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Northumberland Head Injuries service are happy to be offering an exciting opportunity for Band 6 Community Practitioner. We would welcome applications from Social Workers, Nurses or AHP's

We are a multidisciplinary community team working across the whole of Northumberland with individuals with complex neurological needs following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). The successful post holder will be expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to high quality patient care, good organisational skills and be able to demonstrate prioritisation of workload. Key components of the role will be to ensure the service offers a safe, caring, responsive and well-led service to the people we serve.

The role will include liaising with agencies such as social care, service providers, inpatient services, safeguarding, alongside a range of other agencies.  Within this team we pride ourselves on having a broad range of knowledge within these selected areas and ability to manage the risks associated with this.

We work in an environment where staff are valued highly and where we make every effort to encourage and support you to develop yourself in your specialist areas of interest. 

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

To be responsible for the assessment and management of a caseload of patients who have complex neurological needs following Traumatic Brain Injury.

Provide specialist clinical advice to patients, families, carers, staff, statutory agencies,  third sector partner agencies and the public.

You will be expected to provide high quality assessment, working collaboratively with Patients,  Carers and the MDT.

Work collaboratively with patients, carers and the MDT to develop individual neuro rehab goal plans, ensuring  patients have access to regular reviews to monitor progress and adapt the rehab plans as necessary.

To consider carer needs and ensure carer and family are involved in care planning where appropriate.

To deliver evidenced based clinical interventions.

The post holder will work as a member of the Multi-disciplinary Team ensuring that high quality individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence.

Coordinate treatment planning, interventions, clinical reviews and discharge planning.

Provide clinical supervision to junior staff and students as delegated by Clinical Lead.

To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.

To incorporate a patient centred philosophy into practice and patient centred collaborative care.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career, with opportunities for in house and external training