Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 432-HR715-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester General Hospital
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £22,383 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Therapy Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 2
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join one of the most forward thinking, innovative and proactive therapy teams in the East of England!
We have vacancies in our therapy department for an enthusiastic therapy assistant.
You will work under the supervision of qualified physiotherapists, occupational therapists and therapy assistant practitioners, to carry out rehabilitation plans and help facilitate discharge for patients on wards across the Colchester General Site.
Our Therapy Assistant staff rotate 6 monthly across a variety of wards in Medicine, Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Critical care, Stroke unit and Elderly Care.
Position 1 - Full time 37.5 hours per week.
Position 2 - Part time, 15 hours per week, Mondays and Tuesdays.
The department provides a 7 day service and you will be expected to participate in this rota.
Please note, interviews for this post may take place in person, so if shortlisted you must be able to travel to Colchester Hospital for interview.
Please state in your person statement which post you are interested in.
Main duties of the job
You will be supported by qualified therapists, working within a competency framework and will be given all necessary training for the job. You will manage your own workload and participate in team and service development.
You should ideally have experience of working in healthcare, but this is not essential. You will need to be enthusiastic, have good communication and organisation skills, be a team worker and able to use your own initiative.
The successful post holder should either have completed or be willing to complete the Level 3 diploma in Healthcare. Apprenticeship funding is available for both Level 2 and 3 Healthcare Support worker courses if required.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • GCSE or Equivalent Qualification in Core Subjects such as English and Maths
Desirable criteria
- NVQ/HNVQ in healthcare
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Working with people
- • Working in teams
Desirable criteria
- • Awareness/Understanding of physiotherapy
- • Working in rehabilitation setting or healthcare
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Competent IT skills
- • Time management and organisational skills
Desirable criteria
- • Able to work independently
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
- Christina Richardson
- Job title
- Professional Lead for Physiotherapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
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