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Therapy Support Worker, Band 3- T&O

1 month ago

Gloucester, United Kingdom Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Therapy Support Worker, Band 3- T&O ( hours a week)

Weekend working as per rota

We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Therapy Support Worker to join our dynamic therapy team in Trauma and Orthopaedic Service.

You will have the opportunity to work with patients implementing delegated treatment programmes and facilitating rehabilitation within agreed limitations through exercise, physical modalities and the use of occupation in the orthopaedic unit at Gloucester Royal Hospital.

The successful applicant will join our integrated therapy team, working alongside experienced Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and the wider multidisciplinary team. We are looking for an individual who is motivated with their development, enthusiastic and flexible in their approach to work. The ability to work well with all members of the multi- disciplinary team is essential. You will need to have excellent communication skills, be able to work as part of a team and be able to motivate patients.

You may work across site in both Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals but this post is predominantly based at Gloucester Royal and you will be required to contribute to the therapy weekend working rota.

Core working hours Monday - Friday, but you will be expected to work within any shifts in operation, which may include weekends and public holidays.

Main duties of the job

To use the principles of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy in an integrated and client-centred way, to promote independence and facilitate safe discharge. This will be achieved by implementing delegated treatment plans and facilitating rehabilitation within agreed limitations through exercise, physical modalities and the use of occupation.

To asses, implement and progress treatment plans for delegated patients with non-complex problems and occupational difficulties, reporting back to the registered practitioner as necessary.

To support the teams with administration, clerical, and housekeeping duties.

About us

The Therapy service provides Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy to inpatients and outpatients at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals.

We are an integrated service providing patient centred care. Our mission is to 'enable people to maximise their potential to live well'.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work as an integral member of the therapy team using the principles of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy in an integrated and client-centred way. The post holder will implement assessments and treatment plans to promote independence through the use of occupation, exercise and physical modalities, taking into consideration a persons affect and cognition.

To implement and progress delegated treatment programmes using clinical reasoning skills to include the teaching of patients on functional exercise, the issuing and fitting of equipment and the practice of activities of daily living. It will also include assessing patients in the safe use of mobility aids, such as safety on the stairs and personal care.

To assess patients with non-complex mobility and occupational difficulties. To instruct and motivate patients in accordance with the therapy plan, in order to achieve goals set by the registered practitioner, monitoring the patients condition at all times.

To undertake specific unaccompanied work and organise own caseload comprising of patients with predictable and unpredictable conditions. To monitor and report back to the registered practitioner and/or other members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), regarding progress and changes in the patients condition or deviation in the expected care pathway, to ensure safety, the achievement of agreed goals and planning safe discharge.

To use verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients/carers. This may include motivation, empowerment and education and will include patients/carers who may or may not have barriers to communication through cognitive or physical impairment dysphasia, deafness, blindness and depression.

To prepare the clinical area and the patient, for delivery of safe and effective treatments in a clean environment securing drips, drains, wounds and catheters. To maintain treatment and storage areas to ensure compliance with Health and Safety and Infection Control standards. To monitor and maintain stock levels of equipment and consumables to ensure smooth service delivery.

To participate in the weekend working rota at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and/or Cheltenham General Hospital following appropriate induction, training and assessment.

To participate in own continuing professional development (CPD), including supervision, appraisal, and training to ensure competency, service quality and meet the clinical governance agenda and organisational goals.

To undertake administrative tasks to support the therapy team and ensure the ongoing care and rehabilitation of the patient. To include making accurate and legible entries in the therapy and multidisciplinary patient records. To contribute to measuring the treatment outcomes and audit activity related to the service

To comply with Trust and Departmental policies and procedures Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), Manual Handling, clinical equipment competency, risk management, Data Protection Acts and patient confidentiality at all times, ensuring the safe use of equipment and storage of materials. This will include demonstrating compliance with the terms of all safeguarding policies and processes relevant to the safeguarding of adults and children in the care of GHNHSFT and to undergo regular mandatory training concerned with safeguarding matters.

COMMUNICATIONS AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

To provide, receive and interpret routine information to and from the following to achieve effective patient care:

- Patients

- Families and carers

- Therapy team

- Multidisciplinary team

- Internal and external organisations

- Voluntary organisations

- Public

MOST CHALLENGING PART OF THE JOB:

- To embrace the principles of both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, bringing them together to work in an integrated and client-centred way

- To provide high quality therapy in a fast paced, changing working environment within the resources available, to ensure the delivery of Trust targets

- To motivate the patient to take part in rehabilitation and to promote independence, when there may be reluctance or communication difficulties

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

- Frequent daily manual handling of patients with or without equipment with a range of weights and disabilities.

- Daily manual handling of equipment with a range of weights, sizes and shapes and over varying distances.

- Frequently carrying out tasks involving bending, kneeling, and reaching on occasions in confined spaces as part of therapy intervention in the hospital setting and occasionally in the service users home.

- Daily exposure to contagious/bodily fluids and, or home environments which pose infection control risks.

- Frequent exposure to emotional distress when dealing with relatives and/or carers of service users coping with uncertainty, loss of status/role and physical change.

- Use of VDU equipment.

- Occasional exposure to intoxicated, aggressive or abusive patients or relatives.

- Exposure to patients with cognitive deficits leading to; agitation, lack of insight, distress, denial, anger and challenging behaviours.

- Occasional need to travel within Gloucestershire, taking patients and or equipment as necessary.

This job description may be amended by management through consultation with the postholder in order to reflect changes in, or to, the job.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE level C or equivalent for literacy and numeracy NVQ level 3 or equivalent and experience/skills

Experience

Essential

Relevant experience as a physiotherapy or occupational therapy support worker working in the NHS or other care setting in the UK Car Driver

Skills

Essential

Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and non-verbal and written when interacting with staff, patients, relatives and carers Produce accurate and legible documentation of treatments Form professional relationships with clients who may need motivating and encouraging, in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture. Work flexibly in response to the changing demands of the service. Manage appropriately in difficult emotional or physical environments upset patients/relatives and difficult physical environments home circumstances Demonstrate an ability to act on own initiative when working independently in challenging environments. Take a responsibility for abiding by Health and Safety policies and regulations and act in accordance with any risk management policies.

Desirable

Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning, with self-awareness of own knowledge and learning needs and ability to seek support appropriately.

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