Band 3 Therapy Support Worker- Children's Therapy Community Services
7 days ago
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Therapy Support Worker to join our large innovative community-based team working across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland as part of our children's Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy team.
The Children's Therapy Service seeks to provide a high-quality service to children and their families in their home, clinics, nurseries and schools. We have developed pathways within Early Years, Complex Disability, Physical Disability and we also have a variety specialist interests across both Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.
Contact Details:
For more details please contact Karen Ellames on
Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)
- You will need to demonstrate flexibility and initiative, to work as part of a Multidisciplinary and Multi Agency Team.
- You will need to be able to manage your time effectively.
- You will gain support and supervision in order to continue to develop your skills with children and young people. We encourage continuous professional development through both internal and external training.
- You need to be able to demonstrate an understanding of working in a community setting, the complexities of working within a family and a multidisciplinary, multiagency environment and be familiar with children's equipment and their use.
- Car owner/driver essential as it is unlikely that public transport will meet the needs of this job.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
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