Band 3 Therapy Support Worker

4 days ago

Solihull, United Kingdom University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

The role of the Therapy Support worker is to support the therapy teams in the treatment and rehabilitation of patients

This involves working in a multi-disciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and other therapy support workers. The Therapy Support worker will work autonomously under the supervision of the qualified therapists and the Band 4 Therapy Support Workers in the team.

This role will involve administrative tasks to support the day to day requirements of the service.

The team undertake mobile working and record notes using electronic devices

The trust is committed to providing a 7 day service. The role therefore includes participation in a weekend cover rota

The post holder will be involved with joint working with qualified Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists to deliver safe, effective and timely care within the patient's own home

Main duties of the job

To manage and prioritise own patient caseload delegated by the registered therapist and work without direct supervision at times.

To be responsible for delegated aspects of clinical intervention and collection of relevant patient information. To assist the registered therapist in the assessment of patients and provide feedback to the registered therapist or Senior Therapy Assistant Practitioner regarding patient progress.

Facilitate planning/preparation of and accompany registered therapists on home visits.

To independently conduct site visits to fit and deliver equipment and obtain necessary heights as requested by the qualified therapist.

In negotiation with the registered therapist, to provide a range of therapeutic activities that instruct ad guide the patient to achieve personal goals activities of daily living, rehabilitative activities, appropriate exercises, gait re-education and stairs assessments.

To follow a prescribed rehabilitation plan as given by the qualified therapist

To instruct patients and carers by providing advice and guidance on a range of physical therapy and mobility activities, as part of own clinical work or as directed by a registered therapist.

To be responsible for the safe use of equipment and aids for patients, observing a personal duty of care in relation to all resources, equipment and assets encountered in the course of the work.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Sound basic education to GCSE or equivalent including English at grade C or above *Able to demonstrate competence in maths and written and spoken English *Educated to A level/NVQ 3 or equivalent (eg NVQ 2 or similar vocational qualification plus Minimum of 2 years experience

Desirable

*Evidence of recent education/personal development *Care certificate of be willing to work towards

Experience

Essential

*Relevant therapy / health / social care experience *Experience of working with people and with a team *Experience supporting therapists in a relevant clinical setting *Experience of delivering patient rehabilitation programmes *Can demonstrate an understanding of relevant areas of therapy and the effect of illness/clinical condition/ disability on function and health and basic aims of rehabilitation *Thorough understanding of the role of a generic therapy support worker *Understanding of confidentiality and data protection in health care *Experience working within relevant NHS setting

Desirable

*Previous use of electronic notes *Able to demonstrate and teach practical skills to others, including safe use of equipment

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Enthusiasm to work as a therapy support worker *To follow our vision to enable independence and wellness for our local population within their own homes *Good attendance record and time keeping *Able to contribute to weekend working *It is essential to possess a full category B car driving licence preferably clean or with no more than a maximum of 3 points and be willing to use own car for business ]

Desirable

*Willingness to participate in in-service training/ group service development, peer review, delivery of training *Demonstrates a commitment to CPD

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