Overview
Come and join our dynamic, friendly, supportive team of specialist Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists! We are looking for a full time Therapy Assistant to work in our acute stroke team at St Peter's Hospital. Our dedicated multidisciplinary team supports patients from admission, through to discharge home or onward rehabilitation. You'd work mainly with Therapists but also alongside other health professions. You'll work your hours over a 7 day period. We have a positive approach to development and value our staff, supporting regular training, supervision and appraisal. You'll manage a caseload with guidance and support non-clinical duties too, like maintenance of equipment and data entry. You'll need to work flexibly sometimes in other areas, e.g. medicine and elderly care., The post-holder will:
Responsibilities
* Assist the therapy team in providing a range of treatments under the guidance and supervision of qualified staff, to facilitate patients to reach their optimum level of health, independence and social integration.
* Work independently, under the guidance and supervision of qualified staff.
* Maintain effective communication links with patients, carers and all relevant professionals as appropriate.
* Continue professional and personal development including participation in training programmes.
* Undertake non-clinical duties related to the treatment and management of patients, i.e. ordering of equipment, recording contacts/stats.
* There is an expectation that the post holder will be required to travel between sites for meetings/training as necessary and to support other teams if required.
* There is a requirement to take part in the weekend rota.
Who you are
Are you motivated, a good communicator and team worker? Do you have Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy assistant experience, plus organisational and prioritisation skills? If you're enthusiastic and committed to providing high standards, do get in touch.
About the Trust
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond. Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey. We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care. We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
Benefits
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
* Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
* On-site Nurseries
* On-site staff cafes
* On-site parking
* Support in career development
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
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