Assistant Practitioner - Sutton-In-Ashfield, United Kingdom - Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Sutton-In-Ashfield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Due to career progression of the current post-holder, we have an opportunity for you to join our friendly Inpatient Therapy Team which provides Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Dietetic, and Speech & Language Therapy input to the Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) wards across Nottinghamshire.

This post is based at Millbrook Mental Health Unit, which is currently undergoing an exciting redevelopment.

The Assistant Practitioner will work within the Inpatient Therapy team to deliver therapeutic interventions to our dementia and mental health patients.

We are committed to providing person-centred, recovery-focussed care with compassion. If that's something you want to do too, then we would love you to join our team


The role requires a non-registered, Advanced Practitioner, with previous experience of working in a therapy support worker role and specialist skills, to support the continuous assessment of patient's needs and to implement treatment plans within a multidisciplinary framework.


You must be able to work effectively under the supervision and leadership of registered professionals to provide high quality care to our aged 65+ patients.

You must also have a solid understanding of the physical and mental health needs of older people and relevant therapeutic interventions.


We are looking for someone who is motivated and who can motivate others, who shows empathy and kindness, and who is willing to go the extra mile to support their patients and their colleagues.


In return, we will offer:
- training and support to complete role-based competencies
- regular clinical supervision
- annual appraisal, with regular reviews to support you to achieve your goals
- bi-monthly Support Workers Forum


We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.


We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences.

We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.

Please see the attached Job Description for details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.
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