Assistant Practitioner, Community Assessment Beds (CAB)

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To work without direct supervision with accountability to qualified staff with individuals and/or groups as part of their assessment, treatment and reablement programme.

Duties to include:

• Initial assessment at Community Assessment Beds of appropriate patients including setting patient centred goals and with use of appropriate outcome measures
• Managing a designated caseload of appropriate patients under the guidance of a qualified therapist; taking responsibility for treatment progression towards set and agreed goals and amending goals accordingly
• Assisting qualified therapists in treatment progression of those patients requiring additional support
• To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment interventions to measure progress and ensure effectiveness. To assist in the training, development and supervision needs of students and rehabilitation assistants