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NHS Jobs; Gainsborough CP; Sur place; GBP 24 000 - 34 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust seeks a Promoting Independence Therapy Assistant in Gainsborough to support post-discharge assessments and home-based reablement under supervision of registered therapists.

You will work within a multi-disciplinary team to promote independence, conduct environmental home assessments, and help plan simple patient interventions while ensuring equipment safety and appropriate referrals as required.

Responsabilités

• Assist in assessment and rehabilitation of individuals post discharge with support from registered therapists.
• Provide reablement care to patients in their own homes.
• Work with the multi-disciplinary team to promote independence and prevent dependence.
• Undertake environmental assessment within the patient’s home, often single-handed and without direct supervision.
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers, health professionals and external agencies.
• Collaborate with other agencies to determine long-term care needs.
• Participate in delivery of complex care as prescribed by the qualified practitioner.
• Plan and progress simple patient interventions with autonomous assessment and planning under indirect supervision.
• Be responsible for safe use of equipment within your scope of practice.

Description du poste

Promoting Independence Therapy Assistant- Gainsborough

Lincolnshire Community Health Service requires all staff to safeguard children, young people and adults. All staff are required to access the organisational policies, also the Local Safeguarding Children Board and the Local Safeguarding Adults Board policies and procedures that underpin the safeguarding agenda. The safeguarding policies to be followed are found at www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk and www.lincolnshire.gov.uk . LCHS policies, procedures and guideline - It is a condition of your employment that as an employee you are expected to adhere to our policies, procedures and guidelines. These can all be found on the Trusts website. To assist in the assessment and rehabilitation of individuals immediately post discharge from hospital with support from registered therapists. To provide reablement care to patients in their own homes. To work closely with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to promote independence and prevent dependence. To undertake environmental assessment within the persons home working single handed and without direct supervision. To communicate effectively with patients, carers, health professionals and outside agencies where appropriate. To work at times in conjunction with other agencies to determine a persons long term care needs. To participate in the delivery of complex care as prescribed by the qualified practitioner. Plan and progress simple patient interventions with autonomous assessing and planning on a daily basis with indirect supervision of qualified practitioner. To be responsible for the safe use of all equipment within their scope of practice. To identify needs and advice on equipment and resources, requisitioning where there is delegated authority and ensuring effective on-going use of equipment is monitored.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust