We have a part -time (3 day) Senior Therapy Assistant vacancy to work in a community therapy team in the North of the City. The Team treats adults over 16 referred from the Hospital, GPs, District Nurses, and other Health and Social Care services with a variety of conditions and therapy needs to maintaining and improve independent living.
The successful candidate will deliver rehabilitation programmes and provide equipment to patients within the home environment. You will work alongside occupational therapist, physiotherapists and specialist therapy assistants to progress rehabilitation and improve independence.
We work in an integrated way with the nursing teams to achieve the patient goals in a patient centred way. Staff are well supported with regular team meeting, supervision and training.
To assist the interdisciplinary team in the provision of patient centred care.
To implement packages of care and rehabilitation programmes in the community and complete patient records.
Undertake assessment of patients within departmental guidelines.
To assist the interdisciplinary team in maintaining an efficient working environment.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for the maximum period of 12 months (until June 2026). Where there is potential, the secondment/fixed term contract may finish early, or in the first instance, the secondment/fixed term contract may be extended due to the internal/external secondment of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and secondments in relation to the substantive post holder.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
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