Generic Therapy Assistant

3 weeks ago

Derby, United Kingdom University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, well-motivated individual to join our Elderly Medicine Therapy Team at the Royal Derby Hospital in a 9 month secondment role. If you have a passion for working with Elderly people and would like develop your Therapy skills working with patients who have conditions such as Dementia, Parkinson's Disease and Falls, you need look no further

You will be working under the supervision of qualified Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy staff to undertake a variety of tasks assisting in the treatment of patients activities of daily living, functional, mobility and respiratory problems.

There will be a number of non-clinical duties such as clerical or housekeeping tasks, which aids the efficient running of the department. You will be an excellent communicator, team player and have a basic working knowledge of IT packages.

Must be able to motivate/persuade patients to comply with treatment programmes where there may be significant barriers to understanding such as dementing illness, cognitive impairment, hearing or sight impairment and memory loss, dysphasia, cultural/language barriers or have behavioural problems, mental illness, depression, aggression - from their patients or their carers. Communication will require use of a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools in order to gain a successful treatment outcome.

Main duties of the job

To work under the supervision and direction of the qualified staff in the performance of specific tasks for an individual or group of patients, as part of their treatment and rehabilitation programmes. Such tasks may include; assisting the patients with functional activities of daily living, including dressing/undressing, domestic activities, supervising exercises, preparing patients for treatment, assisting patients to increase their independence by using daily living aids.

To be able to recognise the need to refer back to the Physiotherapist / Occupational Therapist, identifying contra-indications to treatment and signs of deterioration and communicate with the Therapists accordingly.

To be able to communicate effectively with patients to gain informed consent to treatment. Assess patient's understanding of treatment proposals and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

Must maintain accurate, comprehensive and up to date treatment notes in line with legal and departmental requirements for each patient.

Closing date of applications: 9 July 2024

Interview date: 23 July 2024

If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day. We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week. An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country. Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day. UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff. Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience working with the elderly in community or care setting

Desirable

Knowledge/ awareness of medical conditions, knowledge of therapy equipment NVQ in healthcare topic Previous experience working as a therapy assistant at band 2 level

Skills

Essential

English and maths at GCSE level or equivalent Basic IT skills, flexible and adaptable, good time management, Knowledge and experience of manual handling skills

Desirable

Knowledge of OT and PT roles

Communication

Essential

Ability to communicate well with people, Ability to work within a team Evidence of good written communication

Behaviour

Essential

Ability to maintain calm and confident approach Awareness of patient confidentiality

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