Job summary
- Main area
- Senior Therapy Assistant
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 405-24-AH214THE
- Employer
- Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dorset County Hospital
- Town
- Dorchester
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 Dependant on Experience
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 05/06/2024
Employer heading
Senior Therapy Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 4
Outstanding Care, Outstanding Careers
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Job overview
As a Senior Therapy Assistant we can offer you:
- Competency based training
- A wide range of experience working within the Acute hospital sites, and into the community through our collaborative partnerships and Discharge to Assess pathways.
- Role specific training
- Continuing Professional Development and Training opportunities including foundation degrees and therapy apprenticeships.
- The opportunity to learn from highly skilled therapists within collaborative therapy teams
- Supportive, friendly therapy teams
- Peer support from existing Senior Therapy assistants
- Mentorship
- Clinical supervision
- Commitment to ensuring you feel supported with your wellbeing and career progression through supervision and values based appraisals.
- An opportunity to help shape services
Main duties of the job
A full driving licence is required. All therapy staff are expected to contribute to weekend working rotas within the department.
- To be an autonomous practitioner
- To determine clinical diagnosis and develop effective treatment plans with the support of relevant senior staff
- Once considered competent, to participate in the on-call, week-end, bank holiday and extended working rotas where clinically appropriate
- Be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through CPD activities and maintain a portfolio which reflects personal development and professional standards.
- Participate in the staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee and be responsible for complying with agreed personal development plan to meet set competencies.
- Be an active member of the In-Service Training Programme by attendance at, and participation in, in-service training programmes, tutorials, individual training sessions, external courses and peer review.
- Be responsible for full caseload of patients under direct and indirect supervision of a therapist
- Undertaking a range of basic assessments (in line with band 4 competencies and national recommendations)- this may include assessments patients home environment
- Training and support of band 3 assistant staff and supporting rotational band 5's
- Band 3/4 experience in healthcare essential
- Basic IT and administrative skills required
- Relevant courses at Foundation Degree level or equivalent are expected to be completed (can be completed whilst in role)
Working for our organisation
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a modern District General Hospital offering an excellent working environment. Much of West Dorset is designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty, and the Jurassic coastline is protected by World Heritage status. There are numerous beaches within easy reach, and Portland Harbour promotes a wide range of water sport activities. The area is largely rural, with good rail and road links. The closest airport is situated in Bournemouth.
Please visit https://joinourdorset.nhs.uk/Therapy/ for more information on working as a therapist in Dorset.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.
Please contact us at [email protected] if you are unable to view or download the attachment.
For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- BTEC/HND/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience in relevant subject
- Foundation degree (or willing to work towards foundation degree within first 2 years in post)
Desirable criteria
- CSP/ RCOT associate member
- Relevant Healthcare courses
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate an intermediate level knowledge of conditions, clinical pathways and therapeutic interventions
- Awareness of clinical governance and its implication for Therapy
- Significant experience in health or social care setting
- Experience and ability to work collaboratively within MDT
- Experience in delivering and developing therapy plans
Desirable criteria
- Awareness and understanding of NHS structure
- Knowledge of local service
- Previous experience of working within a therapy rehabilitation area, therapy assistant or equivalent
- Experience of an NHS environment
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Willingness and ability to undertake competency based skills programme
- The ability to identify and act upon potential clinical risks
- Able to communicate complex information to patients, carers, other health professionals and team
- Positive interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Good time management skills with ability to organise and prioritise
- Proactive approach to learning, demonstrated in a CPD portfolio
- Able to provide a good standard of clear, concise, written and verbal reports in English
- IT skills, including using hospital databases, word processing and email
- Ability to manage own stress and work in a stressful and unpredictable environment
- To show empathy and fairness to give support to others
- Ability to work autonomously
Desirable criteria
- IT skills – ability to create and/or format data and/or spreadsheets using computerised systems
- Demonstrate good motivational skills
OTHER
Essential criteria
- Self-motivated
- Be able to demonstrate flexibility and reliability
- Able to use own initiative
- Work in a flexible manner and adapt to changing environments
- Physically fit and able to comply with trusts moving and handling guidelines, therapeutic handling
- Professional Manner and Appearance
- Available for weekend duties and altered working patterns where clinically appropriate
- Car driver
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Georgie Lee
- Job title
- Interim Head of Therapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01305 254969
- Additional information
Anna Williams, Senior Occupational Therapist.
Sam Page, Senior Physiotherapist.
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