Job summary
- Main area
- Community Rehabilitation
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 828-PROVIDE2756-A
- Employer
- Provide CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Braintree Community Hospital
- Town
- Mid Essex Localities
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Therapy Assistant Practitioner
Band 4
Job overview
To assist the Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists to provide an effective Community Rehabilitation service to adults living in the Mid Essex area.
Main duties of the job
To carry out routine assessment and treatment for non complex adults referred into the Community Therapy Service. The applicant will work as part of a therapy team comprising Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants. The role will mainly involve working with adults in their own homes across the Braintree, Halstead, Maldon and Chelmsford localities.
Applicants who are working as band 3 Therapy Assistants and are willing to work towards a band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner role will be considered.
Working for our organisation
Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.
We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.
A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:
Vision: Transforming Lives
Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion
Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.
Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks.
We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.
Eligible for NHS Pension
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work under the management of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists.
To be responsible for managing own non complex caseload of patients
To assess, plan and implement rehabilitation programmes to a delegated patient caseload.
To deliver rehabilitation programmes in the most appropriate setting including the patient's own home, care home or clinic setting.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A level education
- Care certificate
Circumstance
Essential criteria
- Valid UK driving license and access to a vehicle for business use
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial clinical experience working as a band 3 Therapy Assistant
- Understanding of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy roles
- Knowledge of fitting,demonstrating and teaching safe use of a range of patient equipment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate to a high standard of English verbally and in writing
- Good IT skills including Microsoft and Outlook packages
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julie Gifford
- Job title
- Clinical Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07580 913707
- Additional information
Available Monday to Friday 8.30am- 5.30pm
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