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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Practitioner - Community Rehabilitation Team

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Job summary

We are recruiting an enthusiastic, forward thinking team player to join our dynamic Community Rehabilitation service. We are looking for an Assistant Practitioner who is motivated to achieve their full potential.

It is preferable that you have experience of working in a community or therapy setting although we would welcome applicants with all levels of experience.

It is expected that you will have excellent communication skills, enjoy working with a variety of service users of different age groups, and have good self management skills. You need to have a flexible approach and have the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team.

The Community Rehabilitation Team is busy and continues to give a high level of service to the patients within North East Essex. We have a high degree of diversity and specialism within our team. We offer a well-established supervision and appraisal structure and we have a firm commitment to CPD, evidence based practice, undergraduate and postgraduate education.

It is essential that you are a car driver as you will be expected to travel across the North East Essex area. This post will be based in the Tendring area, including Kennedy House in Clacton and Harwich Hospital.

The core hours of work are Monday-Friday 9-5, with occasional weekend working. Whilst this is a full time role, part-time hours may also be considered.

Applications are welcome from all sectors of the Community.

Previous applicants need not apply

Main duties of the job

You will be required to undertake various duties/tasks to support the delivery of person centred care in the community. Enabling individuals to remain at home safely, avoid unnecessary admissions to hospital, and improve their health and independence.

You will work in collaboration with registered therapists as well as support staff and administrators.

Your core duty will be to support exercise programmes and the progression of mobility and functional activities in patient's homes or care settings. Other duties will include assisting in exercise classes, issuing and delivering equipment, and providing assistance with complex, intensive rehabilitation tasks.

About us

One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if 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. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

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

Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Details

Date posted

29 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR1755-23

Job locations

Kennedy House

Clacton

CO14 5AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • oExperience of working with professionals from other disciplines
  • oExperience of working in a health or social care setting
  • oDemonstrable competence in field of activity (rehabilitation/therapy)

Desirable

  • oCommunity Experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • oEvidence of recent CPD
  • oEvidence of a good standard of Literacy /English language skills
  • oKnowledge and skills acquired through a combination of formal, short courses, in house training and experience to NVQ Level 2 or 3 or equivalent

Desirable

  • oCare Certificate
  • oNVQ in Health & Social Care
  • oLevel 2 English and Maths - (equivalent to GCSE grade C or above).

Knowledge

Essential

  • oKnowledge of activities or interventions relevant to field of activity (rehabilitation/therapy)
  • oTo understand the role of community rehabilitation and its purpose

Desirable

  • oUnderstanding of integration
  • oKnowledge of the key NHS national policies & strategies

Skills

Essential

  • oIT literate e.g. Word processing, internet and e-mail use
  • oAble to demonstrate excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • oExperience of working with professionals from other disciplines
  • oExperience of working in a health or social care setting
  • oDemonstrable competence in field of activity (rehabilitation/therapy)

Desirable

  • oCommunity Experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • oEvidence of recent CPD
  • oEvidence of a good standard of Literacy /English language skills
  • oKnowledge and skills acquired through a combination of formal, short courses, in house training and experience to NVQ Level 2 or 3 or equivalent

Desirable

  • oCare Certificate
  • oNVQ in Health & Social Care
  • oLevel 2 English and Maths - (equivalent to GCSE grade C or above).

Knowledge

Essential

  • oKnowledge of activities or interventions relevant to field of activity (rehabilitation/therapy)
  • oTo understand the role of community rehabilitation and its purpose

Desirable

  • oUnderstanding of integration
  • oKnowledge of the key NHS national policies & strategies

Skills

Essential

  • oIT literate e.g. Word processing, internet and e-mail use
  • oAble to demonstrate excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

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

Kennedy House

Clacton

CO14 5AB


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

Kennedy House

Clacton

CO14 5AB


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead

Bertha Chandiwana

bertha.chandiwana@esneft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

29 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR1755-23

Job locations

Kennedy House

Clacton

CO14 5AB


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