Job summary
Exciting opportunity with the Trauma Therapies Inpatient Team.
Are you an experienced Band 3 NHS healthcare worker looking to develop your career to band 4 therapy assistant, seeking the opportunity to work within our Trauma Therapies multi-disciplinary team?
We have an exciting opportunity to offer 1 full time band 4 role within the John Radcliffe, Trauma Therapies Team.
We are seeking a candidate that has previous NHS healthcare experience. Candidates must be highly motivated, proactive, enthusiastic & patient-focused to join us. We seek individuals with passion for rehabilitation of patients with traumatic injuries. You must have excellent communication & interpersonal skills, with a caring, compassionate approach to patient care. This post would suit those who thrive in a team but are able to work alone with guidance and support of others.
The role has combined Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, and administrative duties, supporting the trauma, plastics and major trauma centre patients across wards in the John Radcliffe hospital, predominantly in the trauma centre.
We offer a robust induction and training package, alongside regular training and supervisions for individual personal and professional development, as well as excellent provision for team involvement with service quality improvements & projects.
Interviews: Dates to be confirmed from 13.04.26 and 14.04.26
2 part interviews = Values based & technical interview conducted face to face only
Main duties of the job
- To work flexibly as a key member of the Trauma Therapy team and the wider trauma multidisciplinary team.
- To assist the Therapy team in rehabilitating patients following trauma/ polytrauma /spinal, plastics & MSK injuries that may require orthopaedic /spinal & plastic surgery to optimise patient recovery and outcomes.
- To support patient centred rehabilitation to facilitate timely, safe discharge, reflecting individual choice and maximising an individual's independence.
- To establish & provide holistic interventions for patients without direct supervision, working to establish treatment plans for non-complex patients, apply appropriate protocols whilst always being accountable to a registered practitioner.
- To accurately record patient information utilising electronic patient records.
- To record and input patient notes & data onto IT systems as required.
- To maintain rehabilitation equipment in the department / wards.
- To support Band 3 therapy assistants
- To contribute to the trauma therapies team in-service training programmes
- To complete the trusts' care certificate and trauma therapies competencies for the role.
- To undertake quality improvement projects and developments within the trauma therapies team.
- To comply with trust policies including annual appraisal & monthly supervision sessions.
- To always uphold and promote trust values
- To promote and uphold trust ED&I policy
About us
The therapies trauma team work within the specialist surgery ward & trauma unit based on the John Radcliffe site; a dedicated unit providing in patient care to patients with a range of orthopaedic traumatic injuries. We also host the Major Trauma Centre ward for patients with serious orthopaedic traumatic injury.
The team is a mixture of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and therapy assistants who together work to provide excellent rehabilitation and post -operative mobilisation to our patients who range from the young adult to the very old.
We work closely as a multidisciplinary team with our nursing and medical colleagues and have an active programme of education, staff support and research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you are interested in this role and feel you meet the criteria, please take the time to contact us to discuss the roles further and arrange a visit using the contact details in the advert.
With best wishes
Alia Grist / Angela Maset
Team Leads for Trauma Therapies In patients
For details regarding the main job description, main tasks and responsibilities if the role, please refer to the job description attachment
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you are interested in this role and feel you meet the criteria, please take the time to contact us to discuss the roles further and arrange a visit using the contact details in the advert.
