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THERAPY ASSISTANT– IN-PATIENT REHABILITATION 

BAND 3 - Brackley Community Hospital, Brackley 

If you want to make an impact in your career within the NHS in a role that cares as much as you, then we are the Trust for you! At NHFT we'll give you every opportunity to realise your full potential and develop the stand-out career that’s right for you. We are looking for somebody who is a proactive and dedicated team member, is open to new ideas and is committed to delivering excellent high quality patient care.

Main duties of the job

Our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection recognised us with an ‘Outstanding’ rating and our vision is to continue to be a leading provider of outstanding compassionate care. Our dedication to caring and making a difference doesn’t just extend to our patients, but to our staff too. Wellbeing is a Trust priority.

We offer excellent employment benefits including:

• Family Friendly policies, such as flexible working and support for working carers
• Occupational Health and wellbeing services, including fitness classes , free and confidential psychological support services , discounted gym memberships and more
• Free staff networks, including LGBTQ+, Disability and BME groups
• Over 200 learning and development courses available
• Salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff bank, allowing employees to gain experience and supplement income with additional shifts
• Minimum 27 days annual leave (rising with length of service) plus bank holidays

The post holder will be working in an integrated multi professional inpatient team that includes a physiotherapists, occupational therapist,  ward matron, team leaders, staff nurses, unregistered staff, therapy MDT, medical staff and wider trust colleagues. The post holder provide quality care for a group of patients, specialising in rehabilitation and sub-acute care from patients stepping down from acute hospitals and step up patients for acute hospital admission avoidance in a physical health inpatient unit .

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.