Therapy Assistant

5 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

To work as a member of the Crumpsall Vale intermediate care team providing direct care for patients transferred from hospital or community for a period of rehabilitation.

The postholder will support therapists with functional assessments and rehabilitation to determine their long term needs with the aim of maximising function and independence. Assessments and interventions will be carried out in care homes across Manchester and home visits may also be required.

The Crumpsal Vale Team includes social workers, nurses and therapists working together to complete comprehensive assessments and agree a discharge plan, working towards a return home wherever possible.

The post holder will follow agreed protocols for ensuring appropriate and timely input and good communications with all partners to ensure continuity of care whilst respecting patient choice and autonomy.

Evidence of achievement at GCSE pass level or equivalent

NVQ level III in care

Effective verbal communication skills.

Evidence of effective, appropriate written communication.

General administration and IT skills.

Demonstrate the ability to organise and plan.

Experience of working within a team

Experience of working in a health or social care environment

Commitment to assisting in the delivery of high quality patient focussed care.

Ability to move and handle people with equipment with appropriate training.

Willingness to work flexible hours.

Must be fully vaccinated against Covid to be able to work

Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team.

Ability to travel between sites.

Full Driving licence and access to vehicle

Ability to work without direct supervision in a variety of settings.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

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