Associate PractitionerNHS

Job summary

We are looking for a dynamic person to work within the Community Therapy North Team to as a Therapy Associate Practitioner based at Chester Le Street Community Hospital workng alongside Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants . This post is predomintely independent working in the community setting but will involve supporting group sessions.

We have two posts, one post job is 30 hours and one post is 22.5 hours

Main duties of the job

he post holder will predominantly work independently in the community setting with adults referred to the team who present with a range of physical dysfunction/or disabilities resulting from injury, illness, surgery or chronic disease, within a range of community settings.

Be responsible for independently managing a caseload of non complex patients, completing assessments independently, setting short term therapy goals and treatment plans, completing timely reviews and discharging patients from the service.

The nominal base will be at Chester Le Street Hospital and mainly cover the Durham area. You will be expected to independently travel across the whole North Durham locality depending on the needs of the service.

The successful candidate will be expected to complete documentation at point of care and be able to use a lone worker system in compliance with Health and Safety.

The post holder will work within a multi profesional team regarding the management and discharge of patients under your care. This would include Therapists, Social Workers and Nursing staff

The post holder will have regular supervision from a Therapist within the team

Job description

plan and organise clinical activity, with appropriate time scheduling in order to complete all clinical and administrative duties including statistical record keeping.

• Independently manage a caseload of non complex patients, completing assessments , setting short term therapy goals and treatment plans, completing timely reviews and discharging patients from the service.
• To delegate treatment tasks to therapy assistants.

*To actively engage and be responsible for own supervision with a senior member of staff.

*To be responsible for clinical record-keeping in accordance with the guidelines for documentation and legal requirements.

*To be responsible for the correct and safe use of the physical environment including equipment and to be responsible for the allocation of these resources.

*When working in the community setting, to work as a lone practitioner with telephone support from a Senior Therapist if required.

*To ensure all mandatory training is kept up to date and participate in professional development including attending In Service Training.

About us

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.

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