About this role
Job summary It's an exciting time to join #TeamLNWH
The Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy teams at London North-West University Healthcare NHS Trust are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Therapy Assistant Practitioner to deliver high quality rehabilitation to their patients.We are looking for an experienced, caring person to work within our existing therapy team providing a high standard of care as part of the MSK/ Neurology/ Rheumatology outpatient Physiotherapyservice and on our Orthopaedic trauma wards at Northwick Park Hospital.
You will lead/ assist with outpatient exercise classes and help book patients into exercise classes.
As a Therapy Assistant Practitioner, you will provide clinical assessment and treatments under the supervision of qualified staff, be responsible for assisting in the triaging, prioritisation, and new patient assessments, review of equipment and care needs, delivery of rehabilitationprogrammes and discharge planning for your patients. You will need to become familiar with referral processes for community and other inpatient facilities.
Main duties of the job
Previous experience in a similar role is essential, whilst area specific training will be provided. Excellent Inter-personal skills are also essential as you will be required to liaise with clinicians, patients / carers and GPs, as appropriate
The successful applicant will need to:
- enjoy working in a team setting
- have excellent communication skills
- be flexible, adaptable and able to work with a wide range of people
- be hard working & conscientious
- To understand the psychological symptoms and conditions that can affect a person with chronic pain, trauma and illness.
- To be able to implement personalised treatment programmes
-To be able to work within a pressured and sometimes stressful environment.
- Be able to prescribe exercises and lead exercise classes.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NVQ level III or Health and Social care related degree
Desirable
Evidence of continued professional development within the field of therapy
Skills Essential
Knowledge on therapy related patient assessments and exercise based programs Knowledge of how to assess a patient mobility. Ability to organise and prioritise. To be computer literate, with a range of applications
Desirable
presentation skills Read JD and PS and acknowledged trust values, duties and role Exercise prescription
Experience Essential
Working within a hospital environment Ability to work independently Working as part of a team oKnowledge of multi- disciplinary working e.g., team meetings, case conferences
Desirable
oRelevant working experience within therapy environment or as a therapy assistant or equivalent. oNHS Experience Experience of taking exercise classes oKnowledge of assessment for provision of equipment to assist with daily activities oKnowledge and experience of cognitive screen/assessment
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 London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address London Northwest University Hospitals NHS Trust
Watford Road
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)