Key responsibilities include assessing and fitting various rehabilitation equipment, documenting care plans, managing risk assessments, and participating in follow-up reviews. Applicants should possess strong communication skills, a willingness to learn, and experience with patients having neurological deficits, as well as community working. The role primarily involves Monday to Friday hours, with some weekend coverage required. Candidates must also be confident drivers due to the team’s broad geographical coverage.
This post is only open for applications for individuals employed within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Care System
Organisations within scope are as follows:
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
- Southern Health Foundation Trust
- Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
- University Hospital Southampton
- Solent NHS Trust
- South Central Ambulance Service
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- Hampshire Hospitals
An opportunity has arisen for a band 4 associate practitioner to join us for a 9 -12 month secondment.The Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team is a nationally respected Early Supported Discharge Team. It is an essential part of the Portsmouth Hospitals Stroke Pathway, ensuring the timely transfer of patients out of hospital for rehabilitation at home.
The post holder will be working with a large but very closely working MDT with competencies across several disciplines: occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and nursing. You willingness and ability to learn new skills as working across MDT is essential as well as excellent communication skills.
You will be working mostly Monday to Friday 7.30/8am -15.30/16.00 plus providing some weekend cover on a rota basis. You will be carrying out but also progressing patient rehabilitation under indirect guidance. Experience of working with patients with neurological deficit and community working would be desirable. You need to be a confident car driver and user, as the team covers a large geographical area.
About us
- Assessing, ordering, and fitting of variety of equipment and adaptations
- Completing a variety of relevant outcome measures
- Following and progressing therapy and care plans
- Accurate documentation, including activity and care plans, discharge summaries
- Risk assessment and management of day to day tasks
- Being part of completing follow up reviews
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