Therapy Assistant

4 weeks ago


Chichester, United Kingdom Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An Exciting role with the Community Services as a B3 Therapy assistant to provide Therapy, rehab and care to patients in the Community in their own homes

The Community Therapy team are looking to recruit highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 3 Therapy Assistants to join our friendly, dedicated and dynamic team working in rehabilitation. We treat people with a wide range of conditions, working with patients in their own homes.

The service covers the west area of West Sussex, including Midhurst, Chichester, Witterings, Selsey, Arundel and Pulborough.

The posts can be full time or part time and the service covers 8am-8pm, seven days a week.

Full driving licence and access to a car is essential.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
**Supportive flexible working patterns such as**: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
Excellent training and development opportunities
Research opportunities
Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff

**As a member of the team you will have the opportunity to**:
Receive support from other therapy colleagues

Receive clinical supervision from registered therapists

Participate in the in-service learning programme

Develop your practice, relevant to the team

Participate in competency development through the Calderdale Framework

Support development of other staff outside of your professional group

Assist in shaping the future clinical practice of the Community Therapy team

The service is continually developing and improving to meet the needs of our patients and commissioners.

Applicants should have experience of delivering care and/or rehabilitation to adults and older people with various needs.

The post holders will be required to support service developments and show flexibility when adapting to change.

Assist the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy staff in the treatment of specific patients

Take patients' observations

Have their own delegated patient caseload and clinical duties

Supervise exercise programmes and practise activities of daily living under the guidance of a therapist

Assess and treat patients according to protocols, monitoring their progression and making minor alterations to their treatment programmes as required

Work without direct supervision, reporting back patient progress and informing the therapist of any problems



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