Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioner Band 4

NHS National Services Scotland; Kirkcaldy; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS National Services Scotland is seeking an assistant practitioner to join the Community Rehabilitation Teams. This role delivers therapeutic programmes to adults in their own homes, working alongside Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy staff to prevent hospital admission and support early discharge.

You will manage your own caseload within defined parameters, travel across the area, and contribute to a supportive multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• HNC/HND in Health and Social Care or SCQF level 8
• Experience as a therapy support worker is essential
• Experience with older people is essential
• Strong organisational and communication skills; able to work independently

Responsibilities

• Deliver therapeutic treatment programmes to service users in their own homes
• Hold own caseload; assess, progress and discharge autonomously within parameters
• Work with Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy staff in the Community Rehabilitation Team
• Travel across the area is essential
• Interviews will be held face to face

Skills

Therapy support

Older adults experience

Teamwork

Education

SCQF Level 8

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an assistant practitioner to join our Community Rehabilitation Teams.
The Community Rehabilitation Teams provide a service to the adult population within the various localities. This will be delivered to service users within their own home or when deemed essential as an out-patient. The primary function of this role will be to work with the Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy staff as part of the Community Rehabilitation Team to deliver therapeutic treatment programmes to service users in their own homes, preventing hospital admission and supporting early discharge from hospital. The post holder will also be expected to hold their own caseload, assess, progress and discharge autonomously within parameters.
You will have an HNC/HND in Health and Social Care or equivalent or SCQF level 8 e.g. Postural Stability Instructor or equivalent. Experience working as a therapy support worker would be essential. It would be essential to have experience working with older people as they are the main group of service users referred.
Working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team you will be expected to have excellent organisational skills, excellent communication skills and be able to work independently as well as within the team.There may be occasions where you will be required to work in one of the other community hospital sites.
Public Holiday working is in operation. Our service offers regular supervision, PDP and supports training opportunities.The ability to travel throughout the area is essential as this is a community post.
Interviews will be held face to face.
Bases are to be determined, but will cover throughout Fife and it would be useful to note areas of work preference on the application eg Dunfermline locality/Glenrothes locality.

Informal Enquiries: Claire Dumbreck, Occupational Therapy Team Lead or Katrina Marshall, Physiotherapy Team Lead, Telephone [phone]

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Unfortunately, this post does not qualify for sponsorship, as it is an 18-hour-per-week position and does not meet the minimum salary threshold required for visa sponsorship. Further information on the eligibility criteria can be found on the UK Government website
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We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.