Therapy Assistant Practitioner - Saffron Walden, United Kingdom - Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

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Saffron Walden, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Are you a band 3 therapy assistant or rehab assistant looking to take a step up? Are you looking for a challenge and a change? We have an exciting opportunity within the Uttlesford Community therapy service.

We are seeking to recruit a dynamic and forward thinking rehab worker to support out integrated community team working with patients to achieve their goals and regain independence.

The role of the Therapy Assistant Practitioner is to support the Uttlesford integrated community care team to provide physiotherapy and occupational therapy support.

Band 4s work closely with all users of our services and their families, friends and carers, who all play an invaluable contribution in how our users experience our services.

Band 4s are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services provided across the health economy

To work as part of the multidisciplinary team to prevent admission, support early discharge an
To deliver specific therapeutic input as part of goal directed treatment and rehabilitation programm
To assist in the delivery of therapy interventions and reviews as appropriate
To feedback any outcomes/concerns/progression/deterioration with regard to the achievement of the set goals.

The Assistant Practitioner does not require daily supervision and should be able to take responsibility for their work within pathways of care and that of others within a broad framework laid down by and as directed by the supervisor of practice.

About Us

EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk

Also:

We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
We run the COVID19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.

EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT).

A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.

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Our vision and values

Our Vision

"To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care".

Our Purpose

"We care for people every day. What we do together, matters".

Our Values

We Care
We Learn
We Empower

Our strategic objectives

We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
We will help our communities to thrive.

Our services

Mental Health Services
Community Health Services
Learning Disabilities Services
Social Care

Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory.

To work as part of the multidisciplinary team to prevent admission, support early discharge an

d provide rehabilitation, advice and support to a wide range of patients groups. This may be delivered in the patients own home, care homes or clinics.

To deliver specific therapeutic input as part of goal directed treatment and rehabilitation programm

Follow up Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of delegated caseload and escalating changes to the Registered Practitioner
To support in the supervision of Junior Health Care Support Workers and Trainees
To actively work as a member of the multiprofessional team to provide high quality care to patients/clients
To undertake, and report back on delegated clinical activities that have previously been signed competent
To undertake clinical interventions utilising a variety of modes, including planning and leading group and individual therapy and issuing appropriate equipment as part of packages of prescribed care after achieving appropriate competencies.
Supporting community teams with accessing patient info when out on visits
To maintain patient records using appropriate documentation for intervention carried out.
To enable and empower patients to develop self and environmental management skills.
To promote and facilitate access to community resources.
Enable individuals to sustain and improve their overall health and wellbeing.
Identify, act and minimise risk to patients and clients.
Exchange information with patients/clients requiring support, tact and reassurance.
Form professional relationships with staff/patients/clients and communicate and cooperates with them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.
Constructively manage barriers to effective communication and works cooperatively with patients and team members.
Work without direct supervision of the registered practitioner in the implementation of programmes/reviews/triage tasks appropriate to the community and evaluate