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East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust
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At the heart of every community is care that’s close to home. We believe people are better looked after locally, in the place where they belong.
From home visits to community hospitals and virtual wards, the purpose of East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is to bring trusted, expert healthcare into everyday lives.
Our nurses, therapists, clinicians, support teams and allied health professionals are more than specialists. They are neighbours, familiar faces and trusted partners in people’s health journeys. Every day, they bring skill, empathy, and dedication to the moments that matter most, supporting independence, recovery and wellbeing. We don’t just treat conditions; we build trusted relationships. Our care is personalised, coordinated and shaped around the needs of each person and community.
By combining professional expertise with strong local relationships, we help people stay well, feel supported and access the right care at the right time. Expert healthcare, close to home, trusted by our communities.
As we work and grow across the East of England, we’re guided by a belief in trusted local care, delivered by experts who truly understand their community.
Cysylltu
- Address
- HR Service Support
- Room 218
- Norwich Community Hospital
- Bowthorpe Road
- Norwich
- Norfolk
- NR2 3TU
- Contact Number
- 01603 697444
Reablement & Recovery Inpatient Assistant Practitioner
Closed for applications on: 21-Tach-2025 09:51
Statws y swydd wag: Closed
Closed for applications on: 21-Tach-2025 09:51
Manylion allweddol
Lleoliad
- Gwefan
- Norwich Community Hospital
- Cyfeiriad
- Bowthorpe Road
- Tref
- Norwich
- Cod post
- NR2 3TU
- Major / Minor Region
- Norfolk
Math o gontract a phatrwm gwaith
- Contract
- Parhaol
- Oriau
- Llawnamser
- Rhan-amser
Cyflog
- Cyflog
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yn flynyddol
- Gradd
- (Band 4)
Arbenigedd
- Prif leoliad
- Assistant Practitioner
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust delivers expert healthcare in people’s homes, community hospitals and local settings across the East of England.
Our nurses, therapists, clinicians, support teams and partners work together to provide coordinated care that supports independence, recovery and wellbeing. We believe people are best cared for close to home, in the communities where they live and belong.
By combining professional expertise with strong local relationships, we help people stay well, feel supported and access the right care at the right time. Expert healthcare, close to home, trusted by our communities.
Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed. Our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is committed to creating a modern and inclusive work environment. We actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce and maintain and improve their wellbeing. We also offer flexible working patterns and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.
We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.
Please note, our selection processes are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications is monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.
Before applying for this vacancy, please make sure you’re familiar with ongoing GOV.uk sponsorship eligibility criteria which will impact the organisations ability to provide sponsorship, whether this is currently or in the future.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
The Reablement and Recovery Beds team are recruiting for a full time (37.5 hours per week) and part time (18.75 hours per week) Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join the therapy team, and to be part of the wider multidisciplinary team of clinical professionals dedicated to patient recovery and wellbeing. The role will also involve supporting Alder Ward when required.
We are looking for an individual who has an understanding and experience of therapy, who is able to use their own initiative, be proactive in managing their own caseload, and have effective communication skills
The team will consist of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and therapy assistants and support is provided by Clinical Leads. The successful applicant will receive regular supervision and support to increase skills and development opportunities
NCH&C is proud to be a vibrant and inclusive employer of choice in Norfolk. Whatever your role, you can benefit from flexible working, training and career progression opportunities, and a comprehensive wellbeing offering including free staff gyms, free counselling, free physiotherapy, and regular refreshments.
Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.
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To contribute in the delivery of high standards of health care to patients within their own homes, care homes, the travelling community, Community Hospitals, and clinics, by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating packages of care.
To work within a reablement philosophy, using strengths-based assessments and actively promoting independence for the patients.
Support an environment where all team members are responsible for a reablement ethos using a positive risk-taking approach for patients, their carers and families. Supporting patients being as independent as possible within their functional limits.
Work as part of a multidisciplinary team within a quality framework to ensure that the highest standards of care are met, deliver innovation within discharge practice and pathways.
Working with system partners including the voluntary sector to ensure that patients experience a seamless transfer of care both into and onward from the unit.
Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care to a named group of patient, working proactively within the team to achieve unit and trust goals and objectives. Promote recognised policies, protocols, and guidelines. To contribute to the delivery of care packages for patients with long term conditions, palliative care and rehabilitation needs for example, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
As a Assistant Practitioner, you must live by our values and use your skills to ensure the ethos becomes part of the culture within the team. Being able to communicate well with a variety of people is an absolute must.
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Clinical
- Assess patients with straightforward requirements based on predetermined department protocols.
- Prepare for, carry out and monitor assessments and treatments in specified clinical areas, and discharge in line with predetermined department protocols.
- Apply competency based treatment techniques/care to patients with specific conditions under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.
- Modify and progress intervention / treatment using own clinical reasoning, notifying a qualified practitioner accordingly.
- Prepare for and develop individual/group activities to meet defined intervention needs.
- Monitor patients and promptly alert a qualified practitioner when there are unexpected changes.
- Demonstrate problem solving, and contribute to the solution, working with colleagues.
- Make basic judgements on patients’ response to prescribed treatment, and report findings to a qualified practitioner.
