Band 3 Therapy Assistant

2 days ago

Stockport, United Kingdom Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic, caring, and experienced Therapy Assistant to be part of their Adult Community Therapy Team; providing domiciliary rehabilitation to patients with long-term conditions, to improve mobility and reduce the risk of falls.

Based in the community, the successful applicant will work within a comprehensive multidisciplinary team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Assistant Practitioners, Therapy Assistants, Specialist Nurses and Admin.

The post holder will be a committed member of the coordinated and forward-thinking team delivering a service that focusses on improving confidence and mobility, promoting independence, and assisting in the effective management of falls. The post holder will work with patients with long-term conditions to provide rehabilitation in the home environment within the Stockport area.

Support is provided through the opportunity to work directly with experienced and specialist clinicians across the team.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union - for local financial advice

The successful applicant will carry out rehabilitation programmes directed by the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, with regular reviews of patient goals, and progression of rehabilitation programmes. Alongside direct patient care, the post holder with support the team with admin, service development and housekeeping activities.

For further information please contact Sophie Bussey, Team Lead on 0161 835 6698.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.

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