Children's Therapy Assistant

5 days ago

Louth, United Kingdom Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a therapy assistant post within the Children’s Therapy Team working full time hours based at Louth Hospital supporting children and their families in Louth, Skegness and the surrounding areas. Full training and support will be given to enable you to develop into a competent and skilled Children’s Therapy Assistant.

You will join a friendly, dynamic, innovative and supportive children’s team who meet regularly for training, peer support and clinical supervision. The team is passionate about improving outcomes and quality of life for children with physical disabilities and respiratory problems living in Lincolnshire.

This post will support the therapy team in the management of children with physical difficulties working across the disciplines of occupational therapy and physiotherapy.

The successful applicant will help to deliver therapy packages in the community and associated administrative and cleaning/housekeeping tasks under the supervision of the professional grades. They will also be required to support families as necessary in the home setting promoting good communication between school and home consolidating therapy advice.

This post requires a well motivated, enthusiastic, energetic individual with good communication and IT skills. Experience of working with children is essential.

The team has a proactive approach with emphasis on self-care, which helps to empower families and young people.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagementin the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

To provide effective evidence based therapeutic service for patients referred to the speciality by supporting Children’s Services Therapists in assessments and specialist interventions.

To use your personal effectiveness and knowledge to deliver a quality service.

To implement, monitor and progress therapy interventions for children assigned to you in accordance with agreed protocols.

To provide advice, education and instruction; in accordance with agreed protocols; to relatives, carers and teachers and other relevant individuals to ensure a consistent approach to each child’s individual care plan.

To be aware of Child Protection issues and report when indicated to a qualified member of staff.

To communicate effectively with other health care professionals and outside agencies regarding the child’s care

To undertake administrative, clerical and housekeeping duties to support good practice and organisation within the Children’s therapy team.

To participate in clinical supervision and training.

To contribute to audit and data collection

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