Job summary
Avocet Court has an exciting opportunity for a full-time permanent Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner.
Avocet Court works in close partnership with the three East Suffolk Community Hospitals, Ipswich Hospital, and as part of the wider ESNEFT NHS Trust.
You will work as part of the therapy team consisting of a therapy team lead, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, and therapy assistant practitioners, to promote the discharge to assess pathways for in-patients. You will also work closely alongside social care, the multidisciplinary team, and Ipswich Hospital transfer of care hub.
Main duties of the job
Under the supervision of a registered Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist, you will be expected:
* To manage a designated caseload of patients.
* To provide specific skilled support to the registered therapists in providing technical therapy interventions to patients.
* To use an evidence-based, person-centred approach in the planning, implementation, evaluation, and monitoring of agreed interventions following guidelines and protocols to promote the functional fitness of patients and to aid discharge in a way that is consistent with their abilities, preferences, and cultural beliefs.
* To communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients using skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation, negotiation, and empathy. There may be barriers to understanding such as hearing loss, speech difficulty, anxiety, fear, and depression.
* To work with patients and carers to identify therapy goals for safe, timely discharge, using specialist, standardised assessment tools to assess their skills deficits and functional needs.
* In collaboration with the patient, to plan and implement a programme of reablement interventions using treatment techniques to meet the patient's needs for safe timely discharge. These will be achieved using professional, theoretical knowledge and clinical reasoning skills.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics, and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata), and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Date posted: 14 February 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 4
Salary: £26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 432-HR2209-24
Job location: Avocet Court, Ipswich, IP2 8RS
Person Specification
Experience Essential
* Experience as a Therapy assistant/Generic Worker or experience at a similar level in a related field of health care / health and fitness sector.
* Demonstrable experience of delivering tailored personal care with an associated level of senior responsibility.
* Knowledge of medical conditions and functional needs within community hospital setting or similar context.
* Completion of Integrated Therapies Assistant or Generic Worker level core and/or specific competencies.
* Driving license to be able to complete access/home visits.
Desirable
* Knowledge of community resources and whole systems/pathways approach to care.
* Experience of working across and liaising with a variety of teams.
* IT literate.
* Experience of using System One documentation.
Qualifications Essential
* Can demonstrate intermediate level of theoretical knowledge and clinical reasoning skills acquired through coursework, in-house training, and experience to NVQ/Diploma Level 3 or equivalent.
Desirable
* Membership or special interest in community care and integration.
* Assistant member of Professional group such as CSP or BAOT or working towards this.
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: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Avocet Court, Ipswich, IP2 8RS
Employer's website: https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/
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