An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Practitioner to join our Suffolk Integrated Stroke Service.
As part of the Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team, you will work alongside therapists and other multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver evidence-based rehabilitation to stroke survivors in their own homes and communities.
The post holder will manage a delegated caseload, supporting assessment, treatment and ongoing review of patients with non-complex needs, while contributing to six-month stroke reviews, service development and SSNAP data collection.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist rehabilitation skills within a supportive and innovative stroke service.
- Provide skilled rehabilitation support within the Stroke Early Supported Discharge (ESD) Team, delivering assessment, treatment and progression of evidence-based rehabilitation programmes for stroke patients with non-complex needs.
- Work independently with delegated patients under the supervision of registered therapists, monitoring outcomes and adapting treatment plans in line with agreed protocols and person-centred goals.
- Support patients to maximise functional independence using evidence-based interventions that reflect their individual abilities, preferences and cultural needs.
- Contribute to the delivery of six-month post-stroke reviews and maintain accurate clinical and audit data, including inputting information to the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) database.
- Provide support to therapists, supervise students where appropriate, and participate in the delivery of a seven-day service.
The ability to travel to rural locations using your own vehicle is essential to this role.
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We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
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