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Therapy Assistant Practitioner - PCH
| Posting date: | 14 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,530.00 to £29,114.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £26530.00 - £29114.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 April 2025 |
| Location: | Lowestoft, NR32 1DE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B9849-036-25 |
Summary
We Listen, We Learn, We Lead Contribute to, support and promote ECCHs strategic direction, values and culture in relation to proactive and reactive services. To use technical and interpersonal skills to engage patients/clients in therapeutic activities to promote independence and wellbeing. Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and carers, respecting patient confidentiality with privacy and respect for diverse cultural backgrounds and requirements. Communicate complex, sensitive or contentious information to patients, relatives or carers, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating and empathetic skills are required. Participate in clinical supervision within Primary Care Network as required. Participate and maintain a learning environment and maximise opportunities for education and development in the clinical area to enhance individual development and performance in the delivery of high standards of care. Develop excellent internal and external networks in order to promote Primary Care Network. Contribute to the clinical governance agenda through participation in clinical audit. Contribute to an environment conducive to effective working, respecting and supporting staff to deliver high quality clinical services. Contribute to change and innovation within Primary Care Network. Work Together, Achieve Together Work as part of the multidisciplinary Primary Care Network to deliver proactive and reactive services in devising programmes, therapeutic activities and interventions. Work in partnership with members of the Primary Care Network to review the delegated caseload and ensure the care provided is of high quality. Work collaboratively with residential care home colleagues to promote high standards of care. Work with patients towards self-care and independence utilising health coaching techniques. Work to support families and carers. Be aware of the effects of illness on the family. Work as part of the multidisciplinary team to deliver supportive care to patients approaching end of life. Carry out Therapy assessments and provide information about a patients abilities and difficulties and suggest strategies to overcome the latter. Carry out home visits to support patients in their own homes to promote independence and achieving their identified goals. My Responsibility, My Accountability Plan and organise a range of clinical activities in a wide range of community settings to ensure best practice is delivered. For example, these may include kitchen skills practice; daily living skills practice; sleep hygiene; anxiety management. Measure for and order equipment to ensure patient safety and effective service delivery. Engage in personal development; maintain competence, knowledge and skills commensurate with role. Be wholly accountable for practice taking every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge and competence. Maintain legible, accurate and contemporaneous patient records in accordance with ECCH Policy. To support evidence to meet the Care Quality Commission (CQC) fundamental standards. To follow professional standards for Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy, code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and all other policies and procedures. Take, record and report blood pressure, respiration, pulse rate and oxygen saturation levels as necessary. Be able to recognise the deteriorating condition. Undertake and record MUST and Waterlow assessments and take appropriate action. Refer to social care services as required. Discharge patients from service. Work in partnership with members of the Primary Care Network to review the delegated caseload and ensure the care provided is of high quality. Work collaboratively with residential care home colleagues to promote high standards of care. Work with patients towards self-care and independence utilising health coaching techniques. Work to support families and carers. Be aware of the effects of illness on the family. Work as part of the multidisciplinary team to deliver supportive care to patients approaching end of life. Carry out Therapy assessments and provide information about a patients abilities and difficulties and suggest strategies to overcome the latter. Carry out home visits to support patients in their own homes to promote independence and achieving their identified goals. Arrange care packages in accordance with protocol. Complete Generic Assessment on SystmOne. Complete and allocate care plans and manual handling plans for patients. Prescribe exercise and mobility programmes within the scope of practice. Assess level of support required with medication (Administer, Assist, Prompt, None). Participate in the promotion of education and training to clients and carers. Check compliance with medication Prompt , Assist and Administer medication in accordance with care plan. Initiate, delegate and progress/adapt treatment plans for non-complex patients. Assist with admissions to reablement beds and complex situations/rapid response in the community. Assess, provide and fit small aids and equipment within the protocols. Order therapeutic and rehabilitative equipment. To receive and accurately document highly complex information. Be Cost Conscious, Respect Our Resources Take responsibility for the safe use of clinical equipment. Contribute to the effective use of resources. Report any concerns/changes in a patients condition to a registered health care professional without delay. All roles within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff should consider these as an essential part of their job role. Our Values outline the core behaviours that we can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone. Underpinning our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a strong culture. Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.