Assistant Practitioner Therapy Fall And Facture Prevention Team

3 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand Nhs Full time

Assistant Practitioner Therapy Fall and Fracture Prevention Team
Knowsley Falls and Fracture Prevention Service are looking for an enthusiastic hard-working Therapy Assistant to join our fantastic team.
The role would be suitable for an existing Assistant Practitioner with experience of working within community therapy services and an interest in Falls Prevention.
The role involves working closely with the Falls Physio and the Exercise team lead, to provide support to residents requiring walking aid assessments and review of home-based exercise programmes, across Knowsley in a community or clinic setting.
Identifying interventions to promote patients' well-being and functional independence, to reduce the risk of Falls.
This role will also involve completing Falls assessments and supporting the wider Falls team.
We are a very supportive and welcoming team made up of Nurses, a Pharmacist, a Physio, Falls Assessors, and an Exercise Lead.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide assessment and provision of equipment and walking aids to clients who have been identified to have a risk of falls, under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.
They will work closely with the Falls Physio and Exercise lead to improve patient safety and promote independence by providing assessment and review to help patients achieve their mobility goals whilst reducing the risk of falls.
The candidate needs to be proficient in assessing gait and have experience of working with patients who have mobility issues.
A working knowledge of ELMs electronic ordering system would be an advantage as well as Otago or postural stability experience.
The successful candidate will be forward-thinking, adding to the team's dynamic approach and being committed to their own continuing professional development.
An effective team player with excellent organisational and communication skills is required to work in a busy service.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales, and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services.
Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient.
We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.
We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce costs as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job responsibilities

Work collaboratively within the team and with other agencies to deliver local and national health priorities and objectives.
Accept clinical responsibility for a manageable caseload, where appropriate.
Be accountable for own clinical practice.
Deliver care in line with national quality standards and Trust policy.
Work within the skills and competencies expected of the role.
Provide clinical support and knowledge to support staff.
Act as an advocate and champion for clients.
Support clinical staff in managing long-term conditions.
Organise and facilitate groups and/or individuals to develop self-care skills.
Identify the need for and initiate referrals to internal/external partners, within agreed parameters.
Develop person-specific goals with individuals, carers, and colleagues.
Enable individuals to develop the necessary skills to improve their own health and lifestyle.
Contribute to health needs assessment of a defined area of the population.
Undertake risk assessment on a defined patient population in line with relevant guidelines.
Lead on health promotion activities as required.
Undertake clinical tasks, following patient-specific direction.
Communicate effectively with patients and carers recognizing the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background, and preferred ways of communicating.
Provide leadership, mentorship, and role modeling to support staff within the clinical team.
Participate in individual clinical supervision.
Participate in mentorship and clinical supervision with the team.
Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation policies and procedures.
Provide information as requested.
Participate in audit as required by the organisation.
Undertake all relevant mandatory training.
Develop and maintain own knowledge and skills through the use of competency frameworks and continuous professional development (CPD) and personal development process (PDP).
The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.
The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE

Understanding local and national influences on health care delivery, including Public Health.
Experience or previous work in health care.
Clinical Governance and Risk Management.
Actively involved in professional development.
Knowledge of Health Promotion Strategies.
Assessing, planning, and implementing individualised programmes of care.
Knowledge of developing self-care skills in patients/clients.
Qualifications

Foundation Degree or equivalent or equivalent work-based experience.
VALUES

Accountability.
Support.
High Professional Standards.
Responsive to Service Users.
Engaging leadership style.
Strong Customer Service beliefs.
Transparency and honesty.
Discreet.
Change oriented.
SKILLS

Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
Ability to travel for work purposes.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Centre for Independent Living / Community
£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
350-CC6873481
Job locations
Centre for Independent Living / Community
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