Associate Practitioner

This is an exciting opportunity within the Neuro rehabilitation Outpatient and Community Service based at Colchester General Hospital.

You will work with Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Neuro Psychologists, Specialist Nurses and other support staff/external agencies.

You will implement, evaluate and progress therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation activities for patients with chronic and/or complex needs under the guidance/supervision of Occupational Therapists, Nurses and Physiotherapists.

The team is looking for someone to work with therapists and nurses to facilitate long-term management of a wide range of neurological conditions and to support the team with administrative tasks., Assist in the assessment and rehabilitation of patients; managing and prioritising own caseload as delegated by the qualified staff.

Treat patients individually without the direct supervision of a Therapist.

Help empower and encourage patients and their carers to self manage, and to have an active approach to regaining and maintaining personal independence. This requires empathy, sensitivity and good interpersonal skills.

Encourage patients and their carers in an active approach to regaining and maintaining personal independence. This requires empathy, sensitivity, and good interpersonal skills.

To be able to determine whether a patient is fit for treatment or not and check with the Therapist / nurse if a patient appears unwell or there is an obvious problem.

The post-holder will perform defined treatment procedures within competencies as assigned by the professional staff.

To use judgement to ensure safety when rehabilitating patients, by continuous risk assessment throughout the day in all environments.

You will need to be an adaptable and mature person who has good communication and organisational skills.

We are looking for a motivated individual who is able to work independently, has good interpersonal skills and has effective time management ability.

Computer skills, car owner and driver are essential.

Within the team you will participate in clinical team meetings, in-service training, regular supervision, annual appraisal and peer support.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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