Therapy Assistant

3 days ago


Basildon, United Kingdom Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Band 3 Therapy Assistant to join our Therapy Team on the Acute Stroke Unit at Basildon Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual, to learn or gain experience in therapy, to join a supportive and friendly team.

They must demonstrate effective communication skills and be passionate about working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- To assist the Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist with a range of duties
- To work as a member of the Stroke Specialist MDT
- To provide holistic interventions for patients, often without direct supervision, working to treatment plans, protocols and accountable at all times to a registered practitioner
- To support patient centered rehabilitation in order to facilitate timely, safe transfer of care, reflecting individual choice and maximizing individual’s independence
- To record patient information
- To regularly and accurately input data onto IT systems
- To assist the therapy staff with the running of the department and the team including the day to day organization of duties for assistants in agreement with the Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.


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