Therapy Associate Practitioner

Job summary

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust are one of the largest integrated organisations in the Country, providing hospital and community services to a population of over 650,000. We are an ambitious and innovative organisation with a talented workforce of over 7,000 colleagues. Our vision is to be Right first time, every time and our mission is to provide safe, compassionate and joined up care to the population of County Durham and Darlington.

-Do you have enthusiasm and motivation to take on a new challenge with our forward-thinking Trust?

-Are you an excellent team worker and have the drive to implement change?

-Do you strive or aspire to provide seamless holistic patient centred care within a progressive multi-disciplinary team?

We are looking for an Associate Therapy Practitioner to join our Community Countywide Neuro Rehab Team. The posts will be based at Chester-le-Street Community hospital or Sedgefield Community hospital working alongside Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy assistants.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will predominately work independently in the community setting with adults referred to the team who present with a range of neurological conditions.

Be responsible for independently managing a caseload of non-complex patients, completing assessments independently, setting short term therapy goals and treatment plans, completing timely reviews and discharging patients from the service.

The successful candidate will be expected to complete documentation at point of care and be able to use a lone worker system in compliance with Health and Safety.

Job responsibilities

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

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