Assistant Practitioner Rehabilitation - Lanarkshire, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland

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1 month ago

Tom O´Connor

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Please note this is a fixed-term post for 18 months.


A full valid UK driving licence holder would be desirable for this position to meet the needs of the service.


As part of the Scottish Government Discharge Without Delay agenda within South Lanarkshire work has commenced on developing multi-professional, multi-agency Home First Teams.

Phase 1 of this process has produced very exciting outcomes in respect of delivering on this agenda through maximizing function, reducing deconditioning, preventing hospital admission where appropriate, supporting people to return home as quickly as possible where hospital admission has been required and delivering on the issues that people tell us really matter to them to enable them to live their lives in the way they want to.

Interventions focus on input within the community setting as well as actively promoting discharge from the in-patient sites.


Following the very positive first phase of these developments, we are now moving to phase 2 of the process to further expand the initiative across the area.

We have exciting opportunities for enthusiastic, focused, dedicated, flexible people to join our developing Home First Teams.

This offers the chance to work in this supportive team and to be involved in the early stages of developing this new service.


The Assistant Practioner will work under the supervision of registered therapy staff to assist patients to achieve their rehabilitation goals.

Undertake baseline assessments within clearly defined parameters for the identified service. Implement, adapt and progress the treatment programmes within agreed protocols and defined parameters. Use specialist technical and practical skills to deliver flexible, patient-centered programmes across a variety of clinical settings. Discharge or transition care within agreed protocols and defined parameter

Duties may vary depending on the care group/department or assigned area of work.


The following KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING, AND/OR EXPERIENCE will be required to do the job:
Qualifications and Experience

  • HNC in healthcare, education, or social care or SVQ III in healthcare, education, or social care or equivalent experience in health, education, or social care environment.
  • Short specialist courses relevant to the specific clinical area.
  • Full driving licence holder.
Knowledge and Skills

  • Awareness of health legislation relevant to the clinical area.
  • Knowledge of the therapeutic process, techniques, and/or activities relevant to the client group.
  • Basic assessment skills.
  • Effective listening, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Time management, planning, and organisational skills.
  • Working knowledge of basic information technology.
  • Ability to work individually, or as part of a team
  • Ability to learn and develop new skills and maintain a record of learning.
Informal inquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by
Laura Lambie,AHP Team Leader Home First Team
'In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

  • Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children's setting/secure unit.'


Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.


Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence

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