Therapy Practitioner

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for Therapy Practitioners to join us in improving neurological patients care and rehabilitation in their own homes.

The Community Neurological Rehabilitation Teams, covering the South and West areas of West Sussex, are based in Worthing and Chichester.

You will work alongside other rehabilitation technicians either on your own or as part of the team in order to provide support and therapy interventions under the guidance of registered staff to people who have had a stroke, or have a progressive neurological condition. This will involve dealing with people with complex health and emotional needs who have often undergone life changing events which will also have a profound impact upon their families/carers lives.

Primarily this role will focus on assisting the physiotherapists and occupational therapists in the team. You will also be expected to assist other therapists if patients are receiving a multi-disciplinary approach. This is an interesting, challenging and rewarding role.

The post is for 37.5 hours per week in the Worthing team and 30 hours per week in the Chichester team. Part time and flexible working patterns will be considered.

You need to be a car driver and hold a full UK licence due to the geographic area covered by the teams

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Main duties of the job

• You will provide a high standard of care alongside other therapy practitioners either as part of a team or autonomously. You will work under the guidance of registered staff to provide therapy interventions, and feedback on clients' performance and progress, as appropriate.
• You will be responsible and accountable for all aspects of your work including the management of patients in your care and you will organise your delegated caseload on a day to day basis effectively and efficiently with regard to priorities and use of time.
• You will work in the community in people's homes and other locations. You will build a professional rapport with patients and their families, communicate with them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture, ensuring that they are involved in and informed about their care.
• You will review and reflect on your own practice and maintain and develop your own competency through regular participation in CPD, clinical supervision and annual appraisal with a named supervisor and will seek appropriate guidance from senior colleagues as required

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.