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We have an exciting opportunity to join our Adult Therapy Services Department in the Critical Care, Cardiac & Surgery Team as a Band 3 Therapy technician on a fixed term basis for 12 months.
In this role, you will :
1. look after patients in the Bristol Heart Institute, who have been admitted for cardiac surgery/ cardiology procedures
2. work as an integral member of the Multi disciplinary team
3. join our large and inspirational Adult Therapies Service
Adult therapies is made up of 400 colleagues who collaboratively work across Bristol & Weston sites. You can find out more about the Adult Therapies Service here: Therapies - UHBW Careers
The benefits of working in the Critical Care, Cardiac and Surgery team are:
4. Joining a supportive and integrated team
5. IST/journal clubs/ research opportunities
6. Protected and regular Clinical supervision from a qualified OT and PT service development and QI projects
Therapy Technicians work alongside Occupational Therapists & Physiotherapists to support the delivery of effective treatment and rehabilitation plans to enable patients to recover from illness, injury or surgery and be safely discharged from hospital. Working as part of an integrated therapy team this role involves working with a range of problems and conditions in an acute hospital environment. There will be some administrative tasks as part of the role.
When working in an inpatient setting, Therapy Technicians will contribute to a Saturday service (one Saturday every 4 weeks, with a compensatory day off in the week) and a bank holiday service (2 bank holidays per year). A flexible approach to working is therefore essential.
The successful candidates will have excellent communication skills, experience of working as part of a team, and great time management skills. Previous experience of working within the NHS or a rehabilitation setting would be of an advantage.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.