Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Therapy Assistant Practitioner - Front Door Therapy Team

This job is now closed

Job summary

Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies

Band: 4

Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum/pro rata

Interview date: Thursday 7th November 2024

We are recruiting for a Therapy Assistant Practitioner who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

The Therapy Assistant Practitioner will work in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team, working closely with specialist nurses, therapists, consultants, ward nursing staff , community therapy services, discharge support teams and dietitians.

The successful post holder will be expected to work as part of an integrated therapy team, consisting of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Assistants in order to provide excellent therapy care for patients admitted to the Trust's Emergency Department and Acute Assessment Units.

You should have a broad level of experience of working within the acute setting to apply for this role as the caseload can be very varied, however the majority of the caseload is falls assessments, interventions and prevention, admission avoidance and discharge planning and the majority of the patients you will see will have a range of co-morbidities and long term conditions.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold

E - Every person counts

S - Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Date posted

16 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

275-2410TAP-FDTT1

Job locations

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

Job description

Job responsibilities

To accept patients delegated by a therapist or identified under a protocol, and carry as own patient caseload.

Treat patients according to set treatment protocols, monitoring patient progression, making alterations to patient treatment programmes as required.

Work unsupervised reporting back patient progress and informing therapist of any problems.

This post holder will be expected to participate in six or seven day working patterns

Assist the therapist in the treatment and rehabilitation of patients using a range of physical therapy techniques

Job description

Job responsibilities

To accept patients delegated by a therapist or identified under a protocol, and carry as own patient caseload.

Treat patients according to set treatment protocols, monitoring patient progression, making alterations to patient treatment programmes as required.

Work unsupervised reporting back patient progress and informing therapist of any problems.

This post holder will be expected to participate in six or seven day working patterns

Assist the therapist in the treatment and rehabilitation of patients using a range of physical therapy techniques

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good general education (to GCSE or equivalent)
Relevant QCF (NVQ) 3 in Therapy / relevant health related area
Foundation Degree or aptitude and commitment to undertake

Knowledge

Essential

Relaying information and explaining therapy issues to qualified health professionals across all disciplines ad representing therapy at formal meeting e.g. Case Conferences, MDT meetings

Experience

Essential

Minimum of 2 years' experience as a Senior Therapy Assistant in an acute setting
Experience of documenting and evidencing learning

Values Based Question

Essential

How do you demonstrate respect and dignity?

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good general education (to GCSE or equivalent)
Relevant QCF (NVQ) 3 in Therapy / relevant health related area
Foundation Degree or aptitude and commitment to undertake

Knowledge

Essential

Relaying information and explaining therapy issues to qualified health professionals across all disciplines ad representing therapy at formal meeting e.g. Case Conferences, MDT meetings

Experience

Essential

Minimum of 2 years' experience as a Senior Therapy Assistant in an acute setting
Experience of documenting and evidencing learning

Values Based Question

Essential

How do you demonstrate respect and dignity?

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

Employer's website

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