Therapy Assistant

3 days ago

London, United Kingdom Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Full time

This post is part of the Trauma and Orthopaedic Therapy Team that supports inpatients treated at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust on the St Mary’s site. The aim of the post is to assist and support the Trauma and Orthopaedic Therapy service in providing high quality therapy management to patients who have undergone varying surgeries from fracture fixation; amputation; general surgical procedures; assisting with in patient therapy sessions. You will deliver a patient centred service encouraging independence and mobility, preparing them for discharge into the community. In providing this service, you will be expected to be professional, efficient, effective, and committed to continuous professional development, contributing every day to making healthcare better. We are looking for someone who is keen to be developed in this role. Training will be available for all the competencies that are required to carry out the role.

The post will attract an effective communicator, be able to work with multi-disciplinary teams and have a flexible approach to team work. It is a predominantly patient facing role.

You will be supported in this role by senior clinicians from all disciplines.

T o assist therapy staff in delivering safe, effective treatments to patients within the orthopaedic and surgery services at Imperial college Healthcare NHS staff including ensuring a clean and appropriately equipped environment.

In providing this service, you will be expected to be professional, efficient, effective, and committed to Continuous Professional Development, contributing every day to making healthcare better. To demonstrate capability in therapy assistant skills by completing Assistant Core Competencies within the first 6 months of employment

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community.

Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We welcome discussions about flexible working and encourage a range of flexible working opportunities wherever we can.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

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