Stroke PractitionerNHS

Job summary

We have a vacancy for a full time Band 4 Stroke Practitioner within the Community Stroke service based within the city of Nottingham.

We are looking for compassionate, enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals from a health or social care setting who have experience of working with/within multidisciplinary teams and can demonstrate an understanding of how a stroke can impact on patients and those around them.

The role requires you to be self-motivated as you will be managing your own caseload. You will be part of a large but supportive multidisciplinary team carrying out assessments, and supporting rehabilitation in peoples homes, care homes and other city venues or clinic settings. Patients seen will have had a stroke within the past 2 years.

In addition to APs, the team comprises of Administrator, Discharge Coordinator, Mental Health Nurses, Occupational therapists, Physiotherapists, Rehabilitation Support Workers, Reviewing Officers, Speech and Language therapists and Stroke Nurses.

There are good opportunities for training and development both internal and external and excellent opportunities to develop the role and to be involved in shaping the service through involvement in audits or other service development projects.

For questions about the role, please contact: Julia Webster 0115 8833990 [email protected]

Main duties of the job

The Stroke Practitioner role is key to supporting patients to progress in their recovery following discharge from hospital to either their own home environment or to a care setting, working closely with the other members of the Community Stroke Service and feeding back any changes to the clinicians involved. The role is a very important part of the service in that it supports the qualified clinicians in implementing rehabilitation of patients who have suffered a stroke by carrying out assessments and progressing clear rehabilitation goals and care plans. They also support Rehabilitation Support Workers with their caseload management.

Stroke practitioners are required to encourage and promote self-care with individuals following a stroke, providing support and guidance, and working in partnership with patients, carers, and other agencies to ensure a person-centred approach.

There are also opportunities to run groups, support clinics, and be involved in training sessions. You will be expected to be an active member of the team including being involved in ongoing service evaluation and development such as participating in audits and other projects that will improve service delivery and patient outcomes.

You will receive regular supervision and appropriate training to develop within the role.

You will need to demonstrate effective interpersonal and communication skills. You must be able to prioritise tasks and manage your time effectively. You will need to be flexible and organised.

Job description

Job Purpose

• To work within the multi-disciplinary Community Stroke Team to provide assessment and rehabilitation for patients who have had a stroke and fit the criteria for the Stroke Service.
• To deliver an integrated rehabilitation service by providing generic assessments of social care and health needs by working across professional boundaries and within legislation, policies and procedures and core values.

Dimensions

• To work within the City catchment area, working with patients, their families and carers in a variety of settings including patients own home, care homes or clinic setting, setting up assessment and rehabilitation programmes for patients, carers and families
• To participate actively in the services training strategy, including in-service training and multi-agency training.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical

• To undertake holistic assessment of patients needs who have been referred to the service covering all aspects of peoples lives that may have been impacted by a stroke.
• To work alongside clinicians to interpret assessment information and plan and progress their intervention using judgement skills to decide upon and recommend best course of action.
• To refer patients to external agencies and specialists when their needs are beyond the assistant practitioner role under the guidance of clinicians
• To accept responsibility for designated caseload, working independently taking an active role in promoting independence in all aspects of a persons life which may have been impacted by a stroke including personal and domestic activities of daily living, physical abilities, cognition, mental health and social, meeting the needs of the patient.
• To potentially co-ordinate and lead exercise classes for stroke clients across the community.
• To promote wellbeing, safe mobility, transfers, and effective communication. To provide instruction, advice and intervention to patients and carers in line with the multi-disciplinary team guidelines.
• To assess, provide, fit, and demonstrate use of a wide range of equipment to promote independence.
• To assess for and commission a range of adaptations in line with the multi-disciplinary team guidelines.
• To assess for and commission social care services in line with the multi-disciplinary team guidelines.
• To attend and contribute to team meetings and case discussions using effective communication.
• To maintain comprehensive and accurate records in line with employers polices

Managerial and Leadership.

• To provide support to other Assistant Practitioners, and Rehabilitation Support Workers as appropriate.

Education and Development

• To ensure knowledge, skills and competencies are kept up to date and complete all relevant competencies within recognised time frames.
• To be involved in formal appraisal systems, supervision, and be active in identifying aims and objectives for personal development in line with departmental policy.

Clinical Governance.

• To maintain a safe working environment and be aware of the necessity to comply with health and safety regulations.
• To have regard at all times for the confidential nature of the work by adhering to confidentiality legislation and not to disclose information to unauthorised parties.
• To actively promote equality and diversity within service delivery and peoples individual rights.
• The post holder will comply with current legislation, the organisations policies, procedures and core values.

About us

We are a provider of NHS Community Health Services, CityCare exists to support the health and wellbeing of all local people, working alongside other health and care partners to achieve this. We are a value driven, people business with a passion for excellence. Our vision and social purpose is to make a difference everyday to the health & wellbeing of our communities and our values of kindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at the heart of everything we do, guiding how we work together with partners and each other to consistently deliver high quality compassionate care. As a social enterprise we aim to add social value by investing in the future of our local communities and helping to make a difference in peoples lives.

CityCare value the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from candidates who identify as disabled, LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are currently under-represented within our organisation.

We are proud to be a forces-friendly organisation and are dedicated to supporting Veterans, Service Leavers, Reservists, and military spouses/partners. We value the unique skills and contributions you bring.

CityCare is an equal opportunities employer. We are positive about employing people with disabilities. If you require your application in a different format please contact People Services on [email protected] . CityCare is committed to the protection of vulnerable adults and children.