Trainee Assistant Practitioner Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

"Bis Art" CJSC. BAL Trademark; Salford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Trainee Assistant Practitioner to join their dynamic team in Salford. This role involves working closely with clinicians to assess and provide complex moving and handling equipment for residents with specific needs. You will play a vital role in ensuring a high standard of service through equipment assessment and support for therapy interventions. The position offers excellent training opportunities and personal development within a collaborative environment, making a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals in the community. Join a dedicated team committed to enhancing health and wellbeing in Greater Manchester.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Annual leave allowance

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare or therapy settings is preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse team.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice on equipment suitability for patients.
• Support assessment and therapy interventions in the community.
• Review equipment needs under supervision of senior therapists.

Skills

Technical advice

Assessment skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Relevant healthcare qualification

Job description

Salford Equipment Service has a new exciting opportunity for a Trainee Assistant Practitioner. The role will work across Salford Equipment Service and Community Therapy to review the equipment provision of residents with complex moving and handling needs.

Salford Equipment Service provides complex moving and handling equipment into peoples homes to assist family and carers in the safe moving and handling of people. This new role will further develop the current integrated working between services and will offer a high standard service to people through the assessment, provision, and review of equipment.

The Trainee Assistant Practitioner will work closely with clinicians to provide support and advice to Salford Equipment Service prescribers of equipment and will provide feasibility visits to assess properties for suitability of large complex equipment. The postholder will also review the equipment to ensure that it remains in properties for an appropriate timeframe with onward referrals to other services.

The postholder will work closely with Salford Equipment Service and Salford Community Therapy Service alongside Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists to ensure a collaborative approach is maintained, providing a high standard of service to our colleagues and patients.

The successful candidate will be well supported by the wider Therapy team and have ongoing access to training and opportunities for personal development.

Key Responsibilities:

1. To provide technical advice to clinicians on the suitability of equipment in the home environment.
2. To work as an integral member of the team supporting assessment, therapy interventions, education, and care package planning.
3. To review patients' equipment needs under the supervision of Community Therapy Service.
4. To take a lead in identified audits, quality improvement projects, and resource management projects for the equipment and therapy service with supervision from senior therapists.
5. To analyse a variety of clinical systems to build a holistic picture of people's needs to understand when onward referrals to other services are required, e.g., the use of adaptations to replace equipment.
6. To ensure equipment is maintained in people's property for an appropriate timeframe.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust, we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate, and inspire to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us, you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities, and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

This advert closes on Monday 21 Apr 2025.

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