**Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post**
We are seeking an enthusiastic Therapy Assistant Practitioner (TAP) to join our dynamic Community Rehabilitation and Short Term Assessment Team (CR-STAT) to work with Community Care Plus (CCP) Therapy Virtual ward pathway , in Greenwich.
As part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), you will work under the guidance of allied health professional (AHP) colleagues to deliver rehabilitation care plans in patients’ own homes. You will help patients regain independence and maximise their rehabilitation potentials by implementing therapy programmes, prescribing appropriate equipment, and monitoring progress to ensure care is personalised and effective.
The CCP pathway supports Greenwich residents with early discharge from acute hospitals by providing timely, intensive rehabilitation in the community. The service aims to help patients remain safely at home, improve quality of life, reduce reliance on care packages and minimise the risk of hospital readmission. Due to the nature of the service, rapid interventions are often required and may need to be delivered at short notice to meet urgent rehabilitation and discharge needs.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive and patient-focused team, making a real difference to the lives of residents across Greenwich.
Maintain own client caseload, as designated by qualified staff
Undertake client assessment using structured assessment Forms
Undertake a telephone assessment to ascertain the needs of the client and signpost/prioritise as appropriate with the guidance of qualified members of staff
Deliver intervention with minimal or no immediate supervision from AHP colleagues often working as a lone practitioner.
Recommend appropriate interventions to promote independence and safety following local protocols
Monitor client status, using own judgement and knowledge
Progress and/or make minor modifications to treatment programmes within agreed clinical protocols and parameters, reporting any significant changes to the Health and Social care MDT
Implement treatment within care plans
Undertake follow up visits to monitor discharge outcomes and encourage continuation of rehabilitation program
Undertake multidisciplinary social/ rehabilitation programs with patients/ clients as directed by AHP colleagues, reporting back on progress and outcomes, working with the MDT to ensure programs are current and appropriate
Develop dexterity, co-ordination, palpatory and other therapeutic skills necessary for effective rehabilitation of clients.
Maintain effective multidisciplinary communications in order to ensure that treatment goals are met, and a high-quality service is provided to clients
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
We’re Kind
We’re Fair
We Listen
We Care
- Maintain own client caseload, as designated by qualified staff
- Undertake client assessment using structured assessment Forms
- Undertake a telephone assessment to ascertain the needs of the client and signpost/prioritise as appropriate with the guidance of qualified members of staff
- Deliver intervention with minimal or no immediate supervision from AHP colleagues often working as a lone practitioner.
- Recommend appropriate interventions to promote independence and safety following local protocols
For more details please see attached Job description and Person Specification.
