Band 4 Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

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Description

Band 4

Main area

Therapy services

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Grade

Band 4

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Contract-
Hours

Full time
Part time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8-4 core hours with contribution to a weekend working rota.)
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Site

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Town

Nottingham

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Salary
- £23,949 - £26,282 per annum
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Salary period

Yearly

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01/02/2023 23:59Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual with exceptional communication skills to join our team as a Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner within the Nottingham Stroke Service.

This service provides specialist assessment and rehabilitation to adults across the East Midlands.

This role is based primarily within the hyper-acute stroke service at QMC but should the service demand this may expand into other areas in the stroke pathway.

The Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide timely assessment and discharge planning to stroke patients on the hyper-acute ward.

The post holder will deliver stroke assessments and pre-defined rehabilitation intervention without direct supervision from a clinician within the ward setting.

There is an expectation to carry your own workload and be integral to the fast pace running of the ward environment.

You will need excellent time management skills. You must have previous experience of working in a rehabilitation environment as well as within a hospital setting. Experience of stroke is desirable. An understanding of the physicality and handling required within stroke rehabilitation is an essential part of the post.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the summary below, please familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.

You will need to be flexible and assist colleagues to cover service needs.

You will also be required to support the team with administrative tasks and therefore will need to be computer literate, with a willingness to learn how to use of a range of hospital ICT systems.

The post holder will receive regular supervision, access to training and support to achieve personal development objectives.

You will actively participate in service improvement, training, supervision and yearly appraisal to continually develop your skills, enabling safe and effective patient care.

You will work alongside the multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of rehabilitation for patients, as well as delegated admin duties.

Working for our organisation

As a large acute teaching hospital over two main sites, NUH has a range of fantastic opportunities for staff to develop their careers within the NHS.

The stroke physiotherapy team is part of the Therapies and Rehabilitation Services pathway, which is one of the pathways that together make up the Clinical Support Division at NUH.

We are a diverse pathway of AHPs and support staff, employing over 600 staff who work together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to.

Our HCPC registered AHP professionals comprise of physiotherapists, dietitians, occupational therapists, orthotists, prosthetists and speech and language therapists.

We have a Chief AHP to lead us on our strategic direction, and many of the pathway leadership team have pathway AHP backgrounds to support our staff.

There are also Practice Development Therapists to support career development for all.

We've made a clear commitment to our patients and staff that We Listen, We Care. We will do all we can to ensure our patients get the best possible care we can give them.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In addition to the key points below, please familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

The Therapy Assistant Practitioner (TAP) provides appropriate assessments, treatment and discharge planning for patients under the supervision of a senior therapist.

The post holder will be required to work closely with the multidisciplinary team to develop and implement rehabilitation programmes, as well as facilitate discharges with the support of senior staff.

To use effective communication skills to gain co-operation with treatment where there may be significant barriers to understanding or ability to co-operate with the treatment.

To discuss caseload management with other clinicians and provide advice and support on a day to day basis to other support workers.

To refer onto appropriate hospital and community services.

Person specification

training and qualifications

Essential criteria