Job summary
- Main area
- Rehabilitation
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 150-CP1243-WST
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Crawley Hospital
- Town
- Crawley
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Therapy Assistant
Band 3
Job overview
Exciting Opportunity: Band 3 Therapy Assistant
Location: Crawley Hospital
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Are you passionate about making a difference in peoples' lives? Do you thrive in a team-oriented environment where your contributions truly matter? Would you enjoy a job that is different every day? We’re seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Band 3 Therapy Assistant to join our vibrant Inpatient Therapy team!
Why This Role?
- Collaborative Environment: Work closely with physiotherapists, occupational therapists and therapy practitioners in a supportive, dynamic team.
- Variety & Impact: Be involved in the rehabilitation of patients with a wide range of conditions, including orthopaedics, frailty, and neurology.
- Professional Growth: Benefit from ongoing clinical supervision, an in-service learning programme, and opportunities for formal training and development.
- Innovative Care: Help shape the future of our service as we continue to evolve and improve to meet patient needs.
About the Role: Based at Crawley Hospital, with occasional requirements at Horsham Hospital, you'll be an integral part of a team that’s committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care. You’ll assist in timely assessments and rehabilitation, working with patients who truly need your support.
Main duties of the job
What We’re Looking For:
- Team Player: Someone who loves working with people and is adaptable in their approach.
- Experience: Previous experience working with individuals who require care or rehabilitation due to their illness or disability.
- Skills: Excellent communication, problem-solving abilities, and a commitment to making a positive impact.
- Flexibility: Willingness to work across sites and, in the future, to support a 7-day service. A full driving licence and access to a car are desirable.
Ready to Join Us?
If you’re motivated, compassionate, and ready to take on a rewarding challenge, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to be part of our dedicated team and make a real difference in patient care!
As a member of the team, you will have the opportunity to receive support from other therapy colleagues, receive clinical supervision from registered therapists, participate in the in-service learning programme, develop your practice relevant to the team, participate in competency development with the team and more formally complete the Therapy Assistant Foundation Training. You will assist in supporting service development and shaping the future clinical practice of the therapy team.
We are looking for someone who likes working with people and is reliable, flexible and adaptable in their work. Previous experience as a Therapy Assistant or similar is desirable, and applicants should have experience of delivering care and/or rehabilitation to older people with various needs.
Working for our organisation
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
- Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
- Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
- Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Research opportunities
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
- Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
- Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
- Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Our ideal candidate will enjoy problem solving, have excellent communication skills, and want to work on the wards within a supportive multidisciplinary team, helping to implement timely and person-centred assessments and rehabilitation. Full driving licence and access to a car for work are desirable.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Be able to demonstrate good literacy and numeracy skills.
- Relevant theoretical & practical training to NVQ III level or equivalent. e.g., departmental training or courses on topics relevant to the post
Desirable criteria
- Up to date manual handing training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience of working under own initiative
- Experience of planning own workload on a daily basis
- Good IT skills, including Word, Excel and email
- Experience of caring for patients in a community healthcare setting
Desirable criteria
- At least 1 years’ experience NHS health or social care experience
- Signed competencies in areas relevant to the post
- Experience of integrated documentation
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to empathise with service users and their carers and to demonstrate appropriate attitudes
- Disability awareness
- Good communication, verbal and written
- Well-developed observation skills and the ability to attend to detail
- Reliable and responsible
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of long term conditions
General
Essential criteria
- Good time management including punctuality and ability to prioritise caseload
- Ability to work flexibly by using own initiative, under the guidance of the lead professional
- Awareness of own limitations and ability to ask for guidance when needed.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Claire Anderson
- Job title
- Therapy Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07884828361
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