Clinical Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Aylesbury, United Kingdom Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Full time

The CSW in Sports Therapy works with the NSIC physiotherapy team delivering rehabilitation to patients by undertaking aquatic therapy, wheelchair skills, and various sports activities that assist the patients in achieving their physical potential. Taking responsibility for liaising with the community and other organisations to facilitate ongoing participation in sport and other leisure activities and for taking patients for sports sessions outside of the hospital setting. The ability to manage the physical needs of the patients during these times is required.

This is a new role to add to the existing Sports Therapy CSW role.

Organising and managing the Stoke Mandeville Hospital team at the Inter Spinal Unit Games in collaboration with the existing Sports Therapy CSW.

The successful post-holder must be an excellent communicator and motivator, with a proven record for taking responsibility and organising tasks, have a qualification in rehabilitation or sport or a related area, have experience of coaching others and have insight into the impact of disability and spinal cord injury. Knowledge of the different abilities and potential for varying presentations of spinal cord injury is essential. They will have established performance as a team player and sound knowledge of assessment of risk during the activities they lead.

An ability to take responsibility, be flexible and have a sensitive and empathetic approach is needed. Participation in manual handling tasks is crucial.
- To be responsible for coordinating and implementing the sports therapy component of the spinal physiotherapy rehabilitation for Spinal Cord Injury patients in conjunction with the existing Sports Therapy CSW and Spinal Physiotherapy Team.
- To support the Spinal Physiotherapy team to provide Aquatic Therapy and ward based treatment to patients with spinal cord injury.
- To be an independent practitioner working alone in a designated Therapy area (Sports Therapy department) and external community facilities.

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

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