Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients' own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. recruitment@nhs.net or phone 01494 734868.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team as Therapy Clinical Support Worker on the Hyperacute Stroke Unit (HASU) in Wycombe General Hospital, High Wycombe. The job role involves working with both the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy teams on the ward. This is a full-time role based on HASU, where patients with new strokes are admitted for assessment, care, early rehabilitation and discharge planning.
This role will suit someone who is motivated, flexible and hard-working, and keen to support patients to achieve their potential in rehabilitation. This role is part of a well-established and supportive therapy team.
Experience of working in healthcare is desirable. The post involves weekend working as part of the therapy weekend service.
To work as part of the stroke unit therapy team based in Wycombe Hospital. To work with patients individually and alongside qualified staff, supporting patients with their rehabilitation and helping them to regain movement and function following stroke. This may involve a range of activities, for example, carrying out exercise programs, using the hoist to sit patients out, assisting with personal care, carrying out mobility practice and balance exercises, completing simple cognitive and mood screens, and supporting patients with practice of functional tasks such as washing and dressing.
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Level 3 GCSE or equivalent in English
NVQ level I, II or III in Health Care
Manual Handling, Life Saving or First Aid qualification
6 months experience within a customer care (face to face) environment.
Previous work as a Therapy Assistant
Previous work in health care environment
Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi disciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate, legal and in legible manner (in English)
Able to undertake manual handling tasks
Awareness of health & safety issues and policies
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.