East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Therapy Assistant Practitioner

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Job summary

Felixstowe Community Therapy has an opening for a part time, fixed term maternity leave B4 Assistant Practitioner to work alongside a team consisting of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Generic Workers and Therapy Assistant Practitioner.

The Felixstowe Community Therapy service is part of a wider Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) consisting of district & community nurses, generic workers, community matron, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and Social Care Workers. Thereis a B7 Registered Clinical Lead Therapist who works collaboratively with the Lead Nurse and Lead Social Worker. An INT Manager is overall responsible for Health and Social care services in Felixstowe.

The team is busy, dynamic and proud of their holistic care approach. The team continues to change to support developments in NHS which includes close working relationships with the local statutory, non-statutory and voluntary services including GP, acute hospital colleagues, GP Federation, Local Authorities, Social Prescribers, Mental Health, Community Council partners, commissioners and many other local community groups.

Main duties of the job

Youwill be actively supported by regular supervision and individual annual appraisal. You will be expected to work autonomously and on behalf of the patients served by the local area. You will have access to skills development training relevant to this post.

The role involves providing integrated therapy assessment and interventions to the residents of Felixstowe and surrounding area, who are 18+ and registered with a Felixstowe GP. Our main aim is to support, maintain and encourage people in the ageing well process.

Our service runs 8 am-6 pm, 7 days a week. Staff are required to work approximately 1 in 10 weekends, with flexible working available within the hours of the service.

You will be working with a caseload including neurological conditions, palliative plus frailty and falls assessment and management - all with a view to preventing admission and supporting early discharge. Many of our patients have a complexity of needs across the spectrum of physical, mental and social care health.

Applicants need to be a Car Driver and have access to a car for work which is community based

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

05 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-HR948-24

Job locations

Felixstowe Community Hub

Maidstone Road

Felixstowe

IP11 9EF

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oExperience as a Therapy Assistant or experience at a similar level in a related field of health and social care.
oDemonstrable experience of delivering tailored personal care with an associated level of senior responsibility.
oKnowledge of medical conditions and functional needs within medical, surgical or similar context.
oCompletion of Integrated Therapies assistant core and/or specific competencies at Band 3 or 4 level or similar in a health and social care setting.

Desirable

oKnowledge of discharge pathways from the acute/community hospital settings.
oKnowledge of discharge to assess services across health and social care.
oKnowledge of community services
oExperience of working across and liaising with variety of teams.
oIT literate

Qualifications

Essential

oCan demonstrate intermediate level of theoretical knowledge and clinical reasoning skills acquired through coursework, in-house training and experience to NVQ/Diploma Level 3 or equivalent.

Desirable

oCare Certificate or working towards completion of Care Certificate.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oExperience as a Therapy Assistant or experience at a similar level in a related field of health and social care.
oDemonstrable experience of delivering tailored personal care with an associated level of senior responsibility.
oKnowledge of medical conditions and functional needs within medical, surgical or similar context.
oCompletion of Integrated Therapies assistant core and/or specific competencies at Band 3 or 4 level or similar in a health and social care setting.

Desirable

oKnowledge of discharge pathways from the acute/community hospital settings.
oKnowledge of discharge to assess services across health and social care.
oKnowledge of community services
oExperience of working across and liaising with variety of teams.
oIT literate

Qualifications

Essential

oCan demonstrate intermediate level of theoretical knowledge and clinical reasoning skills acquired through coursework, in-house training and experience to NVQ/Diploma Level 3 or equivalent.

Desirable

oCare Certificate or working towards completion of Care Certificate.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Felixstowe Community Hub

Maidstone Road

Felixstowe

IP11 9EF

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Felixstowe Community Hub

Maidstone Road

Felixstowe

IP11 9EF

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)