Lead Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioner

• Manage a delegated caseload, undertaking assessment, treatment and progression of rehabilitation for patients with a range of cardiothoracic conditions.
• Work independently within agreed competencies, alongside registered therapists and the wider multidisciplinary team, to promote patient recovery, independence and safe discharge.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and support to Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioners.
• Coordinate recruitment, induction, competency development, training, supervision and appraisal of staff.
• Support staff development through teaching, mentoring and the delivery of clinical competencies.
• Represent and advocate for AHP support workers through departmental, Trust and wider system forums.
• Contribute to service improvement, audit and evaluation projects to support high-quality rehabilitation services.
• Participate flexibly in the enhanced seven-day Physiotherapy service.

Essential

• Experience of working as a Therapies or Rehabilitation Support Worker/ Assistant and managing own caseload of non-complex conditions.
• Knowledge of basic medical and rehabilitation terminology, cardiorespiratory conditions and associated surgery.
• Experience of teaching and presentation to peers and multi-professional colleagues within the Trust
• Evidence of excellent communication skills, including verbal, non-verbal and written.
• Demonstrable organisation skills. Ability to prioritise workload and work independently and to support others with this. Experience of self-directed working/ability to prioritise tasks.
• Ability to work flexibly across the Therapies teams and be a team player.
• Ability to use own initiative, multi task and problem solve, but recognises own limitations, and support others to do so.
• Demonstrates understanding of the meaning of confidentiality & the requirement for this to be maintained.
• Experience of supervision and mentorship of junior staff or students

Essential

• As well as being able to demonstrate examples of how they work in a way that is consistent with our values of compassion, excellence and collaboration the successful candidate will be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to driving culture change through equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Evidence ability to uphold the Trust's values Compassion Excellence Collaboration and associated behaviour standard at all times.
• Highly motivated and committed to personal and service development at Royal Papworth Hospital
• Able to demonstrate professionalism, resilience and reflection.
• Ability to undertake manual handling tasks.
• Ability to work flexibly in an enhanced seven day service.