Associate Practitioner

City Health Care Partnership CIC; Beverley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in Beverley seeks a motivated Generic Therapy Associate Practitioner. You'll work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to offer crucial Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy services. Candidates should have NVQ level 4 or a similar qualification, empathy, and excellent communication skills. The role is full-time and requires flexibility for weekend working to provide continuous care. Benefits include professional development opportunities and supportive work environment.

Benefits

CPD opportunities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• You should have experience working with people with physical problems in community or hospital settings.
• Essential to be a car driver with basic IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy input to patients requiring community rehabilitation.
• Work with Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists as part of a Multi-disciplinary team.
• Deliver high quality therapy interventions following training and support.

Skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Motivational skills

Education

NVQ level 4 or Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the East Riding and Hull Community Intermediate Care Team , as a Generic Therapy Associate Practitioner. You will work as part of a Multi-disciplinary team to provide Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy input to patients who require community Intermediate Care rehabilitation across East Riding and Hull.

The role requires you to work with both Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists as well as independently under the guidance of a Therapist. You will receive training and work towards competencies in both professions. Following this, you will continue to receive training and support to enable you to deliver high quality therapy interventions to the best of your ability.

You should be empathetic, have excellent communication and listening skills and the ability to support and motivate others to achieve their potential. It would be helpful for you to have had experience of working with people with physical problems within the community or hospital settings and essential that you are a car driver and have basic IT skills.

You will be supported by a well-established and very experienced Multidisciplinary Team and will receive supervision and support from the Advanced Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be working in an exciting and forward thinking organisation that holds service and excellence at the heart of its values, and supports creativity and innovation in the workplace. The organisation provides excellent CPD opportunities for staff, and your therapy team will be supporting you to develop your clinical skills. Where relevant, you may have the opportunity to work in other areas also.

This is full-time and will involve weekend working to support service delivery 7 days a week.

For more details or an informal visit please contact Louise Wheelhouse at [e-mail] or on 07894797304.

Please note the job is advertised as a Hull base, however base location will be negotiated during appointment of the successful candidate.

About us

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Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification attached to this job advert for full details on the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Relevant NVQ level 4 or Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or demonstrable working experience in the field of rehabilitation

Knowledge

• Demonstrate awareness of healthy living practices
• Knowledge of the Health and Safety at Work Act
• Knowledge of preparing rehabilitation programmes for improving independence and fitness.
• Knowledge of risks associated with performing exercise and when to elevate clinical concerns to the most appropriate clinician.
• Clear understanding of the rehabilitative process and role to play within this.
• Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act, Safeguarding Adults and Young People

Experience

• Experience of working within a clinical care setting
• Experience of engaging people in healthy living practices.
• Experience of working with groups of people.
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Evidence of working within rehabilitation clinical services
• Previous experience working with people with physical needs and adults with complex needs
• Experience of working with people with chronic/progressive disease
• Experience of liaising and working with multidisciplinary teams or care teams

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.

Advanced Physiotherapist/ Clinical Team Lead