Reablement Assistant Practitioner - MDT Care & Discharge

East Of England Community Health And Care Nhs Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is recruiting a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner for the Willow Therapy Unit in Norwich. The post involves autonomous work across Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, with a 7-day shift pattern including Bank Holidays.

Interviews are face-to-face only, and sponsorship is not available. The role supports reablement, aims to promote independence, and coordinates care for a named group of patients within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• NVQ 3, or equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Foundation degree programme, or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and skills acquired through training and experience.
• Good general education.
• Experience of working in a health or social care setting.

Responsibilities

• To contribute in the delivery of high standards of health care to inpatients by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating packages of care.
• To work within a reablement philosophy, using strengths-based assessments and actively promoting independence for the patients.
• To support an environment where all team members are responsible for a reablement ethos using a positive risk-taking approach for patients, their carers and families.
• To support patients being as independent as possible within their functional limits.
• To work as part of a multidisciplinary team within a quality framework to ensure that the highest standards of care are met.
• To support and deliver innovation within discharge practice and pathways.
• To work with system partners including the voluntary sector to ensure that patients experience a seamless transfer of care both into and onward from the unit.
• Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care to a named group of patients.
• Work proactively within the team to achieve unit and trust goals and objectives.
• Work with and promote recognised policies, protocols, and guidelines.

Skills

Good communication skills

Highly motivated

English language communication

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent

Foundation degree or equivalent

Good general education

Job description

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is recruiting a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner for the Willow Therapy Unit in Norwich. The post involves autonomous work across Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, with a 7-day shift pattern including Bank Holidays.

Interviews are face-to-face only, and sponsorship is not available. The role supports reablement, aims to promote independence, and coordinates care for a named group of patients within a multidisciplinary team.