Neuro Rehab Therapy Assistant — Community Care

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust's Liverpool Community Neuro Rehab Team is seeking a Therapy Assistant Practitioner with a special interest and extensive experience in neuro rehabilitation to join our Liverpool Community Neuro Rehab Team.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the

Qualifications

• Assess, plan and implement individualised programmes of care within the skills and competencies expected of the role
• Work collaboratively within the team and with other providers to deliver local and national health priorities and objectives
• Deliver therapeutic interventions in line with national quality and standards and Trust policies
• Actively support work colleagues and patients with compassion and courage acting as at their advocate and champion
• Be accountable for own clinical practice
• Work within the skills and competencies expected of the role
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers recognising the need for alternative methods of commination to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communication
• Lead on health promotion
• Support clinical staff in managing long term conditions
• Participate in supervisions, development sessions, undertake all relevant mandatory training
• Participate in audits as required by the organisation
• Travel across the footprint of the organisation

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan and implement individualised programmes of care within the skills and competencies expected of the role
• Work collaboratively within the team and with other providers to deliver local and national health priorities and objectives
• Deliver therapeutic interventions in line with national quality and standards and Trust policies
• Actively support work colleagues and patients with compassion and courage acting as at their advocate and champion
• Be accountable for own clinical practice
• Work within the skills and competencies expected of the role
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers recognising the need for alternative methods of commination to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communication
• Lead on health promotion
• Support clinical staff in managing long term conditions
• Participate in supervisions, development sessions, undertake all relevant mandatory training
• Participate in audits as required by the organisation
• Travel across the footprint of the organisation

Job description

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust's Liverpool Community Neuro Rehab Team is seeking a Therapy Assistant Practitioner with a special interest and extensive experience in neuro rehabilitation to join our Liverpool Community Neuro Rehab Team.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the