Stroke Early Supported Discharge Assistant Practitioner

As the successful candidate you will have your own case load working as part of the multi-disciplinary team delivering therapy to patients with Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language therapy needs following stroke.
In doing so you shall work predominantly with patients in their own home helping them and their families manage their physical, social and psychological needs post stroke.

Working for our organisation
Our ESD service provides therapy to stroke patients across the beautiful county of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and are all based together in Shrewsbury adjacent to the main hospital site. Team members include Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Assistant Practitioners and Management support.
We are a friendly, forward thinking team working in a rewarding environment. High quality patient care is at the core of our decision making and we are enthusiastic about welcoming new ideas and staff development.
The team have a robust supervision structure and a strong drive for personal and professional development across all bands and roles facilitating events within the team, department, Trust and externally to enable the best possible care is delivered to patients.
We look forward to meeting you at interview and exploring all the opportunities you will gain by joining us in this exciting and essential role.

We are looking for a motivated, innovative and friendly Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to join our dynamic and friendly Stroke Early Supported Discharge (ESD) Team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust. This post is being offered as part time working 18.75 hours per week.
The successful candidate will need to have previous Band 3 or above Therapy Support Worker experience for either physiotherapy and/ or occupational therapy/ speech and language therapy teams. Additional specific training can be provided to enable the successful candidate to provide therapies through following protocols to autonomously deliver assessment and rehabilitation to ESD Stroke patient's in an individualised, goal directed manner. The ideal candidate will have experience working with patients with stroke and neurological conditions.
The post holder needs to be flexible, have good time management skills, confident IT skills, and work well in a team as well as independently. A car driver is essential as this is largely a community based role.
We are delighted to be able to offer patients who have had a stroke the opportunity of assessment and treatment over the weekend and Bank Holidays and the post holder will also be required to participate in the 7-day working rota currently based on the stroke wards at The Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.

We are committed to offering an interview to applicants from the Armed Forces community who meet the minimum criteria for the position. In addition, for those who are successfully appointed from the Armed Forces community, the Trust are committed to recognising previous service and rank in terms of pay, annual leave and other terms and conditions.
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.
We are committed to making the Trust a great place to work, where all staff can reach their full potential and bring their whole self to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from an Ethnic minority background are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace, that attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise a fair and equitable process that balances your needs, the needs of our patients and service delivery.
Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.