Assistant Practitioner (Physiotherapy)

The Secure care CBU is a regional service offering care and treatment to individuals who have either mental health, personality disorder or learning disability diagnoses and have come into contact with the Criminal justice system. The service works across medium and low secure inpatient wards, the community and prison.
We are looking for a highly motivated, dynamic, and enthusiastic individual who has a definite interest in working within our Secure Care Physiotherapy Inpatients Team.
This diverse role involves providing support to a Band 8a Physiotherapy Lead working in our Medium and Low Secure Mental Health Units, providing Physiotherapy assessments under set protocols and parameters and delivering both 1:1 and group-based treatment sessions.
The role is flexible and you will work closely with physiotherapy staff, patients, and other members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team., Physiotherapy has a very important and definite role to play in helping those with mental health problems. We provide Physiotherapy assessments and treatments for any specific musculoskeletal, neurological, balance, mobility and occasionally respiratory problems.
Our assessment identifies the physiotherapy requirements for these patients. Specific individual patient centred treatment plans are then formulated and appropriate treatment is provided.
Main Duties are as follows:
+ To assist in the delivery of physiotherapy care to service users who have a variety of needs, diverse presentations, and a range of mental health, learning disabilities and /or neurological conditions under the direction of a registered physiotherapist. The overall responsibility for the service user remains, at all times with the registered physiotherapist.
+ To implement and evaluate physiotherapy programmes within a prescribed framework as a member of the physiotherapy team ensuring that high quality, individualised treatment is delivered. These programmes should promote recovery and wellbeing and maximises independence.
+ To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team
+ To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.
+ To actively engage with supervision and appraisal process as identified in Trust policy.
+ To support the induction, training, education and assessment of trainee or new assistant practitioners, students and clinical support workers.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication, prioritisation, and delegation skills. You will be supported to complete our in-house local competency training framework which will enable you to manage your own delegated caseload, delivering interventions under the supervision of the qualified Physiotherapist.
You will receive regular professional and management supervision and will be supported to develop enhanced skills in this specialist area.

We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW)., We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, 'I've seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.' We're on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Opportunities for you
Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we've got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.
We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there's lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.
+ Cultural diversity staff network
+ Disabled staff network
+ LGBT+ staff network
We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:
+ Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association
+ Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
+ Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group
We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.
Always improving
CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We're always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?