Job Summary
We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Assistant Therapy Practitioner to join the North Home First rehabilitation service. You will be responsible for delivering high quality rehabilitation to patients with a range of physical health conditions including MSK, Stroke, Parkinson’s disease, Neurological conditions, Spinal Injuries, Cancer, Post Surgery, General Frailty, Amputees, plus a wide range of other conditions which provides you with a varied and exciting experience within our service.
You will work jointly alongside qualified therapists with complex patients and will work autonomously within their scope of practice. Thisis a dynamic post which will be evaluated and adjusted to reflect the needs of the service, local population and feedback from users and staff. Your feedback and input will be essential to the development and shaping of the role.
The post will require you to attend planned loan visits to individual’s homes.
Main duties of the job
The role involves managing a caseload of adults in close liaison with the Home First Team. Many of these patients will have multiple complex health needs. Within scope of practice this role provides the opportunity for you to undertake independent, holistic assessments with service users in their normal place of residence using manual assessment techniques, analytical and clinical reasoning skills.
TheAssistant Practitioner role supports the work of a range of different professions ensuring that the individuals’ physical, psychological, and emotional needs and preferences are met.
- To carry out and progress rehabilitation programmes set by qualified therapists
- To complete secondary assessments following hospital discharge, including triage, subjective and objective assessments for appropriate patients. Within the scope of practice and competency for the role, responsible for identifying clinical need for input from MDT. To set and review SMART goals for individual patients.
- To discharge appropriate patients from the service, following appropriate pathways, completing appropriate onward referrals, completing timely discharge summaries and to signpost to community and voluntary groups.
Person Specification
Qualification and Training
Essential
- NVQ Level III in Health and Social Care Or a Foundation Degree in Health and Social care or the equivalent level of knowledge and skills acquired through experience
- GCSE Grade C or above in English and Maths
- Good written and spoken English
Desirable
- Further courses appropriate to rehabilitation i.e. Upper Limb course, Bobath bases courses
- Attended previous in-service training events related to rehabilitation / neurology
Experience
Essential
- Considerable recent practice as a Therapy Assistant working in the NHS / Private sector
- Working with patients with nursing, therapy or social care needs
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Working with care / treatment plans
- Working in a changing environment
Desirable
- Experience in community rehabilitation
- Experience in neurological rehabilitation
- Experience working in a group setting
- Experience in working with individuals with complex communication, cognitive and mental health needs
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Working in a team environment
- Ability to work independently but report back to a team
- Safeguarding others
- Assessment and provision of equipment
- Demonstrate written skills that are accurate and legible
Desirable
- Health and Safety and risk awareness
- Basic knowledge of normal movement, spasticity and rehabilitation approaches e.g. facilitation and normal movement and balance re-education oUse of assistive technology
- Demonstrate observational skills and ability to report back to team members
- Experience of specific assessment techniques, such as assessing range of movement, muscle power, goniometry and previous experience of using outcome measures
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Access to a car for work purposes
- Excellent communication skills
- Flexibility and ability to work 37.5 hours over 7 days including Bank Holidays, weekend working and working until 20:00PM
- Able to demonstrate empathy to others
Desirable
- Demonstrate that they meet the Trust values and behaviours
- Demonstrate that they meet the Trust Values and Behaviours
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 12 April 2025
