Therapy Assistant

2 weeks ago

Blackburn, United Kingdom East Lancashire Hospice Full time

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**Therapy Assistant - Creative and Support Therapies**:

- Post Title- Therapy Assistant - Creative and Support Therapies- Responsible toHead of Community Supportive Care
- Type of Contract- Permanent- Hours- 30- Salary WTE- £ 20,475- Pro Rata- £16,380 (Days (Worked Monday to Friday, with occasional early evening/weekend working to meet the needs of the service)- Closing Date-
- Interview Date- Individually arrangedJob Advert

This post involves regular, direct unsupervised access to vulnerable adults and therefore is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

East Lancs Hospice

East Lancashire Hospice is a registered charity, founded in 1984. We support and care for patients with a life limiting illness, their families and others close to them. We provide this in a number of ways; at the hospice and in people’s own homes across our community of Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley.

With approximately 120 employees and over 250 volunteers, our people are our biggest asset whom we value tremendously. Our services to the local community would not be possible without our motivated and caring workforce who always strive to deliver excellence in all that they do. The hospice is a unique and special place, kindness and compassion are qualities that run throughout the hospice and our people truly believe in what we do.

**Therapy assistant**

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Creative and Supportive Therapy team. Are you a motivated individual with well-developed organisational, communication and interpersonal skills, who is able to support individuals with life limiting illness.

Working pro-actively as a key member of the support and wellbeing team you will actively engage with patients and their families to identify and achieve their priorities and goals by supporting meaningful activity that enhances quality of life. Using your well-developed interpersonal skills you will demonstrate empathy, tact, sensitivity and discretion when working with palliative patients and their families who may be distressed at times. You will actively contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation of individualised therapeutic/creative activity programmes that maximise health and wellbeing outcomes and enable people to make the most of life

Whilst a minimum of an NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Health and Social care is required you will have experience supporting people with life limiting illness, disability and vulnerability and be able to provide physical care as well as emotional and wellbeing support in a therapeutic environment. Experience in palliative care as well as interest or experience in creative, wellbeing and diversional therapies advantageous.

Equality and Diversity

What we offer

The salary for 30 hours is £16,380 Hours are worked over any 5 days, occasional weekend work to meet the needs of the service.

We have an excellent, collaborative working environment with a generous holiday allowance of 27 days + Bank Holidays with the option to buy additional days. You will have access to learning and development opportunities, ongoing training, and funded access to a private health scheme. There is also onsite parking and an onsite Café with reduced staff prices.

Aside from the terms and conditions detailed above, you will joining a very special and unique organisation, where people are at the heart of everything we do.

Interested?

All enquiries and further information regarding the above can be obtained from the recruiting manager.

Name: Gaynor Barlow

Telephone: 01254 965851

Or here

Alternatively, these documents can be obtained from the recruitment department on: 01254 965833

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