Residential Care employment contract
Define safe delivery of delegated occupational therapy and physiotherapy activities while reserving assessment, prescription and programme redesign to therapists.
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Maintain consistent delegated therapy sessions, produce accurate observation of function and response, and deliver prepared and safely used therapy equipment.
Workplace context: Care home, community care, client home or agreed care settings.
Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering professional supervision. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering delegated competency. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering equipment and moving support. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering clinical records and escalation. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering CQC requirements where applicable.
Recheck the role or obtain appropriate advice if the work would exceed these maintained authority boundaries: The assistant may deliver activities signed off within competence. Assessment, diagnosis, equipment prescription, goal change and discharge require the responsible therapist or clinical team. Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.
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Care home, community care, client home or agreed care settings.
CQC context where applicable. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering professional supervision. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering delegated competency. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering equipment and moving support.
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Maintain consistent delegated therapy sessions, produce accurate observation of function and response, and deliver prepared and safely used therapy equipment.
Deliver therapy activities delegated and signed off by the responsible therapist. Prepare the person, environment and equipment for each planned session. Support mobility and functional practice using assessed techniques. Observe and record performance, assistance, symptoms and response accurately. Stop sessions and escalate pain, dizziness, deterioration or equipment concerns.Builder answers
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The assistant may deliver activities signed off within competence. Assessment, diagnosis, equipment prescription, goal change and discharge require the responsible therapist or clinical team.
Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.
Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering professional supervision.
Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering delegated competency.
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Not substantively unless the responsible therapist has delegated a defined progression. New goals or techniques require therapist review.
Record the planned activity, support given, measurable response, difficulty, equipment and any reason for early stop or escalation.
They may gather delegated observations, but independent assessment, diagnosis, goals and treatment planning remain with the appropriately registered therapist.
Only within a progression expressly delegated and supported by competence; otherwise the response should be recorded and referred to the responsible therapist.
The assistant should report fit, function or safety concerns, while prescription and material adjustment belong to the authorised therapist or equipment service.
Stop the activity, make the person safe, follow the clinical escalation route and document the activity, observable response and action taken.
Yes where the plan, staffing, travel, lone-working, equipment and emergency arrangements support that location and activity.
State the planned task, setup, prompts or physical support, measurable performance, symptoms, equipment and any variation or early stop.
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