Therapy Assistant

We are currently looking for a Therapy Assisstant to work across the Richmond area. (shift system is operated to cover 8am - 8pm, 7 days a week)

You should be motivated to deliver high quality skilled care within the community setting to meet the needs of the housebound patient and in a clinic setting.

You will have good communication skills and be able to work autonomously but also work in an integrated way.

The Richmond Response and Rehabilitation Team will perform the following functions:
1. Hospital discharge and early supported discharge
2. Crisis and Rapid Response
3. Community Rehabilitation support

Get your career in the right direction, with the right organisation and at the right time please come to HRCH and be part of this organisation.

Carry out client risk assessment as agreed with the occupational therapists and physiotherapists and provide feedback on clients’ physical and occupational performance and skills deficits.

Carry out client treatment and ongoing rehabilitation as agreed with the occupational therapists and physiotherapists and as per service protocol and feedback on clients’ physical and occupational performance.

Provide client instruction, direction and guidance during assessment and intervention and adjust own clinical interventions based on clients’ needs during the intervention.

To evaluate effectiveness of the intervention in discussion with supervising therapist, and modify programme accordingly.
Provide above client interventions in the patients home or in a community setting as appropriate.

Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It’s personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It’s the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible.

Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. It’s simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services.

In 2018, we were named ‘Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction’ by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards.

In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.

We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users.

If you enjoy a challenge and want to go home each day knowing you made a difference, you will thrive in our organisation.

Infection Control

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

**Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role**

Tharani Pathmarajah - 07586478117

Sue Dodson - 07586478089