Assistant Practitioner - Developmental

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Wolverhampton seeks an individual to work with children aged 0-19 in various settings, including clinics, hospitals, and homes. The role involves supporting patients in achieving rehabilitation goals through tailored treatment programs, working alongside a dedicated team. Applicants should have experience with children, relevant qualifications in health and social care, and possess a full UK driving license. The organization promotes flexibility in the working environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Experience in therapy or rehabilitation roles.
• Evidence of working with children in a clinical setting.
• IT literate and able to use necessary software.

Responsibilities

• Support patients to achieve rehabilitation goals.
• Complete specific therapeutic interventions under supervision.
• Act as key worker for patients and provide feedback.

Skills

Evidence of working with children

Full UK driving license

Use of vehicle for work

Education

English and Mathematics GCSE or equivalent

NVQ 3 diagnostic and therapeutic care or equivalent

Foundation degree in health and social care or equivalent

Job description

Role is to work with children 0-19 in the community setting, this will be in clinic at the Gem center, in hospital on the wards, in schools and in homes. You will work with equipment such as standing frames, sleep systems and specialised seating.

We work with a multitude of conditions such as neurological, neuromuscular, musculo-skeletal, respiratory, and developmental. You will work alongside a vibrant and friendly team to ensure that our services meet the need of the patient and ensure their journey through our service is a good one. We promote quality improvement ideas and value solution focused attitudes.

Main duties of the job

To support patients to achieve their rehabilitation goals by providing treatment programmes.

To complete children's specific therapeutic interventions under the direction of by Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.

To act as a key worker for patients on caseload providing feedback to clinicians.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Job responsibilities

To see full list of duties and main responsibilities, please refer to the full job description attached to the vacancy on the Trust website.

Person Specification

Experience

• Evidence of working with children
• Substantial, relevant experience in a therapy or rehabilitation role

Qualifications

• IT literate
• English and Mathematics GCSE or equivalent
• NVQ 3 diagnostic and therapeutic care or equivalent competency based qualification
• Foundation degree in health and social care or equivalent qualification

Skills

• Full UK driving license
• Use of vehicle for work

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.

Clinical Lead Children's OT and PT services