Therapy Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

To undertake patient/client visits as a member of the multidisciplinary team further developing skills in assessment, planning, delivery, evaluation of patient/clients health and well-being needs.

To regularly assist with patient co-ordination whilst at the base in Hartshill

To carry out non-complex assessments within scope of practice and as required meet the needs of the patient.

To provide direct care and support to patients in their own homes.

To identify changes in patients conditions and recognise within the post holders capabilities, when to inform a senior clinician.

To communicate in a timely and comprehensive way with members of the Multidisciplinary team.

To be competent in essential technical skills.

To give advice and support to patients/carers that reflects the care plan and provides a level of knowledge and experience to reassure the patient/carer and is within the competence of the post holder.

To organise own work load and establish priorities

To be able to work unsupervised in patients homes.

Able to organise therapeutic individual sessions with a designated caseload of clients using specific technical knowledge and skills

To use skills to interpret and analyse clinical, social, and environmental factors to contribute to the best course of therapy intervention and development of treatment and discharge plan.

Ability to use a variety of clinical outcome measures to demonstrate effective treatment.

Provision of a high standard of clinical care and assist in maintaining service delivery in rehabilitation.

Ability to work within duty Co-ordinator role using prioritisation and delegation skills enabling effective screening of referrals.

Demonstrate sound knowledge of therapy interventions for older people (i.e. Otago exercise programmes for falls)

Able to identify and formulate with client/carer SMART therapy goals using assessment information and appropriate outcome measures.

Undertake Risk assessment for equipment.

To assess for and order a wide range of equipment to promote independence in line with the policies and procedures of the ICES within their authorised budgetary limit.

To provide support and supervision to Health Care Assistants within the team as required.

To organise own workload and establish priorities (and Health Care Assistant when appropriate), in collaboration with Therapy Team leader.

To portray a positive image of the Integrated team at all times.

To be able to work unsupervised.

To have good IT skills effectively and contribute to statistical and audit returns as necessary .To submit statistical information as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Obtained an educational level of GCSE level A - C English and Maths or equivalent
• Minimum Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or equivalent higher apprenticeship
• Care Certificate or willingness to work towards attaining it

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience in delivering care and working in a healthcare, people centred environment
• Experience working as part of a team

Desirable

• Experience in supervising others at work

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of competence in patient assessment skills
• Evidence of specialist extended skills and competencies
• Evidence of regular updates and utilisation of specialist skills and competencies
• Able to implement and evaluate treatment
• Able to recognise when escalation to a registered professional is required
• Able to delegate work appropriately
• Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Competent IT skills
• Able to present information, written and orally in an accurate clear and logical manner
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Able to work autonomously
• Ability to write accurate and legibly in patient notes

Desirable

• Experience of supervising others

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Able to work as part of a team
• Compassionate and caring nature
• Empathetic
• Reliable

Other

Essential

• Passes pre-employment checks
• Able to work flexibly over 24 hour period
• Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
• Able, with appropriate support, to work in an emotionally demanding environment

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hartshill Health Centre,

Sidhu Close,

Hartshill, Nuneaton

CV10 0GQ

Employer's website

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