Critical Care Assistant Practitioner | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Job in
Greater London, London, Greater London, W1B, England, UK
Listing for:
Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-01-26
Job specializations:
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Healthcare
Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Greater LondonA fabulous opportunity to work as an assistant practitioner on Critical Care at The Royal Brompton Hospital. The postholder will provide inpatient rehab as a second or third pair of hands to qualified therapists as well as individual exercise sessions with ECMO, Stroke patients, Cardiothoracic surgery and will work closely with other Allied Health Professionals within a multi-disciplinary team model.
The post holder will need excellent communication skills.
Benefits
- a free shuttle bus between hospital sites
- 10 days of study leave a year
- excellent opportunities in quality improvement
- a comprehensive health and well‑being service
Key Responsibilities The post holder will work as an integral and active part of the Adult Heart Therapy Team. They will be responsible for supporting the therapy team in the provision of a patient‑centred service, in an efficient and cost‑effective way.The post holder will assist in the provision of care to patients on critical care, supported and supervised by senior therapists.The post holder will carry out clinical tasks to support the therapy team. This will predominantly be the physiotherapy and occupational therapy teams and will involve daily individual rehabilitation and developmental sessions, joint sessions for complex patients with qualified therapists. The role may also include speech therapy and dietary reviews, delegated by qualified staff, requiring a wide range of technical ability, as well as an excellent level of interpersonal skills.The post holder will carry out clinical assessments independently, within their Assistant Practitioner competency framework. They will assist in the initial generic therapy assessment of referrals to the adult heart therapy team.To gain the required knowledge and skills in the relevant technical, clinical and organisational procedures, and to maintain those skills working under the Assistant Practitioner Competency programme under the supervision of Specialist therapy teams.Patient Care Objectives
To work as a core member of the Heart Therapy Team.To work effectively within the Multidisciplinary Team and commit to providing quality care and service development by participating in, and contributing to, quality improvement initiatives.To perform complex aspects of patient care on critical care, with direct and indirect supervision such as carrying out daily supervised patient rehabilitation/developmental sessions.To use appropriate and safe manual handling techniques with patients requiring neuro rehabilitation and therapeutic facilitation to achieve set goals.To be responsible for performing given tasks and reporting any concerns to the Specialist Therapists or appropriate member of the clinical team through daily feedback.To perform clinical functional assessment procedures with patients, without any direct supervision, and basic triage assessments to facilitate appropriate onward referrals to specialist physiotherapists, occupational therapists and external agencies.To be aware of and adhere to the Trust policies and procedures, including infection control.To treat patients according to relevant allied health professional standards.To be aware of and adhere to local policies and procedures.To provide programmes of rehabilitation that have a therapeutic basis following framework guidelines laid down by the Specialist/Senior Therapists and within this set and work towards SMART rehabilitation goals.To use assessments made during a treatment session, along side patient feedback and liaison with a Specialist/Senior Therapist, to change and progress treatment sessions in the future.To assist qualified therapists with complex rehab sessions where a second or third pair of hands may be needed.Awareness of safe practise, ongoing risk assessment and the need for onward referral, particularly when carrying out assessments and rehabilitation.Maintain accurate, comprehensive and up to date patient records and mandatory statistical information to reflect care provided. To participate in audits as required.Educational Objectives
To gain the required knowledge and skills in the relevant technical and clinical procedures and to maintain…
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