Bank - Therapy Assistant Practitioner
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool
Bank - Therapy Assistant Practitioner
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Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 30 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: fb00b3dc1049417093bd13ceb584e1f3
Full Job Description
To undertake specific skilled support work independently, as identified by qualified Therapy staff.
To accept patients referred by a Therapist and carry own caseload.
To treat patients according to set treatment protocols, monitoring patient progression, make minor alterations to patient treatment programmes as required.
Work independently within the multidisciplinary team setting, reporting back patientprogress and informing Therapists of any problems.
Main duties of the job
Under the instruction of the qualified therapist assist in carrying out care and exercise programmes with patients in a manner that respects their abilities, privacy, dignity and individuality.
To manage the rehabilitation of patients as delegated by the qualified Therapist, working without direct supervision and responsible for assessing the progress of patients, reporting back to the Therapist.
To be responsible for specific tasks within the overall treatment programme, e.g. gait assessment, stair assessment, strength and balance assessment and advise / arrange the supply of assistive equipment.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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