Overview
Are you passionate about healthcare and helping others in the challenging environment of an acute hospital? Would you enjoy rehabilitating patients to improve health, function and to achieve person centred goals?
If so, we are looking for enthusiastic and proactive individuals to join our Therapies Department at Northampton General Hospital. You will work alongside Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists as a Therapy Technical Instructor. You will have the opportunity to learn and develop across multiple inpatient clinical areas, as part of our rotational team of Therapy Technical Instructors. Clinical areas include Surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Respiratory, Stroke, Acute Medicine, Elderly Medicine, Urgent Care and Frailty.
You will be joining a supportive team in delivering holistic care to patients, helping to treat and progress therapeutic plans as part of the therapy and multi-disciplinary team plans. If you feel that you have the relevant skills, experience and the desire to work in an ever-evolving acute hospital setting, then we look forward to receiving your application.
Responsibilities
* Actively provide therapy care for patients as part of the multi-disciplinary team at NGH.
* Provide specific evidence-based treatment under indirect supervision and guidance of a registered therapist.
* Active involvement in departmental developments and governance.
* Provide effective input into the work of the Trust, to support the achievement of our vision.
* Contribute to the administration and day-to-day operation of the Therapy services.
* Ability to work independently and within a team setting.
* Ability to work across rotations as follows; Surgery, Stroke, Acute Medicine, Elderly Medicine, Respiratory, Trauma Orthopaedics, Urgent Care and Frailty.
About the Trust and Values
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
* Compassion
* Accountability
* Respect
* Integrity
* Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Application details
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tarryn Goode
Job title: Deputy Head of Therapies
Email: t.goode@nhs.net
Telephone: 01604 544427
#J-18808-Ljbffr