Overview

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a full time Trainee Assistant Practitioner to join our Integrated Stroke Rehabilitation Therapy Service. The position gives you the opportunity to complete a Foundation Degree in Health and social Care (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, and you must be competent in IT systems.

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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. Access to a vehicle is essential to commute between patient visits.

Qualified Assistant Practitioners are encouraged to apply.

 

Main duties of the job

You will assist in the delivery of specialist rehabilitation supporting qualified therapists in assessing and treating patients with a new diagnosis of stroke.

You will be required to undertake skilled support work from referrals screened by a member of the rehab 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.

Assistant Practitioners take responsibility for their own caseload within a broad framework laid out by a qualified therapist. The post holder will be responsible for delivering defined therapy input without direct supervision; but will have immediate access to a therapist for advice and direction as required.

The work will take place in a variety of settings including within the inpatient stroke units, care homes and patient’s own homes. The post holder may work as a lone worker in the community therefore will need to follow the lone worker policy.

 

Person Specification

Application and Interview

Essential

  • GCSE Grade 4 or above in English/ Maths or equivalent.
  • Completed Care Certificate.
  • Have worked within health care and have experienced of carrying out assessments and/or therapeutic interventions.
  • Organisational skills including the ability to manage own workload.
  • Value difference, diversity and inclusion and ensure fairness for all.
  • Able to work effectively as part of a dedicated team.
  • Access to private vehicle to be able to travel across ELHT sites, including to patient’s usual place of residence, where required.
  • Able to undertake moving and handling tasks.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in stroke or neuro.
  • Previous rehab support staff experience.

 

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.

 

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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