Therapy Support Worker - Wheelchair Service

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Wheelchair Service. We are looking for a band 3 Therapy Support Worker to join our Team.

You will be expected to work alongside a friendly, experienced team of wheelchair therapists and Rehabilitation engineer.

Roles, will include assessment and supply of standard wheelchairs, buggies and cushions , power chair training, Maintenance of stock levels, This will be a mix of clinic based and home visits for both children and adults and will involve an element of coaching and development of new skills for our service users. Adjustment of wheelchairs using basic hand tools may be required eg spanners , allen keys.

Part of the role will include ordering of equipment, scheduling of visits, onward referrals, liaison with other services across organisations

Organisational and time management skills are a must and highly important in this field of practice.

As a service we are innovative, forward thinking and encourage staff engagement. You will have the opportunity to be involved in service / quality improvement and develop leadership skills, as well as engaging in student placement education.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of the therapy and wider multidisciplinary team, therapy support workers use developed skills under the supervision of registered therapists and may also work alone and with other non-registered therapy staff. Tasks and responsibilities include the direct delivery of clinical, technical or scientific activities following the completion of role specific competencies. Therapy support workers are able to make fact-based judgements and suggest treatment progressions to a registered therapist.

This role requires knowledge and understanding of facts, principles, processes and general concepts in their field of work. The post holder will carry out a wider range of delegated duties and will have responsibilities, with supervision and guidance available when needed. Post holder will contribute to service improvement and are responsible for their own development. Therapy support workers will carry their own caseloads that have already been seen by a registered professional, prioritise their own workload, and work with service users under a range of supervisory arrangements while undertaking routine processes.

The post holder will be required to complete the relevant competencies required for the post . This post will include working with adults and children.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Belmont

Ruckhall Lane

Hereford

HR2 9RP

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Belmont

Ruckhall Lane

Hereford

HR2 9RP

Employer's website

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

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