Triage Practitioner

Triage Practitioner – Neuro Hospital - Leatherhead – Up to £45,966 (pro rata) Working Hours: 30 hours per week We are currently looking for a Triage Practitioner to join a fantastic Neurological Hospital in Leatherhead. The hospital is a state of the art 48 bedded rehab centre offering four different client pathways to include Neuro Rehabilitation, General Rehabilitation, Complex Neurological Care and Out Patient / Respite Services We have worked closely with this provider on opening many of their new services and received outstanding feedback from nurses and ODPs working there based on the quality of training, work-life balance and standards of the services. The company is recognised nationally for the excellent standard of care & industry leading patient satisfaction reports. As a Theatre Practitioner you will be responsible for: * • To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work. • To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines. • To undertake specialist holistic rehab assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of clinical reasoning skills. This may include face assessment or telephone assessment / triage. • To control and manage triage calls effectively by using skilled questioning, active listening and excellent verbal communication skills in a calm, professional manner. • To evaluate patient progress, write reports and assessments and being responsible for the handover • To effectively communicate with patients, family members, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills. This may involve using skills where patients have difficulties in communication, e.g. hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, aphasia, speech problems, cognitive impairment, behavioural problems and pain