Band 4 Clinical Triage Assistant Practitioner

Job Summary

Birmingham Wheelchair Service is part of the Equipment & Technology Group within Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The service is based out of the West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre, however runs clinics and home visits across the whole of Birmingham. The team is made up of a service manager, administrators, therapy lead, rehabilitation engineers, allied health professionals, an assistant practitioner and a wheelchair technician. Wheelchairs are provided to a range of children and adults ranging from standard wheelchairs to bespoke customised seating in order to improve the patient's quality of life and independence.

Birmingham Wheelchair Service is looking for a full time 12 month fixed term band 4 clinical triage assistant practitioner within the service. If you are enthusiastic and passionate and are looking to increase your skills and knowledge of wheelchairs then this role would be ideal for you.

The successful candidate must be highly motivated, with relevant experience of working with people with disabilities and meets the essential criteria as laid out in the job description.

Main Duties of the Job

The post holder will actively undertake delegated elements of triage, assessment and ongoing intervention to clients requiring a range of basic equipment including wheelchairs, pressure cushions and accessories. The post holder will work collaboratively with therapists and multi-disciplinary staff such as Rehabilitation Engineers to ensure the needs of clients is met within the clinical area.

The post holder will deliver training and teaching to ensure safe and effective use of equipment as well as assessing and fitting equipment/accessories and cushions within their scope of practice.

The post holder will triage referrals, ensuring they meet service criteria, information gather, liaise with patients and order equipment as required.

About Us

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

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Date posted
21 March 2025

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 4

Salary
£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract
Fixed term

Duration
12 months

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
820-7041367-ASR

Job locations
West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre

Birmingham

B29 6JA

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

Please see job description and personal specification for full role requirements.

For Further Details / Informal Visits Contact:
Liz Bennison, Therapy lead. 07525388450 or 0121 4663220
Elizabeth.bennison1@nhs.net

The interviews will be held at West Midlands rehabilitation centre, face to face with a practical element to the interview. Interview date will be confirmed after closing date.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• NVQ 3/ BTEC or equivalent in health related subject
• English & Maths GCSE (Grade C or equivalent)
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience Essential

• Relevant experience of working with people with disabilities.
• Relevant experience of working as part of a team.
• Experience of working with minimal supervision & dealing with any issues that will require exercising judgment.
• Relevant experience of working with disability equipment.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a health or community setting

Skills/knowledge Essential

• Awareness of complex disability
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - face-to-face, on the telephone and via electronic media (e.g. email)
• Ability to teach clients, relatives and staff safe and effective use of related equipment
• Ability to demonstrate written skills that are relevant, accurate, concise and legible.
• Ability to work independently as well as within the community setting
• Competent IT skills and computer literate
• Ability to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines and delegate when necessary. Evidence of time management
• An ability to understand/show self-awareness of own levels of competency/limitations and when you would need to seek support

Desirable

• Technical skills relating to wheelchairs

Personal qualities Essential

• Ability to demonstrate initiative and motivation when working in a variety of situations and in isolation.
• Ability to manage own workload
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team

Other job requirements Essential

• Able to travel independently to multiple locations around the city in one day whilst transporting equipment
• Ability to work flexibly.
• Ability to manually handle patients and/or equipment safely to attain positioning necessary to perform safe and effective clinical instruction.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Employer details

Employer name
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address
West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre

Birmingham

B29 6JA

Employer's website
https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/