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Job overview

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 a part time Therapy Assistant post  to work as part of the integrated  therapy team on Zetland Ward in Redcar Primary Care Hospital. You would work with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Dieticians and nurses  to provide rehabilitation to patients on the ward to increase their independence and support a safe discharge.

Based on site at Redcar Primary Care Hospital you would also have access to Free parking.

This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

Main duties of the job

This post provides an excellent opportunity for someone with relevant experience of working in a healthcare setting.  To be successful in this role you will require sound core skills to support the stroke therapy services within an inpatient and community setting.

You will work as part of the therapy team with training,  supervision and ongoing support from the therapists. You will need to be able to work on your own and as part of a team and be involved with patients with a range of medical, social and functional problems. You will need to good time management, excellent communication skills, organisational skills, enthusiasm, commitment and demonstrate a good flexible approach to your work.

Continuing professional development is actively encouraged and regular support and supervision will be provided by therapist within the team. Participation in service developments and clinical governance is also expected, for which there is good support throughout the integrated therapy service to help you develop.

Although the your main role would be to work within stroke, you would also be expected to provide cover during the week for the older persons medicine patients too where required.

Flexibility to work across 7 days is essential.

This really is a great role and we would love for you to join our team.

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

Working for our organisation

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 Therapy service in Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland. 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.

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.