Assistant Wheelchair Practitioner

Job overview

This vacancy is part time. The hours are 22.5 hours a week.

Gloucestershire Wheelchair Assessment Service is looking for an Assistant Wheelchair Practitioner to join our team. If you are keen to develop your technical skills and are interested in wheeled mobility equipment you may be just what we're looking for! If you’re successful we will provide you with the structured support and training you need to flourish.

We are a multi-disciplinary team providing a countywide service. We’re also in the unique position where we cover clients of any age. We’ve worked hard over the last couple of years to develop and innovate to ensure we provide a prompt, efficient and effective service for our clients, while also developing a friendly, kind and supportive team culture. We complete holistic assessments with our clients considering their mobility needs as part of the bigger picture of how they want to live their life and working with them to achieve their mobility goals.

If you’re proactive, keen to achieve the best with your patients and looking for a new opportunity this could be just the role for you.

There will be a practical element to the interview, therefore all interviews will be held face to face at the Independent Living Centre, Cheltenham.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

You will carry your own caseload which will be a mixture of low and medium needs wheelchair and accessory assessments. You will also be responsible for handing over equipment assessed for by the therapy and rehab engineering team. You will need to be practical and happy to use a range of hand tools and some power tools to do this.

The service is provided in a range of settings including clinics, home and educational environments and is county wide. We are an all age, all disability service so offer the unique opportunity to work with children and adults.

Our philosophy is to keep the patient at the heart of everything we do. We look for people who are willing to go the extra mile and are committed to being part of a team that delivers an excellent caring service to our patients. This is a countywide role and therefore the successful applicant must hold a full UK driving license and have access to a car for work purposes, as well as be happy to drive the wheelchair service vans.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module “Preceptorship for Healthcare” (AP7026).

Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Government’s UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.