Overview
Our vision is for the people of Croydon to experience well-co-ordinated care and support in the most appropriate setting, which is truly person-centred and helps them to maintain their independence. Croydon Health Services are in a new Alliance Partnership with other health and social care providers in Croydon and the LIFE service is one of our new integrated service models. This means bringing together health and social care teams who work to support people to remain independent and healthy in particular to prevent admissions to hospital and shorten hospital stays. LIFE is a person centred service available 7 days a week.
The Band 4 senior Therapy Assistant will work with a team of nurses, therapists, support workers and social services staff to deliver short-term interventions, rehabilitation and reablement in the community for up to 7 days, following hospital discharge. Our aim is to prevent unnecessary readmission to hospital, facilitate discharge from hospital and most importantly to help patients achieve their maximum potential.
The Senior Therapy Assistant will participate in covering the service across 7 days per week, including bank holidays. You will also need awareness and knowledge of community services and will need to work closely with the multi-disciplinary team in helping to facilitate safe discharges and promote independence in the persons own home. The post holder will work as a member of the LIFE therapy team within the Community, Home first and within the Croydon Intermediate Care Beds providing skilled support to the Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and the Intermediate Care Nurse and will work under indirect supervision from the Therapy Team Leads /Therapists.
The post holder be expected to work autonomously and will be responsible for their own workload and prioritising this effectively. The post holder will often be working alone and will be expected to carry out specific aspects of assessment of patients, within set parameters and will be expected to progress /modify treatment to meet the rehabilitation needs of each individual, using skills gained through experience and/or relevant training or qualification. The post holder will be expected to carry out home assessments.
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We\'re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people\'s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children\'s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.
Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we\'re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development
Band 4
Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow. Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people\'s homes all across the borough. We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action - our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.
Responsibilities
* Deliver short-term interventions, rehabilitation and reablement in the community for up to 7 days following hospital discharge, as part of the LIFE service.
* Work with a multidisciplinary team of nurses, therapists, support workers and social services staff to support patients to remain independent and promote discharge planning.
* Cover the LIFE service across 7 days per week, including bank holidays.
* Assist in facilitating safe discharges and promoting independence in patients' own homes.
* Provide skilled support to Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and the Intermediate Care Nurse within the LIFE therapy team, under indirect supervision from Therapy Team Leads/Therapists.
* Work autonomously, manage own workload and prioritise tasks.
* Carry out specific aspects of patient assessment within set parameters and progress/modify treatment to meet rehabilitation needs, using experience and/or relevant training or qualifications.
* Carry out home assessments.
Qualifications / Requirements
* Awareness and knowledge of community services.
* Ability to work with a multidisciplinary team to facilitate safe discharges and promote independence.
* Capacity to work autonomously and manage a personal workload with minimal supervision.
* Experience or training relevant to therapy practice is preferred.
* Willingness to work across 7 days per week, including bank holidays.
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