Generic Therapy Support Worker Prehabilitation

4 weeks ago


Truro, United Kingdom Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a generic Support Worker (GSW) to work in the newly created colorectal prehabilitation team. This will be a part time role for a period of 18 months, and can be offered as a fixed term contract or a secondment. This GSW role will involve working closely with the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy surgical teams, and as part of a wider MDT including Dietitians, nursing staff and Surgical teams.

To assist the therapy team (Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy) in the assessment and treatment of patients and the day-to-day running of the service.

To accept patients referred by the therapists and carry own patient caseload. Treat patients according to set treatment protocols, monitoring patient progression, make alterations (within protocols and scope of practice) to patient treatment programmes as required.

Work unsupervised regularly, reporting back patient progress and informing therapist(s) of any problems. Lone working is an element of this post.

For a defined and delegated group of patients - to undertake the assessment of patients, using investigative and analytical skills. To use clinical reasoning, and utilise a range of assessment and treatment skills and options to formulate treatment programmes within the scope of practise of this post.

The GSW role is an emerging role and will be reviewed regularly in terms of the 2 AHP specialities the role covers and may be adapted depending on feedback from the post holders and team members.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Please see attached job description document for further details regarding job description and main responsibilities of the role



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