Therapy Assistant

2 weeks ago


Chester, United Kingdom Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Fixed Term
- 12 Months - 37.5 hours per week

This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Therapy Assistant within our Vascular Therapy Team.

Our team is part of the vascular service for the South Mersey region, with focus on amputee rehabilitation, having direct links with Wirral Limb Service. You will be working alongside an experienced therapy team in a variety of settings including inpatient wards, patient’s homes and clinic settings. The role includes working closely with our extensive Multidisciplinary team across West Cheshire, Wirral & Warrington areas to ensure we achieve best patient care.

Good communication, adaptability and team working skills are essential for this post. Experience of working with adults in a care setting is essential for the role and would ideally wish for some rehabilitation experience. We provide a friendly and supportive environment for learning and gaining the skills needed for the position.

To provide support to the therapists in the assessment and treatment of patients and will implement prescribed therapy programmes.

You will be a positive individual with a can-do attitude who can learn and adapt quickly and is flexible.

Effective communication with excellent organisational skills and be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Applicants should have a professional and pleasant manner at all times and be enthusiastic about the service provided by the Therapy Team.

The post is varied, with the post holder working directly within the therapy team but also under their own initiative with support and supervision provided.

You will be expected to work weekends and Bank holidays on a rota basis

Secondment for internal staff will be considered

Comprehensive training will be provided for all aspects of the work expected by the post holder.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust consists of a 600 bedded large District General Hospital, which provides its services on the Countess of Chester Health Park, and a 64 bedded Intermediate Care Service at Ellesmere Port Hospital.

The Trust provides services in all of the surgical and medical specialties common to a District General Hospital with some specialist services. The Trust serves the whole of the local population currently in excess of 250,000 residents which geographically covers populations in England and North Wales.

The Trust strives to continuously improve and sustain the quality of its services for patients, providing care to more than 445,000 patients per year, with almost 4,000 staff working together putting quality and patient safety, at the heart of everything we do. The organisation provides a wide range of services offering health care to the whole spectrum of the population from birth to the end of life. The Trust complies with its terms of authorisation as a Foundation Trust.

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.


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