Community Associate Therapy Practitioner

at  Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

To manage a patient caseload referred by the registered therapists or nursing staff within the team according to specific criteria. To treat patients according to set protocols, monitoring patient progress, modifying and progressing patient programs as required, with referral back to MDT as/when appropriate. Implements and modify and upgrade treatment programmes and work independently within defined parameters. To undertake complex/non-complex walking aid assessments.
Identify any changes in patients conditions and be aware of the need to summon assistance when appropriate. To assist colleagues in facilitating a multi-disciplinary discharge planning process. To demonstrate time management skills by day-to-day planning, organising, and completing all clinical and administrative duties including statistical record keeping. To be responsible for administrative duties as required and delegated, including the extraction of relevant information from patients medical records for use within patients records.
Recording patient treatment in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with trust standards. To work to the standards of individual clinical areas and to ensure the background knowledge is acquired through independent learning and collaboration with senior staff. To arrange patient appointments & ambulance bookings as appropriate. To participate and support a 7day service covering hours of 8-8.
Assembles and dismantles equipment loaned out to clients. To participate in the in-service training programmes and continuing professional development activities as deemed appropriate by the team lead. To be flexible to the needs of service delivery and provide care across Northumberland and North Tyneside

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