Senior Therapy Assistant

We are looking for a Senior Therapy Assistant to join our Community Rehab Team in Folkestone.

We are a multi-disciplinary team that includes occupational therapists, physiotherapists and therapy assistants. We provide short-term rehabilitation to enable patients, where possible, to remain in the community rather than be admitted to hospital or long-term care, and to live as independently as possible.

We assess and devise individual exercise programmes to improve muscle strength, mobility and balance. Our treatment plans are based on patient-centred goals which are aimed at improving patients’ ability to perform daily activities, such as walking, climbing stairs and self-care.

You will be working with our patients, their carers and families to complete holistic assessments for adult patients with a range of conditions, and support delivery of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) programmes.

You'll be working within Community Hospitals, patients’ homes and rehabilitation groups to ensure effective discharge planning and a seamless rehabilitation pathway.

KCHFT are an "Outstanding" rated Trust and we are one of the largest NHS community organisations in the UK. We will give you support to develop your skills, and a real commitment to your personal and continued professional development.

One of our main ambitions is to be a great place to work. Our "We care" strategy for 2023 to 2028 will help us make the biggest breakthroughs in improving your working lives and patient care. Flexible working is just one of the ways we can do this. More than half of our workforce works flexibly in some way. We will consider all kinds of flexible working including; part-time, job sharing, compressed hours, term time only, career breaks or annualised hours.

**Additional Working Pattern**: 32 hours a week

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values C ompassionate A spirational R esponsive E xcellent

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

Looking for professional development? We can support that too Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity

Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.