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Clinical Support Worker Higher Level Therapy Assistant
Band 3
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Part or full time hours available between 18.75 and 37.5 hours
Are you passionate about rehabilitation and helping patients to achieve their potential and improve their quality of life? If so, this could be the opportunity for you!
We have Therapy Assistant post, to work within the Middlesbrough community Therapy team to provide rehabilitation to patients in the local community.
Please be aware this post includes travelling independently across the locality.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the country, close to the North Yorkshire Moors and within easy reach of Newcastle and Leeds. It comprises two acute hospitals, James Cook University Hospital and Friarage Hospital Northallerton and a number of community hospitals and community services. Therapy services at South Tees NHS trust are also part of the wider Integrated OT service. This is a unique partnership between Health and Social care in South Tees with a commitment to working together, improving the quality of our services and getting rid of existing barriers between health and social services.
Support and in-service training will be provided to develop your skills, knowledge and understanding of the role. There are supervision structures in place to provide support and ensure that you continue to deliver the best possible service to the patients in our care.
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Working in the community, you will work alongside Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists to implement rehabilitation programmes in patients’ own homes and group settings, working closely with statutory and voluntary services to promote and maintain independence. As well as completing joint visits with therapists the post holder will be expected to undertake independent visits to implement exercise programmes, complete mobility practice, self-care practice, provide, fit and check equipment as requested by the therapist.
At present the service is provided 5 days a week (Monday to Friday) with no requirement to work weekends.
Successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.
Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills.
You will be expected to attend the New and Aspiring leaders programme, and the Foundation Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. After you complete this one and a half day of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7
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Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
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Qualifications & Training
Meini prawf hanfodol
- 3 A-levels OR Health and Science T-level OR equivalent level 3 qualification(s) and Functional Skills (level 2) OR As a level 3 apprenticeship, such as the Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship (or other level 3 qualification pathway) AND/OR Short courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties AND/OR Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3; - Theoretical knowledge - Experience of a range of care and related procedures - clinical observations - knowledge of relevant legislation
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of working in health or social care
- Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalation of changes or findings.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of working as a therapy assistant.
Personal Attributes
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to deal with a wide range of people at all levels, including clients, carers, family, health and social care colleagues and other professionals.
Knowledge & Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and active listening skills. Ability to adopt appropriate styles and methods of communication.
Gofynion ymgeisio
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
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Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Rona Pout
- Teitl y swydd
- Locality Lead Middlesbrough
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01642 944666
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