Senior Support Worker

Job summary

We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated individuals to support the Physiotherapy & Occupational Teams at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. You must be able to demonstrate an empathetic and responsive approach to patients and be flexible in your approach to work.

There maybe a requirement to work on a 7 day rota to provide weekend & Bank Holiday services .

Main duties of the job

Carry out specialised programmes of care and related tasks/duties which have been pre-selected and appropriately delegated by a qualified member of staff.

Carry out assessments/therapeutic interventions that do not require specialist skills of a Physiotherapist/ Occupational Therapist, but demands greater skills, knowledge, experience and training than that of an Assistant.

Expected to report to the qualified members of the team for redirection and advice as necessary or as per protocols/guidelines

Adequately structured specialist training will have been provided by appropriate qualified staff prior to undertaking these assignments, for which the assistant has been judged fully 'competent' to perform by a qualified member of staff.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achievednumerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.