Assistant Practitioner

Knowsley Falls and Fracture Prevention Service are looking for an enthusiastic hard working Therapy Assistant to join our fantastic team, on a fixed term contract or secondment basis.
The role would be suitable for an existing Assistant Practitioner with an interest in Falls Prevention.
The role involves working closely with the Falls Physio and the Exercise team lead, to provide support to residents across Knowsley in a Community or clinic setting. Identifying interventions to promote patients well being and functional independence, to reduce the risk of Falls.
We are a very supportive and welcoming team made up of Nurses, a Pharmacist, a Physio, Falls Assessors and an Exercise Lead., The successful candidate will provide assessment and provision of equipment and walking aids to clients who have been identified to have a risk of falls, under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.
They will work closely with the Falls Physio and Exercise lead to improve patient safety, promote independence, by providing assessment and review to help patients achieve their mobility goals whilst reducing the risk of falls, 1. Work collaboratively within the team and with other agencies to deliver local and national health priorities and objectives.
2. Accept clinical responsibility for a manageable caseload, where appropriate.
3. Be accountable for own clinical practice.
4. Deliver care in line with national quality standards and Trust policy.
5. Work within the skills and competencies expected of the role.
6. Provide clinical support and knowledge to support staff.
7. Act as an advocate and champion for clients.
8. Support clinical staff in managing long term conditions.
9. Organise and facilitate groups and /or individuals to develop self-care skills.
10. Identify the need for and initiate referrals to internal/external partners, within agreed parameters.
11. Develop 'person specific goals' with individuals, carers and colleagues.
12. Enable individuals to develop the necessary skills to improve own health and lifestyle.
13. Contribute to health needs assessment of a defined area of the population.
14. Undertake risk assessment on a defined patient population in line with relevant guidelines.
15. Lead on health promotion activities as required.
16. Undertake clinical tasks, following patient specific direction.
17. 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 communicating.
18. Provide leadership, mentorship and role modelling to support staff within the clinical team.
19. Participate in individual clinical supervision.
20. Participate in mentorship and clinical supervision with the team.
21. Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation policies and procedures.
22. Provide information as requested.
23. Participate in audit as required by the organisation.
25. Undertake all relevant mandatory training.
26. Develop and maintain own knowledge and skills through the use of competency frameworks and continuous professional development (CPD) and personal development process (PDP).
27. The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.
28. The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation.
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We celebrate diversity and promote equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust's guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form.
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