trainee assistant practitioner

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Nelson; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting a Trainee/Assistant Practitioner to join the Integrated Stroke Rehabilitation Therapies Team. The role supports qualified therapists across acute stroke care, inpatient units, care homes and community settings, with supervision and a two-year foundation degree pathway via apprenticeship.

The successful candidate will work across the stroke therapies pathway, assisting Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech & Language Therapists,

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in health and social care.
• GCSE 4-7 in Maths & English.
• Previous experience in a healthcare setting.
• Previously worked within a therapy setting.
• Access to a vehicle for work purposes.
• Able to undertake moving and handling tasks.

Responsibilities

• Organise and deliver a complete episode of therapy intervention as screened and delegated by a qualified therapist.
• Promote patient independence within stroke rehabilitation pathways.
• Support Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists in treating patients.
• Collect patient information and complete referrals onto other services.
• Order equipment and other tasks delegated by therapists.
• Formulate appropriate treatment goals with the patient.

Skills

Moving & handling

IT systems

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in health and social care

GCSE 4-7 in Maths & English

Tools

Driving license

Job description

As an Assistant Practitioner/ Trainee Assistant Practitioner you will work as a member of the Stroke Rehabilitation Therapy Team assisting in the delivery of specialist therapy across East Lancashire supporting qualified therapists in assessing and treating patients who had a stroke. You will be required to undertake highly skilled and specialised support work supervised by a member of the Stroke Rehabilitation Therapy Team. This may include gathering information for assessments, implementing treatment programmes, and making recommendations for equipment and minor adaptations. You will use technical and creative skills in the provision of therapeutic activities for individual patients and will be responsible for evaluating and amending treatment programmes and interventions with guidance from the therapist. As an Assistant Practitioner you will take responsibility for your own caseload within a broad framework laid out by a qualified therapist. The work will take place in a variety of settings including inpatient stroke units, care homes and patient's own home. The post holder may work as a lone worker in the community. The position requires you to work 08.30 to 16.30 currently over 7 days. The post holder will need to be flexible and change base in line with service need and demand. Staff are required to work weekends, Organise and deliver a complete episode of therapy intervention as screened and delegated by a qualified therapist and as defined by currently agreed stroke rehabilitation pathways. You will use technical and therapeutic skills to promote patient independence. As part of the MDT you will also support the team in the delivery of other therapy sessions such as group work or virtual therapy sessions. You will also be required to support with general administrative procedures such as collecting patient information, completing referrals onto other services, ordering equipment and other tasks delegated by therapists within the team. You will formulate appropriate treatment goals with the patient and support in the delivery of therapy intervention working towards these specific goals.

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a full time Trainee/ Assistant Practitioner to join our Integrated Stroke Rehabilitation Therapies Team. The position gives you the opportunity to complete a Foundation Degree Assistant Practitioner via an apprenticeship route. On successful completion of the 2 year course you will move into a band 4 position. We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic candidate, preferably someone who has previously worked within the rehabilitation setting, studied to NVQ level 3 in health and social care or at an equivalent academic level, you should be competent in IT systems. You will be working across the stroke therapies pathway supporting Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists treating patients on the acute stroke unit at Blackburn Hospital, Inpatient stroke rehab & Community stroke team both based at Pendle Community Hospital. A car driver is essential.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in health and social care
• GCSE 4-7 or above in Maths & English
• Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting
• Previously worked within a therapy setting
• Access to a vehicle for work purposes
• Able to undertake moving and handling tasks

Desirable criteria

• Previously worked in stroke or neuro
• Previously worked as a rehab worker
• Previous accademic study in a course relevant to the position

work experienceDesirable criteria

• experience of working in community

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.

Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements. As part of the stroke rehabilitation team you will be based at one of our hospital sites which include Pendle Community Hospital and Royal Blackburn Hospital. Our community stroke rehabilitation team work across East Lancashire visiting patients in a variety of clinical settings. Our integrated therapies team has a strong link with UCLAN employing an AHP Professor in neurorehabilitation and stroke as such we are actively involved in a variety of research projects. We have a robust supervision and annual appraisal structure along with offering in house training to support the clinical development of our staff. We always aim to provide high standard, quality care to all our patients. As a trainee assistant practitioner you will have an assigned mentor who will provide additional training and support over the two year foundation degree programme.

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

The apprenticeship is a 2 year academic programme including work based learning in partnership with UCLAN. Applicants with develop knowledge and skills through attending University 1 day per week as well as undertaking work based learning, additional study of up to 20 hours per week is required in the applicants own time.

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed. The cost for an Enhanced DBS, is £45.90 and for a Basic & Standard, this is £24.90 this cost includes a £4.90 admin fee.