Band 4 Senior Therapy Assistant

Job Summary

ARE YOU WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR, DO YOU ASPIRE TO BE AN EXCELLENT GENERIC THERAPY ASSISTANTS BASED IN OUR THERAPY TEAM? The successful candidate will work under the supervision of qualified therapists and will be based at the Good Hope Hospital.

The post will combine competencies from predominately physiotherapy and occupational therapy disciplines. The role includes working as part of an MDT to assess patients to determine the most appropriate treatments, rehabilitation and discharge destination. You will work in our Healthcare of Older People (HCOP).

You should have experience working as an OT/PT or generic therapy support worker and should hold an NVQ 3 or equivalent. You should be able to work independently as well as part of a team and demonstrate excellent communication, clinical reasoning and prioritisation skills. This will involve accepting patients referred by the therapists for treatment, working unsupervised, reporting back regarding patient progress, informing the therapists of any problems and maintaining appropriate records.

You will be supported with any training requirements to be able to complete the role coupled with plenty of training opportunities, both on the job and training provided by others outside of the team.

This is a part time post for 30 hours per week (4 days).

Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required

To use specialised technical skills to assist in the physical, psychological and functional maintenance, treatment or rehabilitation of patients in the specified clinical area.

To facilitate discharge of patients or transfer of care to a more appropriate health care setting working in collaboration with the wider MDT. To be responsible for delegated aspects of clinical intervention, working without direct supervision and providing feedback to the Registered Therapist regarding assessment of patient progress.

Facilitate planning/preparation of and accompany registered therapists on home visits.

Assess patients with a view to preventing admission or ensuring length of stay in hospital is limited.

The post holder will require a flexible approach. Excellent team working, organisational and time management skills are essential. There are many opportunities to extend scope of practice within this role in the teams.

We are committed to continued professional and career development of all staff. This role includes participation in a weekend cover rota. Hours vary depending on area working in.

If you would like any further information about this role please contact Elizabeth Plunkett/Caroline Wall - The Team leaders of the Health Care for Older People team on 0121 424 9035

About Us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job Description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Education to GCSE level or equivalent including English and maths at grade C or above
• Able to demonstrate competence in maths and written and spoken English
• Educated to A Level / NVQ 4/ BTEC or equivalent (e.g. NVQ 3 or similar vocational qualification PLUS substantive experience working in a care setting)
• Care certificate or be willing to work towards this
  
  

Desirable

• Evidence of recent education / personal development related to Healthcare.
• Demonstrated has been proactive with continuing professional development
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Comprehensive experience supporting therapists in a relevant clinical setting
• Comprehensive experience of delivering acute inpatient rehabilitation programmes across a variety of clinical settings with evidence of MDT collaboration and hospital discharge planning
• Can demonstrate an in depth understanding of relevant areas of therapy, the effect of illness/clinical conditions / disability on function and health and basic aims of rehabilitation
• Comprehensive experience as a therapy support worker
• Understanding of confidentiality and data protection in healthcare
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of communicating with and motivating patients who may have communication difficulties
• Experience of working in Acute Hospital Setting
• Good understanding of working environment --healthcare/NHS/UHB trust/acute care/community as applicable
  
  

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good clinical reasoning skills
• Confidence to feedback to the multidisciplinary team in a formal setting and to communicate effectively with a wide variety of other professionals to represent therapies internally and externally
• Able to communicate information and instructions to patients/carers/relatives who have communication difficulties of English as a second language
• Evidence of being able to work effectively as part of a team / across teams
• Physical skills, fitness, dexterity and coordination needed for manual handling and treatment of patients
• Good IT and Keyboard skills
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
• Able to understand the priorities within team / service respond appropriately
• Able to solve problems and contribute own ideas seeking guidance if necessary
• Able to follow instructions
• Motivated to learn new skills
• Able to work as part of an interdisciplinary team
• Enthusiasm to work as therapy support worker within team
• Ability to take responsibility under guidance
• Know own limitations and role boundaries
• Able to seek support from others when required
• Able to deal with potentially upsetting clinical settings/situations
• Demonstrates empathy to a wide range of patients, carers, staff
• Demonstrates commitment to patient centred care
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Able to work under pressure Demonstrates commitment to work flexibly to meet the challenging demands of the service
• Ability to contribute to weekend working and evening day case cover
  
  

Desirable

• Able to demonstrate and teach practical skills to others, including safe use of equipment.
• Willingness to participate and at times lead in departmental activities i.e. group supervision, course development, delivery of training
• Demonstrates a commitment to CPD
  
  

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

For Help With Your Application, Contact

Elizabeth Plunkett

[email protected]

01214249035

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28392.00 to £31157.00 Yearly

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-Time, Flexible Working

Reference number

304-9016274-1

Job locations

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR

Attachments

Job Description

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