Job overview
Our ambition is to provide an outstanding level of care to our patients and communities.
Above all we value respect. This means everyone at the Trust – whether a member of staff, a patient or their loved ones – can expect to be treated with respect, whatever their role or background. This ensures kind, positive, professional teamwork, delivering great care to every patient, every day.
By choosing to work here, you also choose to value and role model respect. This means having respect for the Trust and your roles and responsibilities, as well as colleagues, patients and anyone who interacts with the Trust.
Main duties of the job
To provide rehabilitation support services.
To undertake specific skilled support work to aid the rehabilitation of patients in the Community. Treatment may occur in the department, patients’ home or other appropriate setting. Treatment may be provided for Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy or Speech and Language Therapy.
To carry own patient caseload, assessing and treating routine patients within guidelines agreed by the treating therapist. Monitor progress and make minor alterations to patient treatment programmes as required.
Work unsupervised reporting back patient progress and informing the treating therapist of any problems. Receiving guidance and advice on an almost daily basis.
Working for our organisation
We offer, including, ,, and to 500,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, and, and, including .
St Helier Hospital is home to the and, while Epsom Hospital is home to the. Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have and .
We also play an active role in the local healthcare economy, and are the lead provider in two innovative health and care partnerships.
In Surrey Downs (that’s the Epsom, East Elmbridge and Dorking areas), we have partnered with CSH Surrey, the three GP federations in the Surrey Downs area, and Surrey County Council (who are an associate member), to provide adult community health services. This innovative partnership is called Surrey Downs Health and Care. You can visit our website
In Sutton, we have joined forces with the London Borough of Sutton, Sutton GP Services and South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust to provide adult and children’s community health services and sexual health services to local people. Together, we are called Sutton Health and Care – you can visit our website.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1.To gather information prior to seeing client and provide feedback to the therapist:
·To obtain biographical information and knowledge from relevant sources of information, e.g. medical notes, computer records.
·To take a simple case history.
·To explore other sources of external information relating to patients.
2.To contribute to the assessment process and provide feedback to the therapist:
·To carry out mobility and transfer assessments for specific pieces of equipment as requested by therapy or nursing staff and report back to qualified member of the team regarding the need for further input.
1.To implement therapy programmes/approaches, both on an individual basis and for groups and provide feedback to therapist.
·To carry out programme devised by the therapist using a range of delegated exercises and manual physical therapy techniques.
·To work jointly with clinicians in cases which are complex and may require physical moving and handling as part of their rehabilitation.
·To plan patient treatment programmes for the approval of the therapist and implement.
·To monitor progress and to implement changes as appropriate keeping the therapist informed.
·To undertake support work alongside the therapist for highly dependent patients with complex needs.
·To be responsible for assessing and managing clinical risk in relation to your own caseload, seeking guidance and help from therapist as appropriate.
·Will not attempt any procedure without appropriate training and deemed competent to carry out specific instructions.
2.To contribute to the evaluation of therapeutic interventions, including discharge planning:
·To contribute objectively and comment on observed therapy intervention, using an outcome measurement for a specific goal.
·To be able to adapt the treatment programme according to the outcome measurements.
3.To be able to prioritise workload, following managerial supervision.
·To prioritise and plan day-to-day workload.
·To identify factors involved in prioritisation and to contribute to discussion about long term prioritisation of work.
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
1. Experience of working with the public in a variety of settings and able to demonstrate good customer care. Experience of working in a health care setting, with skills and experience in rehabilitation of patients, general mobility skills and communication Good Verbal and written communication skills
Desirable criteria
2. Good organisational skills Ability to work on own initiative & as part of a team
education
Essential criteria
3. 5 GCSE's at Grade C or equivalent including English language and Maths
Our mission: ‘to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.’
There’s never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.
Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.
We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you're attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.
FURTHER INFORMATION
**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION MAY CLOSE EARLIER THAN THE STATED CLOSING DATE IF A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED. IF YOU WISH TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, YOU ARE ADVISED TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE**
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For new entrants into the NHS, your pay under the Agenda for Change or Medical & Dental Pay Bands, will normally be set at the minimum of the pay band as advertised.
If you apply for this position and do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed for interview on this occasion.
ESTH values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Internal applicants from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged to seek development support such as work shadowing and interview skills coaching.