Job summary
The Specialised Technician provides daily support to Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists with a large and complex caseload of patients admitted under Trauma & Orthopaedics and Plastics.
Main duties of the job
The Speciliased Technician works autonomously completing a therapist-led rehab programme- for example continuing mobility practice, completing standardised cognitive assessments, bed and chair exercise programmes, plinth or parallel bar amputee rehab and practice with home adaptive equipment.
The Specialised Technician is also responsibility for maintaining and ordering all essential therapy stock and equipment as well as maintaining a safe working therapy gym in-line with infection control and health and safety policies.
The Specialised Therapy Technician is responsible for maintaining a large stock of wheelchairs as well as all stock ordering for Trauma & Orthopaedics, including lower limb and spinal braces.
The Specialised Therapy Technician is responsible for ordered all mobility aids- frames, sticks and crutches for all Physiotherapists for St George's site.
About us
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, St George's Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital, and two health centres, St Johns Therapy Centre, and The Nelson Centre.
With over 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.
Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*****Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role*****
This post may close before the closing date if sufficient applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*****Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role*****
This post may close before the closing date if sufficient applications are received.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
Desirable
- NVQ 3
- Recognised qualification in an area related to post or equivalent life skill.
- ECDL
- First Aid
Experience
Essential
- One year therapy experience
- Experience of assessing patients for disability equipment and instruct them in their proper and safe usage
- Experience working in a team
Desirable
- Previous experience of data inputting
- Work in voluntary sector or community services available for those faced with disability
- Knowledge of MDT and therapists role within MDT
- Work with patients on a group basis
- Experience of administrative work e.g. photocopying, filing
Skills
Essential
- Recognise boundaries of own scope of practice and duty of care, seeking assistance as appropriate
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Evidence of being self-motivated
- Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout the working day
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good problem solving skills
- Ability to teach practical skills to patients
- Good observation skills
- Ability to follow systems and procedures
- Ability to use initiative in addressing own learning needs and appraise own performance
- Demonstrate commitment to life-long learning
- Willingness to work flexibly
Desirable
- Basic computer skills i.e. word processing
- Basic presentation skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of proper and safe use of wheelchairs
- Demonstrates a knowledge of health care delivery
- Demonstrates a basic knowledge of the role of the physiotherapist and occupational therapy
- Knowledge and experience of a range of manual handling techniques
- Knowledge of the health and safety policies
- Demonstrates understanding of acute rehabilitation
Desirable
- Basic understanding of commonly used therapy and medical terms
- Knowledge of patient group
Other
Essential
- Physically fit and able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines
- Professional demeanour
- CRB clearance
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
Desirable
- NVQ 3
- Recognised qualification in an area related to post or equivalent life skill.
- ECDL
- First Aid
Experience
Essential
- One year therapy experience
- Experience of assessing patients for disability equipment and instruct them in their proper and safe usage
- Experience working in a team
Desirable
- Previous experience of data inputting
- Work in voluntary sector or community services available for those faced with disability
- Knowledge of MDT and therapists role within MDT
- Work with patients on a group basis
- Experience of administrative work e.g. photocopying, filing
Skills
Essential
- Recognise boundaries of own scope of practice and duty of care, seeking assistance as appropriate
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Evidence of being self-motivated
- Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout the working day
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good problem solving skills
- Ability to teach practical skills to patients
- Good observation skills
- Ability to follow systems and procedures
- Ability to use initiative in addressing own learning needs and appraise own performance
- Demonstrate commitment to life-long learning
- Willingness to work flexibly
Desirable
- Basic computer skills i.e. word processing
- Basic presentation skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of proper and safe use of wheelchairs
- Demonstrates a knowledge of health care delivery
- Demonstrates a basic knowledge of the role of the physiotherapist and occupational therapy
- Knowledge and experience of a range of manual handling techniques
- Knowledge of the health and safety policies
- Demonstrates understanding of acute rehabilitation
Desirable
- Basic understanding of commonly used therapy and medical terms
- Knowledge of patient group
Other
Essential
- Physically fit and able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines
- Professional demeanour
- CRB clearance
Desirable
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
