Community Rehabilitation Physio Assistant

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust; Warwick; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Warwickshire is seeking an Assistant Practitioner to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care within the Multiple Sclerosis community service. The role involves working under supervision, supporting a multidisciplinary team, and helping provide targeted care to patients in their own homes. The ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills and must have a valid UK driving license with access to a vehicle. The Trust is rated Outstanding and offers great opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Travel allowance

Ongoing support and training

Qualifications

• Must have access to independent means of transport for work.
• Experience in a healthcare setting is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality patient care under supervision.
• Document all care delivered to patients accurately.
• Participate in team audits and quality improvement activities.

Skills

Compassionate care

Effective communication

Teamwork

Time management

Education

Completion of Care Certificate

Mandatory training attendance

Job description

Role Overview

The role of the Assistant Practitioner is to deliver a high quality, caring and compassionate patient care. The post holder will undertake assessment, implementation and evaluation of patient care needs for a defined group of patients under the indirect supervision of a registered professional in their specialist area. The post holders are required to work as part of a team committed to delivering and improving a high standard of nursing care within South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust. To ensure Trust standards and values are maintained and monitored to improve the quality of care to all who come into contact with the services provided by South Warwickshire Foundation Trust.

Administrative Duties

• Ensure records and documentation are maintained, kept confidential, and meet appropriate Trust standards, and in line with the Data Protection Act.
• Demonstrate a positive and enthusiastic approach to work in order to maintain high morale and motivation within the department and promote a professional and positive working environment.
• Report any accidents or incidents via the DATIX incident reporting system and/or to an appropriate registered professional, ensuring an open and transparent culture.
• Adhere to the Trust's dress code policy, maintaining a smart appearance at all times.
• Adhere to the Trust's IT policies regarding e‑mail and internet usage.
• Ensure children and adults are protected from abuse and avoidable harm and report any safeguarding concerns in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

Clinical Practice

• Take responsibility for the care and welfare of a defined caseload of patients/clients within your area of work.
• Continuously assess, implement and evaluate treatment, using appropriate programmes or methods of care agreed by a registered professional.
• Report to the registered professional any patient who gives cause for concern.
• Never undertake anything beyond your own level of competency.
• Ensure delivery of high quality care in accordance with Trust policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Accurately document all care delivered to patients, maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• Participate in activities to improve the quality, productivity and effectiveness of care in response to local and national policies and initiatives.
• Adhere to Infection Prevention and Control policies relevant to the area of work, demonstrating an understanding of cross infection.
• Support relatives as required, demonstrating compassion and empathy.
• Provide supervision and support to junior support and care staff as required.

Communications and Interpersonal Relationships

• Respect and behave appropriately within a client's home, providing assistance, support and information where required, identifying individual needs and utilising a range of agreed communication mediums.
• Introduce yourself in line with the Trust privacy and dignity promises and the principles of good customer service.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with the multi‑disciplinary team to ensure that patient care is well planned, coordinated and communicated.
• Contribute to the reporting, handover and documentation of patient care while maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• Use the Trust information support systems and other computer systems as required by the clinical area.

Team Working

• Act in a professional manner, and as a role model, at all times, leading by example to junior members of the team.
• Support and cooperate with the multidisciplinary team to ensure that all statutory and Trust regulations are complied with.
• Participate in research and audit as required by the multidisciplinary team to ensure standards of patient care are monitored and improved.

General

• The post holder will be required to have access to independent means of transport for work purposes to travel across SWFT and to other agencies.

Education, Training and Personal Development

• Ensure attendance at mandatory training sessions (e.g. infection control, resuscitation and moving and handling training).
• Complete the Trust's Clinical Support Worker Induction programme.
• Successfully complete the Care Certificate within 12 weeks of commencing employment.
• Ensure maintenance and development of individual competence knowledge and skill.
• As a competent practitioner, teach and provide supervision to appropriate junior staff.
• Participate in and undertake appropriate training and development activities including IT and clinical skills.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of changes in policies and procedures relevant to the post.

About the Role

Interested in working in South Warwickshire? This is an exciting opportunity for a committed, organised and enthusiastic individual to join the Multiple Sclerosis community (CMSRT) service across South Warwickshire as a Physio rehabilitation assistant. The post available is for our South Warwickshire Team based at Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital.

In this post, you will be working with a small team of therapists from different disciplines, predominantly Physiotherapy, working within the community services. You will need to hold a full UK driving Licence and have access to your own vehicle. A travel allowance will be paid.

Your role will be to help provide timely and targeted care to patients in their own home in line with NICE guidelines and you will receive ongoing support.

We are looking for someone who shares our enthusiasm for patient centred care and is a real team player. Some experience of working within a healthcare setting is desirable but more importantly a passion for working with people, excellent communication skills, flexibility, good time management and organisational skills are essential for this post.

Trust Information

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford‑Upon‑Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

Values and Culture

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below.