A vacancy has arisen for a Senior Therapy Assistant in our Therapy Team to support the hydrotherapy service.
Role Overview
This very busy and successful team requires an enthusiastic and motivated individual to provide support for physiotherapists and occupational therapists within Cherry Tree House and working within various home and community settings as required.
The post will primarily include work within the hydrotherapy pool area and Cherry Tree House involving general housekeeping, pool side assistance and working through programmes with children and adults both jointly and independently under the supervision of the Physiotherapists. Training and support will be available.
Responsibilities
* To be responsible and accountable for the quality and standard and safety of own work and to achieve the levels of competency required by the role.
* To help patients to continue with their treatment programmes and therapeutic activities as delegated by a qualified Therapist.
* Have own delegated case load or take on a specific area of work e.g. hydrotherapy, exercise class, sensory rehab. Can progress patients under agreed parameters.
* To feedback to the Therapist regarding the patient's progress, or any concerns.
* To ensure that all documentation relating to their clinical involvement with patients (electronic or paper) adheres to AHP and Trust standards.
* To manage their delegated workload effectively, with support and guidance from the Therapist.
* To contribute to the smooth running of the team/unit by carrying out a range of clerical and admin, household and departmental tasks.
* To be responsible for the safe use of equipment that they use during treatment.
* To at all times maintain the ...
Additional Duties
The role also involves administrative duties including the use of the hospital database system.
Qualifications
The successful candidate will have NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience in health care provision and will have a good understanding of working with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists and with children with neurological conditions.
A desirable attribute would be knowledge of working in hydrotherapy and skills within use of Cerner or other NHS hospital database systems.
Location and Culture
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
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