Job summary
Employer heading
Therapy Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 3
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
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Job overview
Job Title: Therapy Assistant
Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week (Weekend T&O rota)
Perm/Fixed Term: Permanent (Unless exempt, to undertake weekend work)
Salary: £22,816-£24,336 per annum (If existing Band 3, salary matched)
Please note if you commence in post prior to October 2024, you will be paid in line with 2023/2024 agenda for change pay scales.
Closing Date: 27th September 2024
Interview Date: 8th October 2024
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
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Main duties of the job
To assist the acute teams within T&O in the provision of an effective and efficient Therapy Service to support rehabilitation. This includes working alongside Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.
To carry out therapy programmes with patients in the ward setting and out-reach services.
To assist the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapist with administrative duties, including ordering equipment, record keeping plus data inputting
To carry out rehabilitation programmes for patients with both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy
To carry out housekeeping duties as required by the department.
Working for our organisation
Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To treat and provide quality care to patients as delegated by the responsible therapist within agreed protocols and treatment plans, as documented by the qualified staff.
Work unsupervised to implement appropriate treatment plans as designated by a senior therapist. Treatment should be delivered in the most appropriate location for the client, adjusting own clinical interventions based on the patients’ fluctuating needs.
To assist in the organisation and supervision of the work undertaken by Band 2 Therapy Assistants/Technical Instructors under instruction (as applicable).
To participate within training programmes for Occupational/ Physiotherapy staff, students, and other professionals, when applicable.
Carry out assessments and treatments of patients with varying degrees of disability on a daily basis, using moderate physical effort. This may involve moving and handling patients and equipment.
To deal sensitively with patients and relatives who have high levels of anxiety and occasional aggression caused by frustration, trauma, disability, pain, or impaired ability to understand or communicate and to enable patients to come to terms with chronic disability, on a frequent basis.
Please note that this list is not exhaustive, full details are in the attached job description.
Person specification
Expereince & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Previous experience working in healthcare/Therapy Assistant
- Keyboard skills with ability
- Experience in NHS
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working as Therapy Assistant within the acute setting.
Qualifications & Professional TRaining
Essential criteria
- • Maths/English to GCSE or Functional English/Maths level 2
- • NVQ level 2/3 or equivalent practical experience/competencies
Personla Qualitites
Essential criteria
- Physically fit – able to undertake manual handling of patients and equipment on a daily basis.
- Patient
- Non-Judgmental
- Team Worker
- Initiative
- Flexible
- Enthusiastic
- Able to deal with distressing situations and working conditions in a sensitive and sensible manner.
- To follow the Trusts values of EXCEL and COMPACT
Other
Essential criteria
- • Able to commit to flexible working and weekend working
- • Presents a professional image
- • Able to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills
- • Able to deal with distressing situations in a sensitive and sensible manner
- • Able to reflect on own practice and use experience to learn
- • Ability to cope in busy/stressful/challenging situations
- • Motivated and enthusiastic
- • Reliable and flexible
- Car driver
Desirable criteria
- • Able to commit to work 7 days cover
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
- Alison Grant
- Job title
- Therapy Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02476 865422
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