Wheelchair Assistant Practitioner Apprentice

Salford Wheelchair Service provides life enhancing specialist wheelchair seating and equipment to the people of Salford by helping them to regain or attain as much independence as they can in their own home, at work or in school. Our therapists do this by working with people and their carers to assess and understand how seating may encourage and support people to carry out daily living skills and enhance their quality of life.
You will be working along side Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Rehab techs as part of the team in schools, clinics and in a person's home, to carry out environmental assessments as well as taking telephone referral for the service, supporting equipment audits, ordering of stock and ensuring the smooth hand over of wheelchairs and related equipment to adults and older people.
You will be fully trained to assist people to meet their care needs, which can range from motivational support to personal care and promptly alert the team where there are any changes in the person's health and wellbeing or any possible risks.
You will have previous experience within a health and or social care environment ideally including community and/or hospital experience.
You will be able to deliver a high standard of evidence based individual care, have excellent interpersonal skills to enable you to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and be flexible to meet the needs of a 7 day service., As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

WILL CONSIDER BAND 3'S WITH CONSIDERABLE THERAPY EXPERIENCE AND WILLING TO UNDERTAKE ASSISTANT PRACTITIONER TRAINING AS PER BELOW, OR BAND 4S WHO HAVE ALREDY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TRAINING.
TO UNDERTAKE AN UNDERGRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAMME OVER 2 YEARS. AT THE END OF THE 1ST YEAR THE POSTHOLDER WILL HAVE GAINED ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE EQUIVALENT TO AN NVQ LEVEL 3, PROGRESSING TO YEAR 2 TO ACHIEVE A FOUNDATION DEGREE.
Health and Social Care (Assistant Practitioner: Independent Route) (bolton.ac.uk)
THE POST HOLDERS WILL ALL NEED TO HOLD A CURRENT DRIVING LICENCE AND HAVE THE USE OF THEIR OWN TRANSPORT AS THE ROLE IS WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY.
Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives., To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.
We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact [email protected]
For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.