Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy Team
- Grade
- 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 363-CHB7200825
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Twinwoods NHS Clinical Resource Centre
- Town
- Bedford
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 4 Assistant Practitioner Community Occupational Therapy
4
Bedfordshire Community Health Services are provided in partnership by East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) and Cambridgeshire Community Services (CCS) NHS Trust. This role is for an ELFT position within Bedfordshire Community Health Services. ELFT’s mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
Are you looking for the opportunity to make a positive impact on people’s lives through physical rehabilitation, supporting improvement in physical health, independence and ultimately the quality of life?
Bedfordshire Community Health Services are looking for a full time Assistant Practitioner to be part of the Community Occupational Therapy Service in North Bedfordshire. We are a 7-day service 8am-4pm.
You will need to be willing to learn strong assessment skills with a personalised approach, have the ability to carry out therapy assessments of people with a range of needs. After the assessment, you will then develop, implement, manage and review the planned recommendations. You will need to have or be willing to learn skills in moving and handling, risk assessing and identifying solutions to reduce risk to provide for the needs and personal outcomes of the individual, their families and carers.
You will build close links with the professionals and services required to wrap around the needs of each individual to provide a holistic approach.
You will be supervised by a qualified member of staff to support, up skill and ensure your wellbeing. You will support qualified members of staff with student placements and support the band 3’s within the service.
Please do not apply if you do not have a valid Drivers Licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.
Main duties of the job
Work within the multidisciplinary team in a primary care setting including clients homes and residential homes, providing support fora variety of therapeutic and clinical interventions based on the team skill mix.
Participate in the assessment, implementation and individualised therapeutic interventions under the guidance of the multidisciplinary team.
To identify and provide appropriate assist equipment for clients to facilitate safety in their chosen environment.
To work autonomously and undertake lone working in the community.
To work a variety of shift patterns including weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will also need to hold a full driver’s license and have access to a vehicle.
For further information please contact: Kerron Gibson 07342058447
For further information kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Education/ Training
Essential criteria
- GCSE Maths and English
- NVQ 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care and/or significant care experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of ensuring that the values including Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage and Commitment are adhered to daily.
- Experience of working in a Health or Social care setting
- Experience of working in community/therapy teams
- Experience of working with adult clients with primarily physical conditions
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- An understanding of a wide range of physical conditions or willingness to learn.
- Knowledge and understanding of mental health conditions.
- Basic IT skills, including use of Word and Outlook
- Be able to undertake frequent standing, kneeling, crouching, hoisting and other moving and handling procedures Regularly move and handle clients that may require moderate physical effort, in confined spaces and often unsuitable environments, using relevant practical experience, equipment and skills that enable optimum safety and best practice.
- Able to support clients, carers and family During times of emotional distress.
Full Valid UK Drviers licence & Access to a vehicle
Essential criteria
- Have a full UK appropriate drivers licence and vehicle
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kerron Gibson
- Job title
- Primary Care at Home North Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07342058447
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