About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the North Community Recovery Therapy Team.
The role of the Therapy Assistant is to deliver high quality, caring and compassionate patient care.
The post holder will be responsible for undertaking assessment, implementation and evaluation of patient care needs for a defined group of patients under the indirect supervision of a registered professional in their specialist area.
The post holders are required to work as part of a team committed to delivering and improving a high standard of care within North Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.
This role covers vast amounts of area's such as Coleshill, Tamworth, Nuneaton and other North area's. Therefore, you should expect to travel distances.
You will be required to come into the Hartshill base regular to support the team and assist with patient co-ordination.
Must have a driving licence and have permanent access to a vehicle to fulfil the role.
Main duties of the job
The post holder to undertake roles and duties delegated by the Community team leader or suitably qualified and regulated professional. Working within the boundaries set out by the regulated professional, the scope of the role enables the post holder to make a noncomplex assessment of the patient according to level of competence and act on the assessment. They will work collaboratively with the team to meet the needs of patients with specified long term conditions by providing quality evidence based care. The post holder will follow practice policy and procedures and provide supervision to more junior staff.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire 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.
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 North of 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, 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
To undertake patient/client visits as a member of the multidisciplinary team further developing skills in assessment, planning, delivery, evaluation of patient/clients health and well-being needs.
To carry out non-complex assessments within scope of practice and as required meet the needs of the patient.
To provide direct care and support to patients in their own homes.
To identify changes in patients conditions and recognise within the post holders capabilities, when to inform a senior clinician.
To communicate in a timely and comprehensive way with members of the Multidisciplinary team.
To be competent in essential technical skills.
To give advice and support to patients/carers that reflects the care plan and provides a level of knowledge and experience to reassure the patient/carer and is within the competence of the post holder.
To organise own work load and establish priorities
To be able to work unsupervised in patients homes.
Able to organise therapeutic individual sessions with a designated caseload of clients using specific technical knowledge and skills
To use skills to interpret and analyse clinical, social, and environmental factors to contribute to the best course of therapy intervention and development of treatment and discharge plan.
Ability to use a variety of clinical outcome measures to demonstrate effective treatment.
Provision of a high standard of clinical care and assist in maintaining service delivery in rehabilitation.
Ability to work within duty Co-ordinator role using prioritisation and delegation skills enabling effective screening of referrals.
Demonstrate sound knowledge of therapy interventions for older people (i.e. Otago exercise programmes for falls)
Able to identify and formulate with client/carer SMART therapy goals using assessment information and appropriate outcome measures.
Undertake Risk assessment for equipment.
To assess for and order a wide range of equipment to promote independence in line with the policies and procedures of the ICES within their authorised budgetary limit.
To provide support and supervision to Health Care Assistants within the team as required.
To organise own workload and establish priorities (and Health Care Assistant when appropriate), in collaboration with Therapy Team leader.
To portray a positive image of the Integrated team at all times.
To be able to work unsupervised.
To maintain and improve IT skills effectively and contribute to statistical and audit returns as necessary .To submit statistical information as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
GCSE (A-C) English/Maths or equivalent Minimum Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or equivalent higher apprenticeship A willingness to undertake further training and learn new skills
Experience Essential
Significant experience of working as a therapy support worker or equivalent (band 3) To have a knowledge of assistive equipment and minor adaptations To understand the concepts of rehabilitation To have experience of working in a relevant healthcare settings To have experience of effectively managing own caseload To have an ability to deal with pressurised/unexpected situations To have evidence of continuing personal and appropriate judgments and decisions Evidence of working in a multidisciplinary team Aware of health and safety requirements
Skills Essential
Excellent written and verbal communication skills Keyboard skills / use of software programmes e.g. Word, Excel Ability to work independently and with resources using own initiative as required. Must be able to demonstrate their contribution to the team as a therapy assistant
Desirable
Interacts well with others and team
Personal Qualities Essential
Ability to work under pressure Ability to recognise limits of practice. Demonstrates commitment to personal development
Other Essential
Car driver and has the use of own vehicle The post holder's hours will be scheduled over 7 days which will involve weekend working
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 South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Address Hartshill Health Centre,
Sidhu Close,
Hartshill, Nuneaton
CV10 0GQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)