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Therapy Assistant
3 months ago
Job summary
Imagine working for a CQC rated 'Outstanding' Trust, who values your contribution and can offer you a variety of opportunities to develop in your career.
We have an exciting opportunity for an OT Assistant to join our friendly, professional and experienced team here at Leamington Rehabilitation Hospital where you will be working across both CERU - a Level One brain injury unit and the Stroke Rehabilitation Unit (Feldon ward).
This new and exciting post is a dual role, working equally between the two teams. This offers a unique opportunity to develop neurological rehabilitation skills with a wide variety of patients.
Our Neurological OT teams include qualified therapists, support workers and practitioners all working closely with the wider MDT to provide excellent therapy assessments and interventions in this specialist area.
We provide rehabilitation for patients with a brain injury and stroke, where team work is essential and is underpinned by our Trust values to ensure that an effective, safe, inclusive and compassionate service is provided for patients. This role will require a high level of personal and time management skills and previous experience of working in healthcare is essential.
Your knowledge and experience will contribute to Clinical Audits and service reviews that demonstrate standards expected from the Care Quality Commission, COT and HCPC professional standards.
Main duties of the job
To support the therapists and work as part of the multidisciplinary team to providea high quality Stroke service within Warwickshire
To provide some administrative support to the department
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
To gain informed consent for treatment in accordance with Trust policy. This will frequently be to patients/carers and relatives who may have diverse orcomplex emotional, physical and psychological conditions deafness, dysphasia, depression, chronic pain, etc. and will require use of verbal andnon-verbal communication tools.
To develop and deliver therapy treatment programmes using guidelines setby qualified therapists. patient education, exercise programmes, orclasses.
Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes ifnecessary following discussion with qualified therapists.
To ensure own competency prior to using any medical device gymequipment, hoists and mobility aids.
To ensure own competency when issuing equipment to patient patientappliances, splints and other aids.
Maintain accurate documentation both written and electronic in accordancewith professional, legal and Trust guidelines.
To hold responsibility for own caseload within a defined area of the serviceand work without direct supervision.
To maintain a clean, tidy and safe environment and equipment in Trustspremises, having due respect for Health and Safety.
To use and apply clinical knowledge and experience to assess and manageclinical risk within the limits of own scope of practice.
To work within infection control guidelines to ensure that therapy/treatment/care does not constitute a risk of infection either to thehealthcare professional to the client or to any persons visiting/working inTrust premises
Support other therapy assistants as required.
To collect clinical data relevant to the service, as required.
To achieve and maintain necessary competencies require to fulfil the role
Communication
To communicate effectively with patients, carers and relatives on anindividual or group basis to maximise rehabilitation potential through verbaland non-verbal methods. This may require explanation, instruction,persuasion, motivation, negotiation and reassurance.
To be committed to a team approach in order to provide continuity andefficiency of service provision.
To liaise with multidisciplinary team/colleagues/medical nursing staff asrequired.
Take formal handover from wards in the absence of the therapists.
Other
To order general stores articles and equipment required by the departmentand maintain adequate stocks of such equipment, liaising with manager forauthorisation.
To carry out administrative duties as required, working collaboratively withclerical staff data input, typing, filing, provide reception cover etc.
To attend any meetings as designated by senior therapists.
To identify opportunities to improve the inpatient Stroke service in order toprovide the best patient care within the available resources.
To contribute to the out of hours service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) or willingness to work towards GCSE (or equivalent) pass in English and Maths
Desirable
Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio - including certificates from relevant courses or training
Experience
Essential
Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting AND/OR working with people with a variety of physical conditions AND/OR working as a therapy assistant Experience of working as part of a team
Desirable
Previous experience of working in NHS hospital or community setting
Skills
Essential
Competent IT skills (Word, Email) Able to present information, written and orally in an accurate clear and logical manner Ability to organise prioritise and delegate Ability to comprehend and work within the trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety and meet the differing needs of the patients Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes Ability to cope working in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients and carers Ability to problem solve Excellent command of the English language. Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
Desirable
Experience of supervising other staff
Personal Qualities
Essential
Able to work as a team member Flexible Empathetic Reliable
Other
Essential
Passes Occupational Health clearance and police checks. Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities Car driver and independent means of transport