A fantastic opportunity has arisen to appoint a Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner at Pilgrim Hospital. It can be considered as a B3-4 developmental post. The therapy assistant practitioner will be part of the newly formed Front Door Therapy Team working within our emergency areas (A&E, Integrated Assessment Centre and Discharge Lounge) as well as our new Frailty Same Day Emergency Centre, alongside experienced Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists and Frailty Advance Clinical Practitioners.
Our team aims to maximise an individual’s abilities, with a focus on patient-centred goals, whilst enabling a safe discharge from hospital. With good MDT working and strong links with our community colleagues, our friendly team works together to support patient flow, ensuring a smooth transition between hospital and community settings.
This post would be ideal for someone who has experience as a therapy assistant (Physio or Occupational Therapy) with the required qualifications for this role, or for someone who would like to develop in their career to a Band 4. Training is available to support this opportunity.
The role requires the successful candidate to work as part of a team to manage a designated workload (within a scope of practice), maintain appropriate records, and accept accountability and responsibility for their own actions. The post holder will need to be able to work autonomously, with close supervision/support from a qualified team member, and as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team.
There will be opportunities to engage in service developments and training, and the post holder will assist with the supporting and skill development of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy staff, including assistants, apprentices, and students.
To evaluate patients’ progress and use their own judgement to make amendments to the treatment programme within their scope of practice. This can include home visits to ensure home setup meets patients' needs.
To undertake administrative and some housekeeping duties to support the Therapy service. The post holder will be required to work Bank Holidays & weekends as part of a rota.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board has recently agreed on a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best. We also have a five-year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives for patients, services, people, and partners, recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’, in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued, and appreciated.
What should you do next? Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see, then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!!!
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