Stroke and Neuro Assistant Practitioner

Integrated Care System; Devizes; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A community health organization in Wiltshire is seeking a Neuro and Stroke Assistant Practitioner for a part-time role. You will support stroke survivors and individuals with neurological conditions in their recovery journey by providing personalized therapy. Ideal candidates should have NVQ Level 3 and previous experience in health and social care settings.

Benefits

Pro-rated salary of £26,712

Flexible working hours

Membership discounts

Access to mental and physical wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Ability to work as a team member.
• Experience supporting stroke therapists.
• Current full driving license and use of a car.

Responsibilities

• Deliver therapy intervention within a community setting.
• Plan and implement treatment and care.
• Manage a small caseload independently.

Skills

Teamwork

Patient-focused care

Communication skills

Time management

Education

5 GCSE / GCE

NVQ Level 3

Foundation Degree

Job description

Were looking for a Neuro and Stroke Assistant Practitioner to join our dynamic therapy team in Wiltshire. This is a part-time role (22.5 hours per week) with a flexible base location well discuss the best fit for you at interview.

Are you passionate about making a real difference in peoples lives? Do you want to be part of a forward-thinking, compassionate team helping stroke survivors and individuals with neurological conditions live fuller, more independent lives?

About the Role

Working across a variety of settings peoples homes, clinics, and community spaces you'll support individuals in their recovery journey by delivering meaningful, person-centred therapy programmes. Your work will support physical, cognitive, emotional, and psychological rehabilitation.

You'll follow professional guidelines and protocols and work closely with qualified therapists and the wider team to ensure each person gets the best support possible.

Why Join Us?

Make a lasting impact in the lives of stroke and neuro-rehab patients

Flexible working across multiple hub locations in Wiltshire

Be part of a service that truly empowers recovery and independence

If you're empathetic, proactive, and keen to work in a varied and rewarding role that changes lives every day, we want to hear from you.

A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential.

For further details, please contact

Head of Service

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Main duties of the job

To work within a multi-professional team undertaking practitioner role.

To plan and implement treatment and care to patients within professional guidelines.

To keep the patient at the centre of his or her care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.

Deliver therapy intervention within a community setting as specified, under the guidance of a registered practitioner.

To practice the principles and philosophy of individualised patient care in accordance with Trust Policy, procedures and regulatory bodys guidelines.

To manage their time, tasks and resources effectively and to contribute to the smooth running of the service.

To work independently day to day holding and a small caseload, prioritising and managing own workload- under therapy guidance

Deliver stroke related neuro therapy to defined caseload, supporting the MDT which comprises OT, PT, SLT and dietetics.

Progress treatment plans with minimal support from therapist

Please see the attached Job description for the full list.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Job responsibilities

As a Neuro and Stroke Assistant Practitioner Worker, youll be part of our valued team

You will feel valued as a Neuro and Stroke Assistant Practitioner Worker within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary of £26,712 (this will be pro-rated to the hours worked) with group pension
• Free tea and coffee at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

The ideal candidate will have the following:

5 GCSE / GCE or equivalent experience

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Foundation Degree or willingness to achieve within specified time frame

Ability to work as a team member

Delivering patient focused care

Ability to recognise own limitations

Relevant experience of supporting stroke therapists.

Experience of community working, preferably within Health and Social Care

Experience of working under distanced supervision

Excellent organisation and communication (written, face to face and on the telephone) skills

Physical skills to manually handle patients and use appropriate lifting aids

Ability to respond to changing or competing priorities.

Ability to use initiative but recognise when to seek further assistance.

Current full driving license and use of a car during working hours

Ability to demonstrate tact, support and reassurance

Competent listening and observation skills

Driven to achieve

Self-motivated

Good time management

Ability to manage the emotional pressures that may arise with patient contact.

Person Specification

General Requirements

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.