Assistant Practitioner in Critical Care - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Due to new investment a rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for an aspiring therapy assistant to join a well established therapy team on critical care based at Aintree.

You will work under the supervision of qualified staff and will have access to regular supervision and appraisal.

You will work across the four therapy professions (speech therapy, OT, physio and dietitics) and will receive competency training in all areas.

Therapy assistants work alongside clinicians to support our patient care and promote their rehabilitation.

As a band 4 Assistant practitioner you will receive essential competency training to be able to provide therapeutic assessments and treatment independently under guidance from qualified staff.

You will be trained to record this activity in patients clinical records.

You will develop clinical knowledge and skills across the four Therapy professions (speech therapy, OT, Physio and dietitians) working on Critical care.

You will play a key role in the organisation and maintenance of therapy equipment and materials as well as supporting environmental care and maintenance.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Please see attached job description and person specification for further detailed information on duties, roles and responsibilities