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Therapy Assistant
The closing date is 09 July 2025
South Locality: Community Therapy Response Team
Base: Stratford Location
We are looking for flexible, dynamic, and enthusiastic Band 3 Therapy Assistant to join our exciting Community Therapy Team, covering the South Warwickshire locality. This distinguished service model will focus on more care in the community, better use of technology and increased multi-disciplinary working.
As a county we are proud of the services our Community teams provide. We have grown considerably over the past few years and we need excellent people to continue our journey of innovation and development.
You will be well supported and encouraged to continuously develop to meet the needs of our service and your career. The service operates from 8.00am - 18:00.
The successful candidates will work with patients in their own homes to deliver integrated intervention, equipment provision and short term rehabilitation.
You will liaise and work closely with both Occupational and Physiotherapists.
This is a Community Post visiting patients in their own homes so it is essential that applicants are car drivers and have their own vehicle.
Main duties of the job
The post holder to undertake roles and duties delegated by the Community team leader or suitably qualified and regulated professional. Working within the boundaries set out by the regulated professional, the scope of the role enables the post holder to make a non-complex assessment of the patient according to level of competence and act on the assessment. They will work collaboratively with the team to meet the needs of patients with specified long-term conditions by providing quality evidence-based care. The post holder will follow practice policy and procedures and provide supervision to more junior staff.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job responsibilities
Clinical
To gain informed consent for treatment in accordance with Trust policy. This will frequently be to patients/carers and relatives who may have diverse or complex emotional, physical and psychological conditions e.g. deafness, dysphasia, depression, chronic pain, etc. and will require use of verbal and non-verbal communication tools.
To develop and deliver Therapy treatment programmes using guidelines set by qualified physiotherapists. E.g. patient education, exercise programmes.
Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes if necessary following discussion with qualified Therapists.
To ensure own competency prior to using any medical device e.g. hoists and mobility aids.
To ensure own competency when issuing equipment to patient e.g. patient appliances, splints and other aids.
Maintain accurate documentation both written and electronic in accordance with professional (CSP), legal and Trust guidelines.
To hold responsibility for own caseload within a defined area of the service and work without direct supervision.
To maintain a clean, tidy and safe environment and equipment both in Trusts premises or clients home, having due respect for Health and Safety.
To use and apply clinical knowledge and experience to assess and manage clinical risk within the limits of own scope of practice.
To work within infection control guidelines to ensure that therapy/treatment/care does not constitute a risk of infection either to the healthcare professional to the client or to any persons visiting/working in Trust premises.
Support other Therapy assistants as required.
To collect clinical data relevant to the service, as required.
To achieve and maintain necessary competencies require to fulfil the role.
Communication
To communicate effectively with patients, carers and relatives on an individual or group basis to maximise rehabilitation potential through verbal and non-verbal methods. This may require explanation, instruction, persuasion, motivation, negotiation and reassurance.
To be committed to a team approach in order to provide continuity and efficiency of service provision.
To liaise with multidisciplinary team/colleagues/medical nursing staff as required.
Other
To order general stores articles and equipment required by the department and maintain adequate stocks of such equipment, liaising with manager for authorisation.
To carry out administrative duties as required, working collaboratively with clerical staff i.e. data input, typing, filing etc.
To attend any meetings as designated by senior therapists.
To identify opportunities to improve the Community Therapy Service in order to provide the best patient care within the available resources
Physical & Mental Effort
Physical Effort The post holder will be required to use moderate physical effort throughout a number of short periods during the day, such as moving patients and equipment.
Mental Effort The working pattern will be unpredictable and there will be a requirement for frequent concentration with patients.
Emotional Effort There will be frequent exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances with some occasional exposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Education to GCSE level or equivalent
* Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio - including certificates from relevant courses or training
* Willingness to work towards the Care Certificate
* NVQ Level 3 or willingness to work towards
* Membership of CSP
Experience
* Previous experience as physiotherapy assistant or equivalent
* Experience of working as part of a team
* Experience of working in acute hospital environment
Skills
* Able to present information, written and orally in an accurate clear and logical manner
* Ability to organise prioritise and delegate
* Ability to comprehend and work within the trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety and meet the differing needs of the patients
* Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
* Ability to cope working in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients and carers
* Problem solving
* Excellent command of the English language
* Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
* Experience of supervising other staff
Personal Qualites
* Able to work as a team member
* Flexible
* Reliable
Other
* Passes Occupational Health clearance and police checks
* Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
* Available to work at weekends on rota system
* Car driver and independent means of transport
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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