Assistant Practitioner – Generic Therapy - Glasgow, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland

    NHS Scotland background
    Permanent
    Description

    The Role

    You will work under the supervision of registered therapy staff to assist patients to achieve their rehabilitation goals. You will also undertake baseline assessments within clearly defined parameters for the identified service, Implement, adapt and progress treatment programmes within agreed protocols and defined parameters. The use specialist technical and practical skills to deliver flexible, patient centred programmes across a variety of clinical settings. You will discharge or transition care within agreed protocols and defined parameters.

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


    NHS Lanarkshire

    Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire

    Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

    We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

    What we'll need you to bring

    Qualifications and Experience

    • HNC in healthcare, education or social cares or SVQ III in healthcare, education or social care or equivalent experience in a health, education or social care environment.
    • Short specialist courses relevant to specific clinical area.
    • Car Driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence

    Knowledge and Skills

    • Awareness of health legislation relevant to the clinical area.
    • Knowledge of the therapeutic process, techniques and / or activities relevant to client group.
    • Basic assessment skills.
    • Ability to apply a range of technical and practical rehabilitation 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.

    It would be great if you also have

    • Breadth of experience of therapy or rehabilitation /re-ablement in a health, education or social care environment

    Contract type

    Permanent

    Full time

    37 hours

    Location and Working Pattern

    This role will be based in Home Assessment Team base to be confirmed.

    The working pattern for this role will be confirmed by the hiring manager

    Looking to find out more?

    If you're looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you

    Please contact Lisa Stewart, on

    For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process,

    please contact Jennifer Hughes, Recruitment Administrator on (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

    Why NHS Lanarkshire?

    Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

    Some of NHS Lanarkshire's benefits include:

    • A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
    • A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
    • Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
    • Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
    • Occupational health services
    • Employee Counselling services
    • Work-life Balance policies and procedures

    NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

    Further Information

    For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you're looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

    Additional Information for Applicants

    • Posts close at midnight on the indicated date
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    • Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments

    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.

    We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.

    *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.

    NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

    We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at

    Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

    From 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.

    NHS Lanarkshire will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Lanarkshire is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so.

    NHS Lanarkshire Recruitment Website

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