- Plan and prioritise own visits to delegated patients and ensure these are documented in personal work diary.
- Ensure patient held records are completed for each visit, and that SystmOne inputting is completed on a daily basis.
- Where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing impairment, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties in comprehension, explanations require adjustments in order to gain understanding, consent and concordance.
- Be required to use tact and persuasive skills in order to gain the patient’s co-operation in their treatment/care/management plan.
- Liaise with GPs, Social Services, inpatient teams, other allied health care professionals and the voluntary sector to ensure identified needs are met and care co-ordinated appropriately.
- To participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency meetings as appropriate, e.g. Gold Standard Framework.
- Communicate with patients/carers by exchanging factual information, reassurance, tact and empathy.
- Establish and maintain appropriate working relationships with colleagues, patients, carers and other health care professionals.
- Demonstrate dexterity and coordination when undertaking treatment of patients where accuracy is important, e.g. taking blood sugars, venepuncture, supervising transfers, passive exercises.
- Be responsible for ensuring equipment is used safely, following appropriate training, and that it is maintained appropriately.
- Contribute to the requisitioning of supplies and equipment through electronic ordering systems.
- Work predominantly independently on specified tasks, with regular clinical support and supervision by a qualified practitioner.
- Work with qualified practitioners with group work/clinics as required.
- Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of consent, and gain consent as appropriate following department policy.
- Share responsibility for maintaining store cupboards, pool cars, cleaning specialist equipment and general house keeping tasks.
- Share responsibility for indirect patient contact tasks, such as, answering telephones, arranging appointments, processing referrals and inputting activity data.
- Will be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products on a daily basis, therefore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies.
- Demonstrate basic IT and standard keyboard skills.
Professional
- To be an active member of the in-service training programme by attendance at and participation in staff meetings, training sessions, courses and reflective practice.
- To participate in the staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee, maintaining a dynamic personal development plan.
- To demonstrate an awareness of clinical governance and risk management and apply to work situations.
- To provide peer support to other carers.
- To develop competencies to enhance practice and ability to meet needs of patients and the service.
Equal Opportunities - We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities that fall under the Disability Confident Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). All sites are Smoke Free.
If you need this application in an offline format, please let us know.
Immigration Status – East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is a diverse employer and welcomes all job applications. However, potential applicants should note that although the Trust is registered with the Home Office as a sponsor organisation for migrant workers, sponsorship can only be offered against Skilled Worker visas. If you are an applicant from outside the UK and do not already hold a self-gained right to work, we recommend you check the Home Office eligibility requirements before making an application.
Please note: Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.
Redeployment - Please note that in the first instance priority for this vacancy will be given to staff who are on the Trusts Redeployment Register.
DBS - If this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and you are not a current employee of Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust or being recruited as an Apprentice then the cost of the DBS check will be automatically removed from your first month’s salary. However if you are registered with the update service this may not be required.
Closing and Interview Dates -This vacancy may close early if sufficient applicants are received.
Data Protection - A privacy notice detailing how we will handle your data is attached to this advert as a document. Your application will be transferred to our recruitment management system (Trac) once the advert has closed and you will receive notification then detailing how Trac will handle your data.
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Our safe recruitment pre-employment checks are undertaken before an appointment is confirmed and may include a DBS check. Where the role requires you to drive, we'll ask you to validate your driving licence online via the DVLA.
In submitting an application, you authorise East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed.
ALL CORRESPONDENCE will be via the e-mail address on your application form. If you have not been invited to interview within 2 weeks of the closing date, you unfortunately haven’t been successful on this occasion, but keep an eye on our vacancies as a job that’s just right for you may appear!
Gofynion yr ymgeisydd
Manyleb y person
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- NVQ 3, or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Foundation degree programme, or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and skills acquired through training and experience
- Good general education
- Experience of working in a health or social care setting
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of working with people, in the statutory/voluntary/private sector.
- Experience of working with people at the End of life
- Literacy skills
- Evidence of ongoing learning
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of working in people’s homes.
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training & short courses
- Good communication skills
- Highly motivated
Meini prawf dymunol
- Knowledge of multi-disciplinary team roles
- Experience of working in a community setting
Communication
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Tact & diplomacy
- Empathy & sensitivity
- Ability to use own initiative
- Able to communicate effectively using the English language in both verbal and written forms
Personal and People Development
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to manage stressful situations
- A team player
- Awareness of own limitations
- Good organisational skills
- Open to change and development
Personal Attributes / Behaviours (Linked to Behaviour Framework)
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Able to identify with the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
- Able to show initiative
- Able to work alone
- Assertive
- Good Listening Skills
Other
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Professional appearance
- Be able to Kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments.
- Manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6kg
- Manoeuvre patients using handling aids
- Be reliable
- Must have a full UK driving license and have access to a vehicle
- Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Natasha Eagle
- Teitl y swydd
- Clinical Lead Physio/Clinical operations manager
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07827282154
Os ydych yn cael problemau'n gwneud cais, cysylltwch â
- Address
- Room 218, Norwich Community Hospital
- Bowthorpe Road
- Norwich
- NR2 3TU
- Telephone
- 01603 272489
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