Therapy Assistant Practitioner: Elective Orthopaedics

These exciting positions are ideal for an enthusiastic person who is passionate about providing therapy to patients following Elective Orthopaedic surgery. You will join our established team of therapists who cover the Elective Orthopaedic Unit at Leicester General Hospital, working across Inpatient Wards and Pre-Assessment Clinic. You will work collaboratively with the MDT to get the best outcome for the patients and facilitate timely discharges.

You will manage a clinical caseload of patients on the Elective Orthopaedic Inpatient Wards by completing timely assessments of patients and develop individualised treatment plans to progress their functional ability, mobility and discharge plans.

You will develop and maintain a high level of knowledge of Orthopaedic conditions. You will work closely with both Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, developing your skills and competencies, treating patients from admission through to discharge.

Main duties of the job

The post involves taking on responsibility for managing a caseload, which will involve providing therapy/rehabilitation/discharge planning to patients with a variety of conditions affecting them both physically and psychologically. You will also be required to communicate with carers and family members in a sensitive and professional manner. You will plan and implement interventions (functional and cognitive) and evaluate outcomes of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy treatments under the supervision of an appropriate Registered Healthcare Professional.

You will be facilitating timely discharge of patients post-surgery, to support with the patients recovery and preventing delays. You will be required to refer onto to the appropriate agencies as needed.

There will be close working with other members of the MDT to be able to complete this along with strong support from within the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy teams.

Development of skills and knowledge within this post will be of a high priority. The successful candidate would be expected to undertake training and working with specialist staff to make maximum use of the opportunities on offer.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

high-quality care for all,being a great place to work,partnerships for impact, andresearch and education excellenceAnd we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

we are compassionate,we are proud,we are inclusive, andwe are one teamThis is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.