About this role
Job summary
Are you
Are you interested in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and working in healthcare? Want to help care for and support people to recover from illness and regain their independence?
Our Acute Medicine Therapy team helps to assess and provide therapy and rehabilitation treatments to a wide variety of patients across our two main hospitals - the Northern General and the Royal Hallamshire. They work with patients on our wards with many different and often complex conditions, to help them recover from ill-health, and regain their strength, movement, and independence, so that they can return home as soon as possible.
Main duties of the job
As a Sen
As a Senior Therapy Assistant, you'll support senior members of the team to assess and care for patients, deliver therapy sessions, strength exercises and treatments, and help to assist and move patients.
Following a period of training, you will take on your own caseload of patients under the supervision of qualified therapists, contributing more to care, treatment, and discharge planning.
You'll also work with community services and other partners to ensure patients have the care, equipment and support they need to return home as soon as possible.
You'll be a key member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), attending handovers, supporting students and new starters, and carrying out a range of admin tasks to help keep the team running smoothly.
We provide excellent in-service training to support staff develop clinical and leadership skills. There's also the chance to get involved in service improvement, new innovations and much more.
We're proud to be a friendly, caring, and supportive team, who help each other to manage caseloads, deliver the best for our patients, and enjoy catching up over a social lunch, and the odd bake-off.
This is a highly rewarding role and will suit someone who wants to make a difference to others and is interested in therapy care.
About us
Further career development opportunities such as Band 4 Assistant Practitioners and Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy apprenticeships are offered. Whilst they are emerging roles within Acute Therapy Services, experienced gained in this role along with the appropriate qualifications are a great foundation to make the next step when an opening becomes available.
The team works seven days a week, and you'll be expected to help support weekend and bank holiday cover if required with a day off the following week.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
The team works seven days a week, and youll be expected to help support weekend and bank holiday cover if required with a day off the following week.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
GCSE Grade C /4 or equivalent in English or equivalent experience. Technical qualifications to level 3 e.g. QCF3, BTEC, A Level in relevant health/healthcare subject OR Evidence of continuous development through formal and/or informal training in health/healthcare equivalent to Level 3
Desirable
GCSE Grade C/4 or equivalent in Maths Health & Safety Risk Assessment First Aid City & Guilds 7307 (teaching) or equivalent qualification/experience
Further Training Essential
Experience of working with therapists as part of patient centred care
Desirable
Current knowledge & skills in therapy practice relevant to speciality
Experience Essential
Relevant experience as an Occupational Therapy and/or Physiotherapy Assistant including successful completion of associated competencies Or Experience as a Clinical Support Worker/Health Care Assistant including successful completion of associated competencies
Desirable
Working in elderly/ rehabilitation/ medicine/ surgery/orthopaedic/ neurology specialities.
Special Skills/Aptitudes Essential
Excellent interpersonal and team working skills Able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing Able to maintain confidentiality Ability to act on own initiative, organise work and manage multiple tasks Calm approach to changing work situations Ability to maintain accurate written records & statistics Teaching ability Able to motivate patients
Desirable
Comprehensive understanding of occupational therapy and physiotherapy in line with the role IT literate Competency in therapy practice
Other Factors Essential
Flexible and reliable approach to working practices Positive attitude to patient care and teamwork Ability to demonstrate commitment to the Senior Therapy Assistant role Willing to work flexibly as service requires including evening/weekend
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Employer details Employer name Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Northern General Hospital
Herries Road
Sheffield
S5 7AU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)