Therapy Assistant

5 months ago


Bournemouth, United Kingdom University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Therapy Assistant to work within the Older Person’s Services (OPS) Therapy Team. The OPS Therapy Team strives to ensure older people presenting to our acute hospital receive the highest quality care in a timely manner from
clinicians with a holistic approach and passion in caring for older people.

The therapy team are responsible for the assessment and management of patients in the Emergency Department, the Older Person’s Assessment Unit (OPAU), short stay and complex older person’s medical wards. This is a rotational post across the inpatient older adult's therapy services.

The key responsibilities would require you to work alongside the therapists to support the team with assessing and rehabilitating the older person. The post holder would work alongside other qualified therapists and rehab assistants to provide a Therapy service to patients, managing your own
caseload of patients under the guidance of a qualified clinician.

The OPS Therapy Team are extremely dynamic, looking to improve and integrate health and social care for older people in Dorset and Hampshire. Our approach is to ensure that the assessment and
intervention process for the older person is as seamless and effective as possible whilst on their journey from hospital to home.

Administrative responsibilities will be required within this role to support the qualified therapists.

Previous experience of working with older people, in an acute hospital or community setting is essential. The post holder must have a Foundation Degree in health or assistant practitioner qualification equivalent.

The post will include 7 day working and therefore the post holder will be expected to participate in weekend rotas. You will be required to achieve a certain competency level which we will give you support and training to help you achieve. We have a structured in
- house training programme and a
supportive team of clinical staff.

Ideally you should be a car driver with a full driving licence and have access to your own car. The role may include assessing patients in their home environment, with support as required from the qualified clinicians.

We welcome full time or part time applicants.

**Base Location**: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

**Interview Date**: TBC

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert

'This post requires a foundation degree in health care, or equivalent'



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