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Overview
AHP Therapy Support Worker: Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Generic Post. Band 4. Fulltime: 37 hours. Based between Dundee Community Health Partnership, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, and AHP Services: Major Trauma Rehabilitation Service.
Are you a support worker who has a passion for supporting patients through their rehabilitation journey? Do you have experience working within Occupational and/or Physiotherapy services in a care setting? If so, then we have the post for you!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an AHP support worker to join the Major Trauma Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy teams. The East of Scotland Major Trauma Service is a multidisciplinary team with a strong focus on high quality, integrated working, aiming to provide the best patient experience possible using evidence based practice.
Responsibilities
You will work flexibly with both the Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Teams across the Major Trauma service. The role will be based across both Hospital and Tayside wide community settings. You will be allocated a delegated patient caseload. Working within agreed assessment and treatment plans you will assess patients care needs; modify existing treatment plans; progress/regress rehabilitation and reassess/discharge within the agreed scope of practice.
The role will involve participation in service development activities. You will also undertake administrative and housekeeping duties as required within the role.
AHPs are moving to 7 day working and this post will require some weekend working in line with the evidence base and strategic direction of NHS Tayside.
You will be required to comply with the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland throughout your employment. Information on the Healthcare Support Worker Regulations can be found on NHS Tayside microsite on Staffnet>Our Websites>Healthcare Support Workers.
Enquiries and Application
Informal enquiries to: Caroline Hutchison PT Team Lead, Laura MacNaughtan AHP Clinical Lead, Occupational Therapist Susan Johnston 01382 496910 or email susan.johnston12@nhs.scot
Short listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including junk/spam folders.
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Additional Information
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Other
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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