4252 - Active Together Assistant Practitioner

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The interview date for this role is 19th August 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen to develop and deliver prehabilitation and rehabilitation pathways across Barnsley and help thousands of patients across South Yorkshire.

Active Together is a prehabilitation and rehabilitation service supporting people following a cancer diagnosis with physical activity, nutrition, and wellbeing guidance. The service has been designed by Sheffield Hallam University who work in close collaboration with NHS teams to support the delivery and evaluation of the service.

The Active Together service launched in Sheffield in 2022 and is currently expanding to new sites across South Yorkshire in Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster. Active Together South Yorkshire will provide equitable, multi-modal and personalised prehabilitation and rehabilitation support that meets the needs of patients across the region and generates evidence for a commissioned service.

Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust and Barnsley Premier Leisure are working in partnership to deliver this programme to the population of Barnsley.

Active Together is funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research, Yorkshires independent cancer charity, working so more people can live longer, healthier lives, free from cancer.

Main duties of the job

To provide therapy interventions and implement programmes of care devised predominantly by the specialist Physiotherapists and Dietitian. Within your scope of practise to be able to modify care plans. With the availability of registered staff as needed.

To promote and understand the impact of effective health promotion, empowering healthy lifestyles including nutrition and fluid balance.

The post-holder will manage a caseload which may span across the two professions and include the delivery of exercise and basic education sessions in relation to health promotion.

The post holder will have a passion for exercise and exercise benefits, they will motivate others to adopt healthy behaviour changes.

To work across the cancer pathway to provide pre-habilitation therapy focused support for patients about to undergo cancer treatment and post cancer treatment.

To support the dietitians and physiotherapists to deliver high standards of coordinated, personalised care whilst working as an integral member of the Active Together Team.

To work within the Active Together Cancer MDT including Clinical Nurse Specialists, support workers, surgeons, oncologists, Physiotherapists and Dietitians promoting effective inter-professional and multi-disciplinary team working within the scope of the role.

To provide therapy support to people at every stage of their cancer journey, this may include signposting them to other services with support from registered staff.

About us

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close a position early.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust achieving a Good rating in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives. We are proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a strong and sustainable future for this organisation which is highly valued by our local communities.

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation, where staff are engaged for change and committed to being part of the journey to sustainability and growth.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles only will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

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Date posted

12 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year

Contract

Secondment

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9163-4252i-07-24

Job locations

Pogmoor Road

Barnsley

South Yorkshire

S75 2EP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Supporting Documents

Please refer to the values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Supporting Documents

Please refer to the values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

Understanding of the importance of Health and Safety in the workplace
Understanding of the risk assessment process
Understanding of the role of prehabilitation and rehabilitation within Cancer services.
Knowledge of Clinical Governance and implications for patient care
Able to recognise when guidance and support is required and initiate appropriate escalation processes.

Desirable

Experience of delivering exercise classes.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Demonstrate effective written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
Skills and ability to motivate and support others
Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents
Experience of working within a multi-professional team

Values based questions

Essential

In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important
In around 100 words please describe how you ensure you build and sustain positive working relationships within the team?

Experience

Essential

Experience working in a rehabilitation/clinical setting as a Therapy Assistant or Technical Instructor, or ability to demonstrate relevant experience to an equivalent level.

Qualifications

Essential

Foundation degree Health and
Social Care, or equivalent level 5 qualification; plus, A-levels and GCSEs or equivalent(s), including Functional Skills (level 2)
Or as a level 5 apprenticeship, such as the Assistant Practitioner apprenticeship.
English and Maths pass grade at GCSE or equivalent examination board eg Functional Skills Level 2 Care Certificate (or studying towards)
Current full driving license

Desirable

Completed recognised IT course e.g. ECDL/Elite/MOST
Level 4 Exercise in Cancer qualification.
Level 4 Cardiac Rehabilitation qualification.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

Understanding of the importance of Health and Safety in the workplace
Understanding of the risk assessment process
Understanding of the role of prehabilitation and rehabilitation within Cancer services.
Knowledge of Clinical Governance and implications for patient care
Able to recognise when guidance and support is required and initiate appropriate escalation processes.

Desirable

Experience of delivering exercise classes.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Demonstrate effective written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
Skills and ability to motivate and support others
Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents
Experience of working within a multi-professional team

Values based questions

Essential

In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important
In around 100 words please describe how you ensure you build and sustain positive working relationships within the team?

Experience

Essential

Experience working in a rehabilitation/clinical setting as a Therapy Assistant or Technical Instructor, or ability to demonstrate relevant experience to an equivalent level.

Qualifications

Essential

Foundation degree Health and
Social Care, or equivalent level 5 qualification; plus, A-levels and GCSEs or equivalent(s), including Functional Skills (level 2)
Or as a level 5 apprenticeship, such as the Assistant Practitioner apprenticeship.
English and Maths pass grade at GCSE or equivalent examination board eg Functional Skills Level 2 Care Certificate (or studying towards)
Current full driving license

Desirable

Completed recognised IT course e.g. ECDL/Elite/MOST
Level 4 Exercise in Cancer qualification.
Level 4 Cardiac Rehabilitation qualification.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.