Main area: Community Rehabilitation
Grade Band: 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day working, daytime only)
Job ref: 350-CC6823662
Site: O'Hanlon Centre, Peasley Cross Hospital
Town: St Helens
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/12/2024 23:59
Interview date: 08/01/2025
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We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore, we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Practitioner to join the St Helens Early Supported Discharge team. The service provides stroke rehabilitation to the people of St Helens in their own homes in order to gain function and independence after a stroke.
Additional funding has been agreed for the next 12 months to expand and develop the service on offer. The successful candidate will be involved with supporting this pilot project giving plenty of opportunity to develop neuro and leadership skills alike. In the event that funding is not continued after the initial pilot, the successful candidate will be offered an alternative post within the organisation.
This is a community based post, and the ability to travel between visits is essential.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide specialist and skilled assistance in the delivery of Physiotherapy / Occupational Therapy / Rehabilitation for adults referred into the St Helens Community Therapy services.
2. To plan, review and independently implement specialist rehabilitation and enablement programs for a variety of clients in varying settings, within a defined area of competence.
3. To work closely with multidisciplinary teams and other professionals, particularly in relation to patient mobility and enablement, including assessment for and provision of appropriate equipment, and to assist in the development of good working relationships with statutory, voluntary, and independent organisations.
4. To contribute to the development of this role within the Community Unit, utilising highly developed skills and experience.
Person specification
Qualifications
* The Care Certificate - or the ability to attain the Care Certificate within the first 3 months of working
* Good general education e.g., 5 GCSEs or equivalent
* NVQ level 3 or equivalent
* Theoretical and practical training to NVQ 3 level in relevant area
* Experience and/or further education in relevant field to diploma level or equivalent
* Basic competency training and skills in mobility assessment, progression of mobility, stair assessment, gym classes, passive, and active assisted movement, stretches, balance work, individual exercise programs
* Experience in a therapy department including work with elderly patients
* Word processing
Knowledge
* Demonstrates a good knowledge of the roles of the Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist
* Knowledge and/or experience with falls management and prevention
Values
* Accountability
* Support
* High professional standards
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Transparency and honesty
* Discreet
* Change oriented
Skills
* Good written and spoken communication skills
* Good organisational skills
* Demonstrates a good knowledge of the roles of the Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist
* Professional presentation and demeanour
* Ability to work as part of a therapy and multi-disciplinary team without direct supervision
* Ability to recognise own limitations
* Ability to work under pressure
* Flexibility
* Initiative
* Ability to work harmoniously with a diverse workforce and to deliver equity of service to people from different backgrounds
* Ability to work in a climate of organisational change
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.
The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £13 per year and maintain registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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