General Therapy Assistant in Early Supported Discharge Team

Job summary

General Therapy Technician in Early Supported Discharge Team

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic general therapy assistant to join our Early Supported Discharge Team.

The post holder will have a positive and can-do attitude to their work, with a flexible approach to working, as the nature of this role is to support patients in their transition from hospital to home.

The Early Supported Discharge Team proactively engage patients in rehabilitation on the inpatient wards and then support them in their journey home, often bridging care calls whilst the patient waits for their care or reablement to start.

This post involves evening and weekend work and is a physical role, often involving the moving of equipment in patient's homes.

***Please note: car driving is a day to day part of this role (including driving patients). Please therefore only apply if you have a UK driver's license and indicate this in your supporting statement.***

Main duties of the job

• To work as a Therapy technician both in hospital and patients own homes as an independent worker under the direction of a qualified Therapist.
• To support patients to return home promptly and safely, supporting the smooth transfer to the community and assisting to maximise their independence at home.
• To support patients in their rehabilitation and mobility, transfers, personal care, meal preparation and activities of daily living.
• To work under Therapists direction to assist patients to achieve person centred goals.
• To participate in weekend rota.
• To support Therapists in making assessments and onward referrals to community services for care and ongoing support and rehabilitation.
• To implement and monitor treatment programmes for patients, within the framework laid down by the Occupational Therapists and physiotherapists and to make assessment of progress.
• Assist in the implementation, evaluation and modification of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy.
• To participate in providing a high quality, effective and efficient Occupational Therapy and physiotherapy service.
• To accurately record interventions in a timely manner.
• To be able to work autonomously, assessing risk and judge when senior support is required.

About us

The Early Supported Discharge Team is a dynamic service tasked with the important role of facilitating timely discharges from hospital. They support the principles of a 'home first' approach; using creative strategies, specialist assessments and bespoke interventions to help patients return home more quickly. They work closely with their local community partners to provide seamless health care between hospital and home. We are looking for someone who has the passion and experience to deliver high quality occupational therapy/physiotherapy assessment and interventions, and has the drive to shape this service for the future.

In many areas, the Trust is nationally recognised as delivering outstanding care and the Therapies service is fully focused on delivering on the trusts ambition to continue to enhance this excellent work. This is embodied in the Therapies service vision -to deliver a high quality, patient centred, modern service which promotes innovative thinking and prioritises the development of staff.

Come and join our team as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire NHS Trust

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire NHS Trust

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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