Role Summary
Are you passionate about people and looking to continue your career in Healthcare? We seek a proactive Assistant Practitioner/Trainee Assistant Practitioner to lead upon the management, rehabilitation and discharge of the P2 Rehabilitation Pathway patients within our cluster. This is a new role which will work collaboratively with our Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Rehab Support Workers.
About the Role
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More details about the role
The Community Rehabilitation team based within the Crediton, Moretonhampstead, Okehampton cluster are looking for a proactive and forward thinking Assistant Practitioner/Trainee Assistant Practitioner to join our expanding team. This vacancy has become available due assist with the P2 Rehabilitation Pathway, with this role taking a central role in both the management, rehabilitation and discharge planning for these patients. This post may act as an ideal starting point for a candidate seeking a stepping stone from a Rehab Support Worker role and undertaking appropriate training.
The post holder will work with different medical conditions including stroke, falls, those with long term conditions such as Parkinsons or MS, post-surgery, and those with frailty.
The post is open to people who have already completed their Assistant Practitioner training. For the right candidate who doesn't already hold these qualifications we would appoint the role at a Band 3 and support in obtaining the appropriate qualifications. In addition we actively encourage professional development and have a regular in-house training and a supervision support system in place.
The successful candidate will need to have good IT and communication skills, and have the ability to work independently as well as part of the team.
Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, covering a 7 day a week service. This role will include working shifts via a rota across the week so that we support all aspects of daily living. Various shifts are available covering 08:00 - 20:00
Interview Date: To be confirmed
For further information please contact: Dominic Hazell, Therapy Manager – CMO on dominic.hazell@nhs.net
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
