About this role
Job summary
Do you enjoy helping others achieve their goals? We have an exciting opportunity to join our community Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team as a full time band 3 Therapy assistant, supporting and rehabilitating our stroke patients within the community.
Full driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential for this community role.
Main duties of the job
You can make a real difference to patients' lives and help them build a future following a stroke.
Your role will involve working alongside highly specialised Stroke Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists in the community.
You will work directly with the therapists to deliver rehabilitation as well as deliver therapy programmes independently to aid patients in their recovery You can expect to receive a robust induction and competency training programme. This will be further developed through regular training and supervision sessions with senior members of the team.
You will work closely with all members of our multidisciplinary team including nursing and psychology, maximising patients recovery and independence in their own environment
About us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trus
Job description Job responsibilities
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Working with the general public
Desirable
Show evidence of communicating with the general public
Experience Essential
Experience of working in an enabling or caring environment
Desirable
Previous exposure to the NHS system Previous stroke experience
Skills Essential
Evidence of Good communication skills Evidence of use of IT
Qualification Essential
Evidence of having attained or of working towards a recognised qualification, to enable implementation of prescribed rehabilitation programmes for a range of conditions
Desirable
First aid certificate
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.
Employer details Employer name Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Winchester
Romsey Road
Winchester
SO22 5DG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)