Senior Therapist Assistant

We are pleased to be able to offer a full-time band 4 Multi-therapy Assistant role working in the Wokingham area of Berkshire. We are an integrated community team including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Therapy assistants. The service supports multiple pathways including Community Reablement, Rapid Response, Falls and Community Physiotherapy. This is an exciting time to join BHFT, as we develop services to work in an integrated way within the community in Wokingham and across Berkshire West.
- Support all intermediate care pathways to promote the timely assessment and management of referrals with multiple co-morbidities and rehabilitation needs.
- To support band 3 therapy assistants of the Intermediate care team with clinical development.
- To support the allocation of visits for the therapy assistant team
- To support the triage of referrals into the intermediate care team reviewing service user needs and sign posting to other services when indicated.
- Provision of equipment to promote independence and safety.
- Hold a caseload and work autonomously under the guidance and support of the therapy assistant coordinator and therapists.
- Work flexibly to ensure urgent referrals are adequately managed
- Supporting colleagues in the delivery of compassionate, safe and structured care
- Provide guidance and appropriate delegation within the team to band 3 colleagues.
- Participate in service development and quality improvement

**The 3/4 “must haves” for you to be considered for this role**:
1. Excellent communications skills
2. Current understanding of intermediate care with experience of rehabilitation and hospital discharge
3. Car driver with ability and readiness to be flexible within working day

Berkshire Healthcare has a record of achievement and success that places us as one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We are rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC, we have a history of strong financial performance, and we have a highly skilled and engaged workforce. We aspire to be an outstanding organisation for everyone: our people, our patients, their families, and their carers.

For our people who work here that means we want Berkshire Healthcare to be a great place to work where everyone can thrive and grow. Some of the benefits of joining our team:

- alary ranging from£25,146- £27,596per annum inclusive of high-cost area supplements
- Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
- Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
- Excellent learning and development opportunities
- Salary sacrifice scheme for a new car
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
- Advanced IT enablement and support 
- Confidential telephone care service providing independent support and advice for staff.
- And so much more 

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Working pattern + Service operating hours

Intermediate care team is a 7-day service which operates from 08.00 - 22.00hrs with Early (8:00-16:00) and Late shifts (14:00-22:00). You would be expected to be able to cover all aspects of the shift pattern. Shifts are rostered 3 months in advance and shifts/days off etc can be requested in advance. Flexible working requests can be discussed and considered at interview.

**Work base**:
The Old Forge, 45-47 Peach Street, Wokingham, RG40 1XJ

**Parking**:
Parking permits provided for nearby public car park, however remote working is often encouraged when appropriate to do so.

Are you familiar with Wokingham?

If you are not familiar with the market town of Wokingham, it lies approx 4 miles west of Bracknell and 7 miles from Reading. Transport links are excellent. Wokingham is extremely well-placed, being served by the A329 London to Reading road and by the M4, which links it to Heathrow airport, the West of England and South Wales.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies.