Job summary
- Main area
- Nurse
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (n/a)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 813-239-1025-LR
- Employer
- Medway Community Healthcare CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Snapdragons Centre
- Town
- Strood
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/11/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Assistant Practitioner
Band 4
Do you want to be part of an award winning and dynamic social enterprise that:
- is renowned for providing high quality care and is ranked ‘Good’ by the CQC;
- is a for-better-profit organisation, reinvesting any surplus back into our health and care services and our local community;
- is friendly, ambitious, welcomes innovation and rewards excellence;
- offers superior benefits; everything you get in the NHS and more;
- and whose achievements reflect the passion, dedication and commitment demonstrated by our staff across all services?
Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant, community interest company that benefits the communities we serve. So if you want be a part of this, we would love to hear from you.
Job overview
Join our Child Health Service therapy team and be part of this exciting time.
- Are you able to implement treatment programmes for children who require support with social, communication, behavioural and developmental needs?
- Can you implement treatment programmes for children who require support with social, communication, behavioural and developmental needs?
Main duties of the job
The children’s therapy team is now recruiting an assistant therapy practitioner to work in clinic, schools and in the community alongside occupational therapists, school nurses and community nurses. You will be delivering support to children with on-going needs specifically those requiring support with behaviour, sleep and continence and children who are referred to our neurodiversity pathway. This will be an excellent opportunity to further develop your interest in working with children with social, behavioural and developmental needs.
To work as a member of the Child Health Service Therapy Team undertaking highly skilled and specific interventions to children in their own homes, clinic, nurseries, children centres and schools in the Medway locality without the direct supervision or presence of a professionally qualified member of the team.
To delegated treatment programmes and provide appropriate advice to families and carers in a variety of settings.
In conjunction with the therapists, organise and run clinics and groups.
We are a large multi-agency team, who work together to offer children an integrated approach to therapy, through holistic assessments and intervention. You will have access to in-house training and we will offer regular clinical supervision to help you develop your skills.
To undertake related administrative duties taking responsibility for organising defined specific areas of work and maintaining databases.
Working for our organisation
So what else?
- This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
- We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
- We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
- You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The small print
- Informal visits can be arranged on request.
- We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
- MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about main responsibilities for this role.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 2 years experience working with children with additional needs
Desirable criteria
- Experience working with multi-disciplinary health team
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of neurodiverse conditions
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of sensory processing presentations
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills with ability to adapt communication style
Desirable criteria
- Good IT skills to enable use of Powerpoint and Electronic note system
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Becci Brown
- Job title
- Head of Service for Children's
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07849516548
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