Therapy Assistant Practitioner - Community Neuro Rehab Team

To support the qualified therapists (Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist) in providing a high standard of therapy intervention following protocols agreed by professional colleagues.

To work under direct and indirect supervision of a registered health professional to provide health care support to an identified caseload- this may be in a clinic or community setting including the patient's own place of residence.

To take responsibility for a defined group of patients following delegation by the registered health care professional (Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists).

To work within agreed protocols within the designated work area.

Tomaintainagreed, acceptable standards of care and only undertake duties within own personal competence following training/education and assessment of competency.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled, enthusiasticand motivated individual to join our Community Neuro Rehab Team. You will work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, providinghigh qualitycare and rehabilitation to a caseload of patients withacquiredneurological disorders. The successful applicant will work in a mix of individual clinic,groupand domiciliary settings.

You will be experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary / multi-agency health or social care environment with knowledge of basic IT administration systems including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc).

Consideration will be given to applicants who do not hold the stated qualifications but who have equivalent experience and who are willing undertake the qualification once in post.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients,carersand the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities,patientsand the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexualorientationor religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - anda good worklife/home life balance.