Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Community Therapy Team, and the Specialist Falls Service at Solihull.
We have a vacancy for a full-time fixed term, 12-month contract Band 3 Therapy support worker.
The post holder will be competent to work with the Specialist Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Pharmacists and Physiotherapists, supporting qualified staff to undertake various rehabilitation programmes and administration duties.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Therapy Support worker is to support the Solihull Community Therapy Team in the provision of treatment and rehabilitation to Solihull patients who require therapeutic intervention.
This role involves working within a multi-disciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and other Therapy support workers.
The Therapy Support worker will work autonomously, carrying out domiciliary visits to patients across Solihull Community, whilst under the supervision of the qualified Occupational and Physiotherapists and the Band 4 Therapy Support Workers in the team. The domiciliary visits will focus on the delivery of prescribed exercise plans support, equipment checking and outcome measure collection, delivering safe, effective and timely care within the patient's own home.
The post holder will be involved with administrative duties to support the Community Therapy service through onward signposting tasks and general administrative duties including booking in appointments.
The trust is committed to providing a 7-day service. The role therefore includes participation in a weekend cover rota. The role requires a car driver with a full license (with business car insurance) to enable them to be able to drive independently to their daily visits.
This is a full time (37.5 hours per week) fixed term post for 12 months.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Sound basic education to GCSE or equivalent including English at grade C or above
- *Able to demonstrate competence in maths and written and spoken English
- *Educated to A level/NVQ 3 or equivalent (eg NVQ 2 or similar vocational qualification) plus minimum of 2 years' experience
Desirable
- *Evidence of recent education/personal development
- *Care certificate or be willing to work towards
Experience
Essential
- *Relevant therapy / health / social care experience
- *Experience of working with people and with a team
- *Experience supporting therapists in a relevant clinical setting
- *Previous administrative experience within health care setting
- *Can demonstrate an understanding of relevant areas of therapy and the effect of illness/clinical condition/ disability on function and health and basic aims of rehabilitation
- *Thorough understanding of the role of a Therapy support worker
- *Understanding of confidentiality, data protection and safeguarding in health care
- *Experience working within relevant NHS setting or applicable
Desirable
- *Experience of community working -- domiciliary settings
- *Experience working with Community Services IT systems i.e. SystmOne
- *Experience of working with older adults often with a frail nature who require physical rehabilitation
- *Good understanding of working within the community setting
- *Knowledge of equipment and fitting of equipment within patients homes
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Good written and verbal communication skills
- *Able to communicate information and instructions to patients/carers/relatives in various forms (face to face, by telephone)
- *Good clinical reasoning understanding
- *Confidence to follow and feedback to therapists and to communicate effectively with a wide variety of other professionals regarding patients who you may have seen
- *Physical skills and fitness including dexterity and coordination needed for manual handling and treatment of patients and equipment
- *Good IT and keyboard skills
- *Able to plan and prioritise own time effectively
- *Able to solve problems and contribute own ideas seeking guidance as necessary
- *Able to follow instructions
- *Enthusiasm to work as a Therapy support worker and to deliver high standards of safe and effective care
- *To follow our vision to enable independence and wellness for our local population within their own homes
- *Good attendance record and time keeping
- *Able to contribute to weekend working
- *To work in a team but also alone
- *To be able to feedback openly to the wider team about your patient and findings
- *It is essential to possess a full category B car driving licence preferably clean or with no more than a maximum of 3 points and be able to use own car for business
Desirable
- *Previous use of electronic notes
- *Able to demonstrate and teach practical skills to others, including safe use of equipment
- *Willingness to participate in in-service training/ group service development, peer review, delivery of training
- *Demonstrates a commitment to CPD
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Sound basic education to GCSE or equivalent including English at grade C or above
- *Able to demonstrate competence in maths and written and spoken English
- *Educated to A level/NVQ 3 or equivalent (eg NVQ 2 or similar vocational qualification) plus minimum of 2 years' experience
Desirable
- *Evidence of recent education/personal development
- *Care certificate or be willing to work towards
Experience
Essential
- *Relevant therapy / health / social care experience
- *Experience of working with people and with a team
- *Experience supporting therapists in a relevant clinical setting
- *Previous administrative experience within health care setting
- *Can demonstrate an understanding of relevant areas of therapy and the effect of illness/clinical condition/ disability on function and health and basic aims of rehabilitation
- *Thorough understanding of the role of a Therapy support worker
- *Understanding of confidentiality, data protection and safeguarding in health care
- *Experience working within relevant NHS setting or applicable
Desirable
- *Experience of community working -- domiciliary settings
- *Experience working with Community Services IT systems i.e. SystmOne
- *Experience of working with older adults often with a frail nature who require physical rehabilitation
- *Good understanding of working within the community setting
- *Knowledge of equipment and fitting of equipment within patients homes
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Good written and verbal communication skills
- *Able to communicate information and instructions to patients/carers/relatives in various forms (face to face, by telephone)
- *Good clinical reasoning understanding
- *Confidence to follow and feedback to therapists and to communicate effectively with a wide variety of other professionals regarding patients who you may have seen
- *Physical skills and fitness including dexterity and coordination needed for manual handling and treatment of patients and equipment
- *Good IT and keyboard skills
- *Able to plan and prioritise own time effectively
- *Able to solve problems and contribute own ideas seeking guidance as necessary
- *Able to follow instructions
- *Enthusiasm to work as a Therapy support worker and to deliver high standards of safe and effective care
- *To follow our vision to enable independence and wellness for our local population within their own homes
- *Good attendance record and time keeping
- *Able to contribute to weekend working
- *To work in a team but also alone
- *To be able to feedback openly to the wider team about your patient and findings
- *It is essential to possess a full category B car driving licence preferably clean or with no more than a maximum of 3 points and be able to use own car for business
Desirable
- *Previous use of electronic notes
- *Able to demonstrate and teach practical skills to others, including safe use of equipment
- *Willingness to participate in in-service training/ group service development, peer review, delivery of training
- *Demonstrates a commitment to CPD
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.
