Therapy Assistant

3 weeks ago


Keighley, United Kingdom Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Would you like to work with a team who are committed to providing rehabilitation to survivors of stroke and other acute neurological conditions? This Therapy Assistant post is an amazing opportunity to join an enthusiastic and dedicated team and work with people on their journey to achieve their potential after a stroke. This rewarding role could be the start of a career in Healthcare and be just what you have been looking for

Therapy Assistants support the Stroke Therapy Team to assess, plan and implement interventions to improve the functional ability and well-being of individuals and/or groups. Under the direction of a therapist the post holder will carry out interventions with patients and their carers. Additional responsibilities include administrative tasks required to enable the team to function effectively. Assistants are expected to continually improve their knowledge and skills and work collaboratively with therapy colleagues to enhance patient care.

The post holder will have completed a level II RQF qualification, understand the requirements of rehabilitation and will start to acquire a range of therapy competencies.

**The post holder will**:

- Support the therapist(s) with the assessments of patients
- Contribute to the implementation of treatment programmes with direction from the therapist
- Contribute to the evaluation of programmes and patient’s progression with direction from the
- Work with team members to ensure the effective day to day functioning of the
- Work closely with the multi disciplinary team
- Participate in activities to improve stroke rehabilitation
- Provide support to other team members and students
- Work flexibly according to patient and service needs

We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.

We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.

For further information and full details of the role please see attached the job description and person specification.



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