Assistant Practitioner - band 4

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust; Spalding; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is looking for an Assistant Practitioner to join Adult Community Therapy across Spalding, Boston, Bourne and surrounding areas. You will carry out home or care home assessments, coordinating care with registered therapists and therapy assistants to maximise patient independence.

You will hold a foundation degree or equivalent and travel across the county, with therapy experience preferred but not essential.

Qualifications

• Foundation degree or equivalent required.
• Experience in therapy or rehab is preferred but not essential.
• Good communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Carry out home or care home assessments and coordinate therapy care.
• Work within an MDT to deliver high quality, patient-centred care.
• Manage a caseload and identify therapy needs while travelling around the county.

Education

Foundation degree or equivalent

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Practitioner to join Adult Community Therapy around The South East locality ( Spalding, Boston, Bourne and Surrounding areas ). As a therapy focussed Assistant Practitioner you will complete assessments with people within their own home or care home settings to co-ordinate the care of patients working alongside registered therapists and therapy assistants to ensure their rehab and holistic needs are being met to maximise their levels of independence. To apply for this position, you must have a foundation degree or equivalent.

This position is to support patients on the adult community therapy caseload within their own homes or care home settings to address any therapy needs. You will need to deliver high quality patient centred care whilst working within an MDT arena and therefore have good communication skills. You will hold a caseload of patients and complete holistic assessments of the patients who come into our care and support with the identification of therapy needs . Therapy experience is preferred but not essential. You will need to have an ability to travel, around the county, but more locally around Lincoln and Gainsborough areas due the community nature of this position.

The Adult Community Therapy Team (ACT) within Lincolnshire Community Health Service (LCHS) is made up of Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Assistant Practitioners, Senior Therapy Assistants and Therapy Assistants. We receive referrals from other health and social care professionals for people who are have difficulty in managing their activities of daily living. We provide a rehabilitation service to these people to support them to live as independently as possible whilst working to their set goals. We offer regular clinical supervision, appraisals and in-service training to team members.