An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and driven therapy assistant to join our Medical Specialties & Oncology Therapy team. The team provides therapy to inpatients with a variety of medical conditions.
You will be working under the guidance of physiotherapists and occupational therapists, assisting patients with rehabilitation and supporting their safe discharge from the hospital.
Key responsibilities of the post include, gathering information on patient's history, ordering equipment, follow up with exercise plans already established by therapist and working as an essential team member in the Multi-Disciplinary Team. You will also be required to participate in a 7-day service on a rota basis.
This post offers a rewarding opportunity for someone with healthcare experience looking to gain experience working within a therapy team. You will have support to develop your skills and knowledge in assessment and treatment of patients across the medical specialties, and will have access to in-service training, regular supervision and support.
To provide skilled routine, and non-routine, clinical and technical support to the Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy team and clerical staff associated with the team.
The state registered therapist will always remain responsible for:
* Primary assessment of patient
* Referral for treatment
* Clinical discharge of patient
* Setting the primary clinical treatment plan and monitoring the progression of the patient
* Overseeing the clinical quality and ensuring appropriateness of the treatment practised on the patient
We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures ; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and, in recognition of our progress, we've been shortlisted for Trust of the Year at the Health Service Journal Awards.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub .
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on ext Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.