Therapy Assistant
5 months ago
Band 3 Therapy Assistant
Ambulatory Specialist Palliative Care Team - Woodlands Hospice
37.5 hours per week
We are seeking an enthusiastic therapy assistant with specialist palliative care experience or transferable skills to join our expanding therapy team based at Woodlands Hospice. The team consists of a Therapy Services Manager, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and a Band 3 Therapy Assistant. You will also work closely with the wider Specialist Palliative care teams.
Under the new IMPACT Model the clinical aspect of your role will involve Inpatient and Outpatient work within the Hospice, Community outreach work, and input with palliative patients in the acute trust when necessary.
Ordering of equipment, data collection and use of patient booking systems will also be integral to this role.
For further information, please contact Jennie Moran Band 7 OT or Helen Cunliffe Band 7 Physiotherapist on:
0151 529 2637
To work closely with the occupational therapists and physiotherapists to assist them in their treatment of patients either in conjunction with the therapists or independently following their initial guidance
To optimise the quality of life for palliative patients and help them achieve their goals through a caring, timely and appropriate interventions.
Order equipment for patients, ensure it is clean and fit for purpose and fit and check this equipment in the patient's home when appropriate.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Under the instruction of the qualified Therapist assist in carrying out care and exercise programmes with patients in a manner that respects people’s abilities, privacy, dignity and individuality.
Treat patients individually or in a group in a variety of settings with supervision from the qualified Therapist e.g. outpatient department, ward
To liaise regularly with the qualified Therapist regarding treatment progression and ongoing care, reporting to Therapist any lack of progression or negative changes in patients ability to undertake treatment session.
To work as a member of the therapy team and multidisciplinary team, sharing information with team members.
Assist on home visits under the direction of a qualified Therapist and arrange transport and complete relevant documentation.
Issue, fit and retrieve Therapy equipment under the supervision of a qualified Therapist in ward or home setting keeping accurate records of this activity.
Assist patients to access and use toilet facilities.
To ensure effective internal and external two-way communication with patients, carers and all other health and social care professionals regarding aspects of patient care, providing and receiving complex information which requires empathy and reassurance, communicating where there may be barriers to understanding.
Maintain accurate and timely records of treatments as directed by the qualified Therapist.
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