Assistant Practitioner - Neuro Rehabilitation in Knowsley

We are looking for a Therapy Assistant Practitioner with a special interest and extensive experience in neuro rehabilitation to join our Liverpool Community Neuro Rehab Team. Our team is a specialist integrated team of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, working together to provide intervention for adults in the community setting covering the Liverpool footprint. If you’re passionate about helping patients living with neurological conditions, this is an exciting opportunity to support them to maximise independence, function and quality of life within their own homes. We would encourage applications from individuals who share our commitment to delivering outstanding patient care.

Main duties of the job:

• Assess, plan and implement individualised programmes of care within the skills and competencies expected of the role.
• Work collaboratively within the team and with other providers to deliver local and national health priorities and objectives.
• Deliver therapeutic interventions in line with national quality and standards and Trust policies.
• Actively support work colleagues and patients with compassion and courage acting as their advocate and champion.
• Be accountable for own clinical practice.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communication.
• Lead on health promotion.
• Support clinical staff in managing long term conditions.
• Participate in supervisions, development sessions, undertake all relevant mandatory training.
• Participate in audits as required by the organisation.
• Travel across the footprint of the organisation.

Working for our organisation:

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide.

Person specification:

Qualifications: Foundation Degree or equivalent or equivalent work based experience.

Experience: Experience in assessing, planning and implementing individualised programmes of care. Experience of previous work in NHS health care. Understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management. Evidence of active involvement in professional development. Experience in team working. Knowledge of developing self-care skills in patients/clients.

Knowledge: Knowledge of Health Promotion strategies. Understanding local and national influences on health care delivery, including Public Health.

Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Excellent organisational skills. Ability to travel for work purposes.

Values: Committed to making improvements to services for the benefit of all. Ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care. Treat others with supportive inclusiveness. Demonstrate passion and pride for what we do and how we do it. Proactive support offer to others with compassion and courage.