Role Overview
Are you forward‑thinking, proactive, and ready for the challenges of working in an acute hospital? We have an exciting opportunity for aBand 3 Senior Therapy Assistant to join our Orthopaedic/Surgical Therapy Team at Bedford Hospital. This is an apart‑time role, ideal for those balancing work with family commitments.
Responsibilities
* Support, assess, and treat patients to aid recovery and promote a smooth transition back into the community.
* Work closely with our Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy teams, who specialise in complex assessment and discharge planning.
* Be part of the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT), covering wards across the Bedford site.
* Work autonomously, ensuring effective communication and collaboration with both on‑site and external teams.
* To implement patient treatment working within established guidelines for defined client group.
* To assess and, if appropriate, implement activities, treatment, and exercises in order to achieve the common goal of facilitating a safe and effective discharge.
* To order, deliver and fit equipment, ensuring that equipment is safe prior to provision, as well as ensuring patients and carers are taught how to use appropriately.
* Monitor, adjust and review interventions and treatments independently.
* There will be administration duties within the department.
* You will be on a weekend rota and provide therapy services to the acute setting on additional hours when required.
Benefits
* Patient Care & Assessment: Assess patients and, where appropriate, implement activities, treatments, and exercises. Liaise with families and the multidisciplinary team to achieve the shared goal of facilitating safe and effective discharge.
* Ongoing Monitoring: Monitor and adjust treatments/interventions as required, ensuring patients are reviewed on a continual basis.
* Professional Support & Training: Benefit from high-quality clinical supervision and ongoing support for professional development. Robust training opportunities are available both within the therapy team and across Bedford Hospital.
* Apprenticeship Opportunities: We are pleased to offer internal apprenticeship pathways within the therapy service. This provides staff with the chance to pursue formal undergraduate training to become qualified physiotherapists or occupational therapists (subject to entry requirements). This post may serve as the ideal stepping stone for your career.
* Weekend Working: Participate in occasional weekend working on a rota basis. This ensures continuity of care for patients and supports the smooth flow of services throughout the hospital.
Additional Requirements
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.
Equal Opportunities
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.
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