Responsibilities
* Supporting assessment, treatment planning, and therapy sessions for patients with varied needs
* Administrative tasks such as patient bookings, stock management, equipment cleaning, and class preparation
* Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team (MDT)
* Writing patient notes, emails and recording conversations
* Communicating with colleagues, wider MDT staff, patients and carers
* Arranging / completing onward referrals to community and rehabilitation settings under guidance of the therapists
* Occasional weekend work (typically one shift per month)
* Adherence with mandatory training, appraisal and supervision
* Communicating effectively with patients and carers to maximise rehabilitation potential
* Understanding and using skills of communication such as persuasion, motivation and explanation
* Gain informed consent when interacting / assessing / treating and working with a wide variety of patients
* Overcome barriers to effective communication such as loss of hearing, altered perception, expressive and receptive dysphasia, pain, fear, etc. by altering style and format of communication used
* Understand and gain valid consent prior to actions or providing interventions / care and record this appropriately
* Work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment as advised by the qualified therapist
* Maintain accurate assessment and treatment records in line with legal and trust requirements
* Work collaboratively across agencies and organisational boundaries and ensure delivery of an integrated service through effective communication
* Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management, apply to own work situation
* Provide effective advice, information and support for patients and carers
* Ensure staff, patients and carers are aware of the role of therapists within own speciality area
Benefits
* Purposeful and flexible job role
* Access to a competitive benefits package including a generous annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities
* Opportunities for career growth and development within a large NHS trust
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