About this role
Job summary
Are you passionate about helping others return to health and function following acute illness or injury? Would you enjoy re-enabling patients so that they can return home, in the challenging and dynamic environment of an acute hospital?
If so, we are looking for enthusiastic and proactive people to join our Bank at Northampton General Hospital, working alongside Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists as a Therapy Technical Instructor. This is for a period of 3 months to support winter pressures. The Therapy Bank has zero committed contracted hours. Shifts will be offered on a service need basis in conjunction with your own personal preferences/commitments. Shifts cannot be guaranteed however where possible we will discuss and agree a routine with you to enable you to forward plan.
If you feel that you have the relevant skills, experience, and the desire to work in an ever-evolving acute hospital setting, then please apply. You will have the chance to work across a number of our speciality teams to learn and develop your therapy skills and knowledge. Clinical areas include surgery, trauma and orthopaedics, respiratory, stroke, acute medicine, elderly medicine urgent care and the artificial limb fitting service.
You will be joining a supportive team in delivering holistic care to patients, helping to assess and provide treatment as part of the therapy and MDT plan.
Main duties of the job
Implement and record planned programmes of care and comprehensive functional and mobility assessments of patients as directed by a Therapist.
Assess and make recommendations for equipment, home adaptations, care provision and ongoing rehabilitation, reporting these to a Therapist.Support patients through instruction and guidance in a range of activities, under the direction of a Therapist, in the achievement of identified treatment goals.
Provide advice to patients, their family and carers, teaching and demonstrating the safe use of equipment or other techniques to optimise the patient's mobility, functional ability, safety and independence.
Build professional relationships with patients, their family and carers, through use of communication, reasoning and negotiating skills, respecting others views, culture and individuality.
Provide effective verbal and written reports to Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists and other multi-disciplinary team members relating to the patient's performance and progress in their therapy interventions.
Respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
About us
Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Job description Job responsibilities
Implement and record planned programmes of care and comprehensive functional and mobility assessments of patients as directed by a Therapist.
Assess and make recommendations for equipment, home adaptations, care provision and ongoing rehabilitation, reporting these to a Therapist.
Support patients through instruction and guidance in a range of activities, under the direction of a Therapist, in the achievement of identified treatment goals.
Take an active role in home assessments and other therapy/treatment sessions alongside a Therapist.
Independently carry out access visits to patients homes, under the direction of an Occupational Therapist.
Provide advice to patients, their family and carers, teaching and demonstrating the safe use of equipment or other techniques to optimise the patients mobility, functional ability, safety and independence.
Build professional relationships with patients, their family and carers, through use of communication, reasoning and negotiating skills, respecting others views, culture and individuality.
Provide effective verbal and written reports to Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists and other multi-disciplinary team members relating to the patients performance and progress in their therapy interventions.
Respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
Contribute to the Therapy Services governance arrangements and to the work of selected groups (eg Risk Management, Health & Safety) acting as a service representative on such groups where appropriate.
Contribute towards service development activities through participation in team meetings and service development sessions.
Propose changes to processes and procedures carried out within own area of work to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Therapy services.
Participate in team/departmental audit and evaluation as agreed with supervisor.
Ensure work areas are clean, tidy and well maintained, complying with Health & safety guidelines, ensuring the safe use of equipment and storage of materials.
Exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent reliable attendance, submitting accurate daily records of attendance on electronic timesheets.
Work flexibly across the week to include weekends, where weekend working is in operation.
Notify the team leader of sick leave as soon as possible in line with Trust policy.
In the absence of Therapy Technical Instructor colleagues through planned or unplanned leave, work flexibly to meet the prioritised needs of the Therapy services both within the team and across all service areas.
Comply with departmental guidelines for the safe use, care and maintenance of equipment and stock.
Take responsibility for the routine management of designated tasks in conjunction with Technical Instructor colleagues e.g. lease car maintenance, management of equipment orders.
Assist Therapy colleagues in the induction, training and education of other staff and studentswithin the Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy services.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities & Attributes Essential
Confident manner with a positive approach and high levels of motivation Motivation for continued personal development and learning new skills Sensitive manner to be able to treat patients with dignity and respect Non-judgemental and able to work with people from a variety of backgrounds Flexible and adaptable approach to work Professional manner and appearance
Skills Essential
Skills to produce clear and concise verbal reports and written documentation of therapy interventions. Skills to communicate effectively with patients, carers, team members, Therapy colleagues and other agencies Ability to follow verbal and written instructions Ability to recognise own limitations and level of competency Physical ability to undertake manual handling of patients and equipment on a daily basis in a variety of environments Personal mobility to move across the hospital site between Personal mobility to move across the hospital site between wards/office/assessment areas and to venues outside the hospital e.g. to patients home Ability to respond positively and adapt to change Personal resources to cope when dealing with patients with complex conditions, acute or terminal illnesses, traumatic injuries, mental impairment and challenging behaviours on a daily basis Ability to work flexibly across the week, including weekends and bank holidays
Desirable
Ability to drive Trust vehicles on home assessments and equipment deliveries IT skills (keyboard, Microsoft word, email and internet)
Knowledge & Experience Essential
Basic knowledge and understanding of the role of the Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapist in healthcare Understanding/insight into the impact of illness and disability on an individual Experience working face to face with members of the public Experience working as a member of a team
Desirable
Basic knowledge of human anatomy and physiology Awareness of the impact of accident or illness on an individual Experience working as Band 2 or 3 clinical support worker within Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
Education, Training & Qualifications Essential
Good level of basic education e.g. GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths Study to NVQ level 3 or equivalent
Desirable
NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) in Healthcare Training as an Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy clinical support worker at Band 2 or 3
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 Northampton General Hospital
Address University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northampton
NN1 5BD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)