Assistant Practitioner (Therapy)

We have a unique opportunity for a physical health Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join Intermediate Care Service based in Cambourne. Working alongside our multidisciplinary team, the post holder will play a key role in ensuring that people recover on their discharge from hospital in their own homes or care homes, attaining their goals and progressing towards independence. The expectation is that you will work autonomously as part of the team and under direction of the qualified therapists. Within the role we offer career development and educational opportunities to build a career within physical rehabilitation services. We are looking for passionate, supportive, caring individuals, who will be expected to show initiative and be an active part of the team.,

• To work autonomously under the direction of a registered practitioner within the Intermediate Care Team
• To be responsible for assessing, interpreting, planning and implementing therapy interventions for specific groups of patients
• To use clinical judgement to evaluate patient progress, including the recording of objective and subjective measurements
• To provide advice to patients and carers
• To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.
• To plan and prioritise own workload and to provide a high standard of care.
• To work in various community settings, this includes lone working.
  
  Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.