East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Trainee Assistant Practitioner

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Job summary

We have an opportunity to recruit a full time Trainee Assistant Practitioner to join our Integrated Stroke Rehabilitation Therapy Team. The position gives you the opportunity to complete a Foundation Degree in Health and social Care (Assistant Practitioner) via an apprenticeship route. On successful completion of the 2 year course you will move from a band 3 into a band 4 position.

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated candidate, preferably with previous experience working in rehabilitation, & studied to NVQ level 3 in health and social care or at an equivalent academic level. Previous experience of working with stroke or neuro patients would be an advantage.

You will be working alongside the inpatient and community stroke rehabilitation team working across Royal Blackburn & Pendle Community Hospital, developing your therapeutic assessment/ intervention skills supporting Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists. As part of the therapy team, you may be required to work flexibly across the Integrated Stroke & Neuro Rehab Pathway therefore a car driver is essential with access to a car for work purposes for community visits.

The apprenticeship is a 2 year academic programme including work based learning in partnership with UCLAN.

Qualified Assistant Practitioners would be encouraged to apply.

Main duties of the job

As an Assistant Practitioner/ Trainee Assistant Practitioner you will work as a member of the team assisting in the delivery of specialist therapy across Pennine Lancashire and inpatient stroke wards supporting qualified therapists in assessing and treating patients with a diagnosis of stroke.

You will be required to undertake specialist support work from referrals screened by a member of the team. This may include gathering information for assessments, implementing treatment programmes, and making recommendations for equipment and minor adaptations.

You will use technical and creative skills in the provision of therapeutic activities for individual patients and will be responsible for evaluating and amending treatment programmes with guidance from the therapist. As an AP you will take responsibility for your own caseload supported by a qualified therapist. The post holder will be responsible for delivering defined therapy input without direct supervision; but will have immediate access to a therapist for advice and direction as required.

The work will take place in a variety of settings including inpatient wards, care homes and patient's own homes. The post holder may work as a lone worker in the community therefore will need to follow the lone worker policy.

About us

Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.

Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.

As part of the inpatient rehabilitation team you will be based either Pendle or Royal Blackburn Hospital. Our integrated community stroke rehabilitation team works across East Lancashire but are also based at Pendle. Our integrated therapies team has a strong link with UCLAN employing an AHP Professor in neurorehabilitation and stroke, as such we are actively involved in a variety of research projects.

We have a robust supervision and annual appraisal structure along with offering in house training to support the clinical development of our staff. We always aim to provide high standard, quality care to all our patients.

Details

Date posted

03 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £27,596 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

435-D151-23-A

Job locations

Pendle Community Hospital

Leeds Rd

Nelson

BB9 9SZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Organise and deliver a complete episode of therapy intervention as screened and delegated by a qualified therapist and as defined by currently agreed stroke rehabilitation pathways.

You will use technical and therapeutic skills to promote patient independence.

As part of the MDT you will also support the team in the delivery of other therapy sessions such as group work or virtual therapy sessions.

You will be required to support with general administrative procedures such as collecting patient information, completing referrals onto other services, ordering equipment and other tasks delegated by therapists within the team.

You will formulate appropriate treatment goals with the patient and support in the delivery of therapy intervention working towards these specific goals.

You will also be responsible for leading holistic stroke therapy assessment

You will be required to complete a 2 year foundation degree (released from work 1 day per week) and once you have finished your study you will then progress into the band 4 Assistant Practitioner role.

For further details on the position please refer to the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Organise and deliver a complete episode of therapy intervention as screened and delegated by a qualified therapist and as defined by currently agreed stroke rehabilitation pathways.

You will use technical and therapeutic skills to promote patient independence.

As part of the MDT you will also support the team in the delivery of other therapy sessions such as group work or virtual therapy sessions.

You will be required to support with general administrative procedures such as collecting patient information, completing referrals onto other services, ordering equipment and other tasks delegated by therapists within the team.

You will formulate appropriate treatment goals with the patient and support in the delivery of therapy intervention working towards these specific goals.

You will also be responsible for leading holistic stroke therapy assessment

You will be required to complete a 2 year foundation degree (released from work 1 day per week) and once you have finished your study you will then progress into the band 4 Assistant Practitioner role.

For further details on the position please refer to the attached job description.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • GCSE Maths & English at C or above
  • Car Driver with access to a car
  • Previous healthcare experience
  • Understanding of rehab and working with therapists
  • IT literacy including emails and internet
  • Able to manage own workload

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in stroke or neuro
  • Lone working experience
  • Able to work with patients with a variety of physical and cognitive difficulties
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • GCSE Maths & English at C or above
  • Car Driver with access to a car
  • Previous healthcare experience
  • Understanding of rehab and working with therapists
  • IT literacy including emails and internet
  • Able to manage own workload

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in stroke or neuro
  • Lone working experience
  • Able to work with patients with a variety of physical and cognitive difficulties

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Pendle Community Hospital

Leeds Rd

Nelson

BB9 9SZ


Employer's website

http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Pendle Community Hospital

Leeds Rd

Nelson

BB9 9SZ


Employer's website

http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operational Lead for Stroke & Neuro Therapies

Gemma Gumbley

gemma.gumbley@elht.nhs.uk

07944190780

Details

Date posted

03 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £27,596 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

435-D151-23-A

Job locations

Pendle Community Hospital

Leeds Rd

Nelson

BB9 9SZ


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