Therapy Assistant

5 days ago

Rochdale, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Group Full time

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
- **come and take your place with us.**

**Job overview**:
The HMR Intermediate Tier Service is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic Band 3 Therapy Assistant to work within The Intermediate Care facilities. The teams provide patient focused assessment and treatment for people within the intermediate care facility with the intention of returning the patient to their own home.

**Main duties of the job**:
The Therapy assistants will be supported by Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists to deliver assessments and treatments which aim to support patients in regaining their independence and facilitating a safe discharge home.

You will hold a UK driving licence and have access to your own vehicle for work purposes. You will be expected to drive the Home in a Day vehicle to facilitate patient discharges.

You will need to be flexible, with good communication skills and enjoy working as part of a team. The team strives to ensure we provide an efficient and quality service to our patients with a focus on team working. You will be self-motivated and able to work both independently and as part of a team. The team is focused to continuous improvement and service development and the successful applicant would be keen to contribute to this process.

Flexible working required for weekend, bank holiday and evenings.

**Working for our organisation**:
Rochdale Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place destined to be different. Rochdale puts co-operation and co-design at the forefront of its health and social care. This is the place with community based integrated care at its heart. Rochdale Infirmary, and the adult and children’s community services across Heywood Middleton and Rochdale, consists of professionals from health, social and voluntary sectors. A place leading the way in life-enhancing, integrated care.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
- GCSE English or equivalent

**Skills**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Car driver

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Knowledge of OT/Physio

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