Senior Therapy Assistant

4 weeks ago


Sheffield, United Kingdom Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

CSS works to support patients who have had an acute stroke to leave hospital earlier by providing care and rehabilitation at home or in nursing/residential homes. It is a citywide service made up of an inter-disciplinary team, consisting of Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, Rehabilitation Assistants, Admin and Managers.

Your role will be to assist the multiple-disciplinary team in the day to day management and rehabilitation of acute stroke patients. You will work closely with the occupational therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and the clinical psychologists. You will undertake assessments under the guidance of qualified staff, implement and progress rehabilitation programs, set and review Goals and at times provide Specialised enabling care support.

You will be responsible for the delivery of high standards of patient care and the efficient flow of patients through our service.

The service operates from 8am to 5pm, 7 days per week, including all Bank Holidays.
- To carry a clinical caseload delegated by Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, plan and prioritise own work and report back to qualified therapy staff.
- Assess, treat, monitor and progress each patient within protocols.
- Provide treatment in hospital and/or in the community,
- Measure activity and treatment outcomes
- Conduct an initial assessment following protocol on patients delegated by Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.
- Complete a cognitive assessment following protocol
- Complete falls screening
- Set up equipment for therapy and ensure it is safely used by patients, carers, staff and/or students
- Teach, guide and supervise patients as individuals or in group

Please note this advertisement can be appointed as either a full time or part time opportunity.

The service is highly responsive to changing demands for care and you therefore need to be flexible in terms of working hours and where you are based. This will include doing shifts from 8am and weekend and Bank Holiday working.

The role will be based from SPARC at Beech Hill or other community bases as they develop and in time there may be the opportunity to work across the integrated stroke pathway including the Acute Stroke Unit at the Hallamshire hospital and SPARC at Beech Hill.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of it’s staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.



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