Associate practitioner

Medway Community Healthcare CIC; Brompton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Brompton is seeking a skilled associate practitioner to join their multi-disciplinary team. This role involves providing high-quality rehabilitation care, managing patient interactions, and working independently to support patient independence. Ideal candidates should possess excellent interpersonal skills, clinical assessment capabilities, and flexibility to work in diverse settings.

Benefits

Opportunity to become an MCH shareholder

In-service training and supervision

Two pension schemes

Qualifications

• Experience as a skilled associate practitioner.
• Ability to work independently in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Enthusiastic and able to provide high-quality holistic care.

Responsibilities

• Participating in general duties within the team.
• Carrying out day-to-day assessments and interventions with patients.
• Maintaining clear communication systems for team members.
• Assisting therapists with complex high-risk patients.
• Managing patient caseloads and discharge planning.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Clinical assessment skills

Strong communication skills

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

Do you want to be part of an award winning and dynamic social enterprise that offers high quality care, is ranked 'Good' by the CQC, is a for-better-profit organisation reinvesting surplus back into health and care services and the local community, and rewards excellence within a friendly, ambitious environment that encourages innovation? Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant community interest company that benefits the communities we serve. We would love to hear from you if you want to join us.

To be an active member of the clinical team, providing and assisting team members to deliver rehabilitation intervention to patients referred to the team.

To carry out rehabilitation activities, including day-to-day assessment, administering/ordering of mobility aids and equipment and the supervision/instruction of patient\'s activities relating to their treatment programme. To work primarily with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists. To treat patients according to protocol, assess patient progress and, within set parameters, make relevant alterations to existing treatment or move a patient\'s treatment onto a different stage. Support admin staff. Main aims of the role - To work as a highly skilled practitioner without the direct supervision or presence of a professionally qualified member of the team.

Working for our organisation

So what else? This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused. You\'ll have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder and the chance to develop new ways of working and service development. We provide well established in-service training, one-to-one supervision, appraisals with regular support, and a friendly team. We welcome flexible working and aim to support you in a way that suits you and our patients. Informal visits can be arranged on request. We offer two pension schemes: NHS Pension scheme and the Scottish Widows group pension scheme. MCH encourages vaccination to protect staff, colleagues, family and patients.

Responsibilities

• To plan time to allow participation in general duties within the team (answering the telephone, communicating messages, keeping the working environment tidy).
• To collect and submit all data and statistics as required in a timely and accurate manner.
• Maintain clear verbal, written and electronic communication systems for all team members, ensuring information is clear and cascaded.
• Decision-making and acceptance of personal accountability for one\'s own actions.
• To assist the therapists with moving and handling of complex high-risk patients in preparation for assessment and review.
• Carry out interventions with patients/carers referred to the team, independently or under guidance of qualified practitioners; undertake basic day-to-day assessments and determine appropriate actions; provide walking aids/ADL equipment as required; competency in physiotherapy/occupational therapy; good IT skills.
• To maintain patient dignity, privacy and confidentiality; ensure practice meets legal and professional standards; knowledge of safeguarding processes; triage and assessment with clinical reasoning; assess functional needs and manage caseload; discharge planning and rehabilitation across community settings; work autonomously and with the team; support patients toward discharge; communicate effectively with patients with barriers to understanding or language.
• Adhere to health and safety policies, participate in policy development, and identify improvements for team operations.
• Responsible for resources: safe use of equipment, infection control, safe work practices, and appropriate use of resources to provide quality care.
• HR responsibilities: engage in CPD, appraisal, mandatory training, induction; promote equality and diversity; maintain NVQ-level knowledge and read relevant literature.
• Information resources: maintain patient records, submit data and statistics accurately, and ensure information governance compliance.
• R&D: participate in development, evaluation, audits, and information provision to service users.
• Freedom to act: coordinate discharge pathway, triage and treat with or without direct supervision as per protocols, manage workload with regular progress reporting, support colleagues during assessments, observe safety arrangements.

Full job description is available and the advert may close early if sufficient applications are received. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within a week after closing date. Provide referees from the last three years. MCH is an equal opportunity employer committed to a compassionate and inclusive workplace and to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Qualifications and Skills

• Are you a skilled associate practitioner with excellent interpersonal and clinical assessment skills?
• Can you work independently in a multi-disciplinary team with flexibility to provide high-quality holistic care?
• Are you enthusiastic with strong communication skills and the ability to work flexibly?

This is an opportunity for an experienced associate practitioner with a varied physical rehabilitation background to join a well-established multi-disciplinary team providing short-term rehabilitation in patients\' own homes, focusing on maximizing independence.