Assistant Practitioner - Stroke Rehabilitation

Candino CA; Colchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

Assistant Practitioner - Stroke Rehabilitation

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Job Summary
ESNEFT provides a Community Stroke Rehabilitation Service delivered by Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists working in an Integrated Team across North East Essex (Colchester and Tendring).

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Assistant Practitioner to join the North East Essex Community Stroke Rehabilitation (Colchester & Tendring) Service. The role is full time - 37.5 hours per week, however, part time hours may be considered.

This is an excellent opportunity for the right individual to develop and expand their skills and experience in a community/stroke setting. It is preferable that you have experience of working in a rehabilitation setting. It is essential that you are a car driver with access to a vehicle for work as you will be expected to travel across the North East Essex area.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for providing needs-based/goal focused rehabilitation, supporting stroke survivors to become experts in their own care and to remain in their own homes by providing delegated physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy interventions for this care group.

You will be encouraged and supported to develop your clinical skills and be actively involved in service development.

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 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 offer a variety of services.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working in a health or social care setting
• Experience of working with professionals from other disciplines
• Be able to demonstrate good leadership qualities
• Demonstrable competence in field of activity (rehabilitation/therapy)

Desirable

• Community Experience

Qualifications
Essential

• Evidence of recent CPD
• Knowledge and skills acquired through a combination of formal, short courses, in house training and experience to NVQ Level 2 or 3 or equivalent
• Evidence of a good standard of Literacy /English language skills

Desirable

• Care Certificate
• Maths & English GCSE Grade C or above
• NVQ in Health & Social Care

Knowledge
Essential

• The concept of patient centred care
• Importance of promoting self-care and independence
• Knowledge of activities or interventions relevant to field of activity (rehabilitation/therapy)
• To understand the role of community rehabilitation and its purpose

Desirable

• Understanding of integration
• Knowledge of the key NHS national policies & strategies
• Transferrable clinical skills

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: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address: 659-662 The Crescent, Colchester, CO4 9YQ
Employer's website: https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/