Therapy Assistant Apprentice

6 days ago


Doncaster, Doncaster, United Kingdom Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Overview

Role Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Children's Therapy Team as a Therapy Assistant Apprentice, working alongside physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and therapy assistants to provide therapy for children and young people in various settings, including hospitals and community environments.

Main Responsibilities

  • Work alongside therapists in the management of shared patients, completing joint assessments and independently managing patient caseloads.
  • Develop strong communication and time management skills, prioritizing patient needs and working collaboratively as part of a team.
  • Document patient information accurately and maintain confidentiality.
  • Utilize computer systems to access patient details and order equipment.

Working for Our Organisation

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a leading acute trust serving a population of over 420,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, and surrounding areas. Our services are based across three main hospital sites, employing over 6,000 colleagues.

Our Commitment

We strive to provide a supportive environment that enables our staff to Develop, Belong, and Thrive. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, including those with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and LGBTQ+ communities.

Benefits

  • Extensive learning opportunities
  • NHS Pension Scheme
  • Generous holiday entitlement
  • Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
  • NHS Car Lease schemes and salary sacrifice schemes
  • Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, and finance through external providers

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

  • 2 GCSEs grade 'C' or above, or equivalent, including English language and Maths
  • IT skills
  • Commitment to work towards completion of the Advanced Senior Health Care Support Worker Apprenticeship over 27 months

Desirable Criteria

  • Nationally recognized training courses relevant to the post

Experience

Essential Criteria

  • Experience working as part of a team
  • Experience working with children

Desirable Criteria

  • Experience working in acute, outpatient, or community settings
  • Experience working as a Physiotherapy/OT Assistant
  • Experience working in a healthcare environment
  • Experience working in a multidisciplinary team

Interpersonal Skills

Essential Criteria

  • Good communication and listening skills with an understanding of the needs of people with disabilities and their carers
  • Leadership skills, including empowerment of others
  • Ability to motivate self and others
  • Ability to take direction from others
  • Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear, accurate, and logical manner
  • Ability to reflect on own practice
  • Able to work as a team member
  • Flexible
  • Empathetic
  • Reliable

Organisational Skills

Essential Criteria

  • Ability to organize own workload and assist others to manage their caseloads
  • Time management skills
  • Delegation skills
  • Proactive problem-solving skills
  • Understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for services
  • Ability to comprehend and work within Trust's policies to meet the differing needs of patients and carers, including Data Protection, Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety
  • Ability to keep accurate and legible records

Other

Essential Criteria

  • Ability to undertake the physical requirements of the post
  • Full Driving Licence

Desirable Criteria

  • Access to own transport


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