The closing date is 27th Oct 2024
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a Band 4 Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioner to join our dynamic Inpatient Therapy Team based at Lymington New Forest Hospital. The Therapy Team delivers the highest quality of care to four inpatient wards. This includes supporting acutely unwell patients across MAU (medical assessment unit), and two medical wards whilst also delivering rehab interventions to a therapy lead rehabilitation ward. The team consists of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Rehabilitation Assistant, and an Apprentice Occupational Therapist.
Our team aims to maximise an individual's abilities, with a focus on patient- centred goals, whilst enabling a safe discharge from hospital. With good multi-disciplinary working and strong links with our community colleagues, our friendly team work together, helping to support patient flow, ensuring a smooth transition between hospital and community settings.
This post would be ideal for someone who has experience as a senior therapy assistant (Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy) with the required qualifications or, for someone who would like to develop in their career to a Band 4 with experience working within a therapy team. Training is available to support with this opportunity.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
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The role requires the successful candidate to work as part of a team to manage a designated workload (within a scope of practice), maintain appropriate work records, and accept accountability and responsibility for their own actions. The post holder will need to be able to work autonomously, with close supervision/support from a qualified team member, and as part of the wider multi- disciplinary team.
The position will assist the Therapy Team to deliver high quality inter-professional care to both acute medical and rehabilitation patients at Lymington New Forest Hospital. The cohort of patients offers experience of working with wide ranging pathologies including orthopaedics and polytraumas on our rehab wards to frailty and palliative care on our medical wards. The role also involves close working links with the community teams, Romsey Hospital and Hampshire County Council.
The Therapy Team is part of a strong allied health professional workforce in The New Forest. Lymington New Forest Hospital is a 75 bedded unit with outstanding facilities.
If you would like any further information, please email Kim Rosher, Team Lead Occupational Therapist, kim.rosher@southernhealth.nhs.uk for an informal chat or to arrange an informal visit.
About us
Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?
Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?
We want to meet you!
Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.
Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.
Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:
* Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
* We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
* We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.
Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.
Job description
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or NVQ 3 in Health or Social Care
Or
Current Band 3 Therapy Assistant with a willingness to complete further qualifications/competencies as required
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.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
For help with your application, contact:
Kim Rosher
kim.rosher@southernhealth.nhs.uk
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£25147.00 to £27596.00 Hourly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time
Reference number
348-SW-5958
Job locations
Lymington New Forest Hospital
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