NHS Lothian
253250 - OT and PT Assistant Practitioner
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Job Details
Role
OT and PT Assistant Practitioner
36 Hours - Permanent
This post will be based at Astley Ainslie Hospital and will require weekend working and public holidays as part of a rota system.
About the Role
Do you have a passion for rehabilitation and working with people to maximise their independence and improve their health and wellbeing? If so, we have a range of exciting opportunities for a dynamic and forward-thinking Assistant Practitioner to help us support more people to live independently in their own homes for as long as possible.
The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership is seeking support staff to help us deliver major transformational change to strengthen and redesign its home-based rehabilitation services. This includes the design and implementation of a new Enhanced Rehabilitation Service to augment existing community rehabilitation pathways. This ambitious service-design will see the type of rehabilitation that has historically, and more commonly been provided in an inpatient setting, being provided in a home-based environment seven days of the week.
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Responsibilities
As a key member of the Enhanced Rehabilitation team, you will bring a commitment to collaborative working, a focus on delivering high-quality interventions and support, and be person-centred in your approach. As a new service, you have lots of opportunities to develop skills in rehabilitation across a range of medical conditions, problem-solving, quality improvement, and team building.
Development
When joining the EHSCP, you can expect a commitment to your personal and professional development and access to a range of training and development opportunities relevant to your role.
Requirements
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult), then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
Contact Information
If you are looking to find out more, please contact Lynda Nattress, Physiotherapy Team Lead, by email at Lynda.Nattress@nhs.scot to arrange a discussion.
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