Temporary Assistant Practitioner (Band 4)

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Airedale Childrens Therapy Team, We are looking for a motivated, flexible, and skilled Assistant Practitioner to join our multidisciplinary team providing assessment, interventions and support to children, young people and their families needing one or more therapy packages. This is a fixed term contract to cover an employment break, but there may be opportunity for extension or a permanent role in the future
A full induction programme with opportunities for ongoing training and career development is offered. You will work alongside Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, AHP Support Workers and other health professionals. The postholder will work within a multidisciplinary team as well as independently. We work closely with our colleagues in Childrens services and Education., The post holder will assist in the overall implementation and evaluation of care as part of the multi professional team. They will assist in delivery of occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and autism assessment pathways. The jobholder will deliver clinical care under indirect supervision and guidance from a registered practitioner undertaking delegated tasks within competency boundaries.
The post holder will undertake specific skilled Assistant Practitioner work to aid the assessment, planning, and on-going management of patients. This will mainly include, but is not limited to, developing therapy and MDT health care plans.
The jobholder will contribute to the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care. The jobholder will have the knowledge to interpret information and be skilled in taking appropriate action(s) to achieve the planned outcome. The post holder is expected to work within a wide variety of clinical and community environments.
The job holder will actively support the assessment and supervision of trainee or new assistant practitioners, students and clinical support workers. This will include leading and co-ordinating a team of clinical support workers.
The jobholder will be expected to practice in accordance with Hospitals ANHSFT policies, guidelines, standards and statutory requirements and operate within defined competency boundaries

At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people's age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you'll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future - a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust., We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.
We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.

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