With best wishes
Alia Grist / Angela Maset
Team Leads for Trauma Therapies In patients
For details regarding the main job description, main tasks and responsibilities if the role, please refer to the job description attachment
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Good written and spoken English
- Proven educational standard to GCSE in English and Math's (or the equivalent)
- Office IT skills
Desirable
- IT skills using health care platforms
- NVQ L3/ TI/ AP or equivalent training
- Completed care certificate
- Demonstrates interest/involvement & experience with research & evidence-based rehabilitation
- Attended courses for trauma conditions
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working autonomously
- Experience of working at band 3 within NHS or community health services with the adult client group
- Experience of working with patients individually or in groups
- Demonstrates a clear understanding of Health and Community Services related to Trauma
- Experience working within Occupational therapy or Physiotherapy rehabilitation
Desirable
- Practical and teaching knowledge to NVQ3 level or equivalent
- Technical instructor/assistant practitioner training
Aptitude & Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- To be enthusiastic & dynamic with the ability to motivate self and others
- Ability to work across a variety of hospital settings
- Ability to manage time effectively to organise workloads
- Ability to work effectively both in an MDT & autonomously & under the direction of others
- Ability to make observations, gather accurate information and act appropriately
- Ability to take responsibility & use own initiative
- Ability to facilitate groups
- Ability to assist in staff induction programmes & training courses & supporting students
- To be able to concentrate/focus during unpredictable work patterns or interruptions and the need to meet deadlines
- To have coping strategies to deal with stressful/unpleasant situations
- Able to maintain confidential records & be able to supply safe and appropriate information relating to patients, rehab, equipment and supplies & services
- Demonstrates strong patient centred, holistic approaches in line with trust values
- To be able to move/ handle patients safely
- Adherence to Royal College of Occupational Therapy or Chartered Society of Physiotherapists; and HCPC guidelines and codes of ethics and professional conduct for Therapy Assistants
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability to manage challenging behaviours
- Demonstrates ability to approach work challenges flexibly
- Experience with risk assessment in health care
- Experience with training/ teaching in healthcare setting
- Experience within Trauma specific rehabilitation in Occupational therapy services
- Experience within Trauma specific rehabilitation in Physiotherapy services
- Demonstrates eagerness to develop career in rehabilitation
Equality & Diversity
Essential
- To demonstrate understanding and compliance with Equality and Diversity legislation and policies
- Demonstrates ability to uphold trust values
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Good written and spoken English
- Proven educational standard to GCSE in English and Math's (or the equivalent)
- Office IT skills
Desirable
- IT skills using health care platforms
- NVQ L3/ TI/ AP or equivalent training
- Completed care certificate
- Demonstrates interest/involvement & experience with research & evidence-based rehabilitation
- Attended courses for trauma conditions
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working autonomously
- Experience of working at band 3 within NHS or community health services with the adult client group
- Experience of working with patients individually or in groups
- Demonstrates a clear understanding of Health and Community Services related to Trauma
- Experience working within Occupational therapy or Physiotherapy rehabilitation
Desirable
- Practical and teaching knowledge to NVQ3 level or equivalent
- Technical instructor/assistant practitioner training
Aptitude & Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- To be enthusiastic & dynamic with the ability to motivate self and others
- Ability to work across a variety of hospital settings
- Ability to manage time effectively to organise workloads
- Ability to work effectively both in an MDT & autonomously & under the direction of others
- Ability to make observations, gather accurate information and act appropriately
- Ability to take responsibility & use own initiative
- Ability to facilitate groups
- Ability to assist in staff induction programmes & training courses & supporting students
- To be able to concentrate/focus during unpredictable work patterns or interruptions and the need to meet deadlines
- To have coping strategies to deal with stressful/unpleasant situations
- Able to maintain confidential records & be able to supply safe and appropriate information relating to patients, rehab, equipment and supplies & services
- Demonstrates strong patient centred, holistic approaches in line with trust values
- To be able to move/ handle patients safely
- Adherence to Royal College of Occupational Therapy or Chartered Society of Physiotherapists; and HCPC guidelines and codes of ethics and professional conduct for Therapy Assistants
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability to manage challenging behaviours
- Demonstrates ability to approach work challenges flexibly
- Experience with risk assessment in health care
- Experience with training/ teaching in healthcare setting
- Experience within Trauma specific rehabilitation in Occupational therapy services
- Experience within Trauma specific rehabilitation in Physiotherapy services
- Demonstrates eagerness to develop career in rehabilitation
Equality & Diversity
Essential
- To demonstrate understanding and compliance with Equality and Diversity legislation and policies
- Demonstrates ability to uphold trust values
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.
