teaching.
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: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Salford Community Therapy Service/Salford Equipment Service, Burrows House, Unit 10, Priestly Road, Wardley Ind Est, Salford, M28 2LY
Employer's website: https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
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