About this role
Job summary
Fixed Term Contract for 12 months (Maternity Leave cover)(37.5hours per week) Including WeekendsAn exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic band 3 therapy assistant to join the Trauma & Orthopaedics Physiotherapy Team at University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust.The Trauma & Orthopaedic service at UCLH is a busy department, working over different sites; Trauma Orthopaedics in the UCLH main building and Elective Orthopaedics in the elective centre at Grafton Way Building. The team is led by over 20 consultants who specialise in a range of elective and trauma work. Currently UCLH provides first-class acute and specialist services across 8 sites.
You will be part of the Orthopaedic therapy team, which provides services across a number of specialist areas. These include: inpatient Trauma & Elective Orthopaedics, Day Surgery and Joint School. You role will be rotational, rotating between physiotherapy and occupational therapy services across inpatient elective and trauma orthopaedics. This role involves weekend working.
Main duties of the job
As part of the treatment and rehabilitation programme, the post holder works under the supervision of the qualified therapist, to perform specific tasks for an individual or group/class. Duties may include:o Assisting the patients with functional activities of daily living (e.g. personal care)o Working directly with the therapists to deliver rehabilitation, including use of patient handling equipment.o Assist in providing group/individual sessions as required.o Providing non-complex interventions for complex patients.o Working alone on the ward as instructed by the therapistso Pre assessing elective total knee replacement patientso Assist qualified staff in the provision of adaptive equipmento Cleaning of re-usable equipment as required per trust policies.o Reinforces the qualified therapist's advice and patient education.o Administrative tasks including sending referrals, contacting community providers, ordering of equipment.o Visits patients' homes on home assessments and measures for and fits aids under the direction of the Occupational Therapist
Respects the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of each patient and contributes to the provision of a therapy service sensitive to the patient's needs.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
Job description Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications Essential
Broad general education Knowledge of Physiotherapy and/ or Occupational Therapy
Desirable
NVQ or equivalent in Health and/or Social Care Associate member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) or British Association of Occupational Therapy
Experience Essential
Has worked within an NHS/Social Care/caring setting Has worked within a team Has worked with older people or in an inpatient rehabilitation setting Has experience in use of equipment to aid mobility and/or activities of daily living
Desirable
Has worked as a therapy assistant Has worked with patients who have long term conditions Has worked in community care
Skills and Abilities Essential
Ability to prioritise and organise own work Ability to work as a member of a team Good numeracy skills Competent IT skills, including use of keyboard and basic computer systems. Ability to work flexibly
Communication Essential
Ability to follow oral and written instructions A good command of both written and spoken English
Desirable
Evidence of an understanding of the skills required to ensure effective communication
Personal and People Development Essential
Demonstrates interest in developing new knowledge and skills
Desirable
Evidence of maintaining own professional development Able to motivate self, colleagues and patients
Other Requirements Essential
Conducts self in a professional, confident and approachable manner Demonstrates a flexible approach to service delivery needs Able to participate in service delivery on a rota basis, including weekend and public holiday working, as required. Post holder will need to be passed as fit to perform full duties of the post through occupational health, with any reasonable aids and adaptations necessary, and should be able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines Able to exert moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day. Able to frequently cope with working in a stressful environment and with intense concentration for frequent periods throughout the day. Able to cope with exposure to highly unpleasant work conditions (i.e.body fluids, sputum)
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address University College London Hospital/Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing
25 Grafton Way
London
WC1E 6DB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)