Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Band 4 - £26,530 to £29,114

Full-time post - 37.5 hours per week (part-time available upon discussion with hiring manager)

This post is only open for applications for individuals employed within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Care System

Organisations within scope are as follows:

• Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
• Southern Health Foundation Trust
• Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
• University Hospital Southampton
• Solent NHS Trust
• South Central Ambulance Service
• Isle of Wight NHS Trust
• Hampshire Hospitals

An opportunity has arisen for a band 4 Associate Practitioner to join us. The Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team is a nationally respected Early Supported Discharge Team.  It is an essential part of the Portsmouth Hospitals Stroke Pathway, ensuring the timely transfer of patients out of hospital for rehabilitation at home. 

The post holder will be working with a large but very closely working MDT with competencies across several disciplines: occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and nursing. Your willingness and ability to learn new skills as working across MDT is essential, as well as excellent communication skills.

You will be working mostly Monday to Friday 7.30/8am -15.30/16.00 plus providing some weekend cover on a rota basis.  You will be carrying out but also progressing patient rehabilitation under indirect guidance. Experience of working with patients with neurological deficit and community working would be desirable. You need to be a confident car driver and user, as the team covers a large geographical area.

For further details, please refer to the Job Description.

Essential

• Level 2 Functional skills (English & Mathematics GCSE grade 4)
• Level 3 Qualifications:  NVQ 3, Diploma, T level or relevant experience or relevant short courses

Desirable

• Health and Social Care Foundation degree or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working in a relevant health or social care setting

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of working with stroke patients.
• Experience of working in community setting

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Full driving license with appropriate car insurance
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Recognise own strengths and limitations

Desirable

• Competent IT skills
• Knowledge of relevant multi-disciplinary team members roles (nursing/physiotherapy/occupational therapy/speech and language therapy)

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.