Job summary
An exciting opportunity to join the Occupational Therapy Team as a Clinical Support Worker/Therapy Assistant based at Furness General Hospital.
You will join a dedicated team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Rehabilitation technical instructors to carry out Occupational Therapy assessments for patient receiving inpatient care and in the community setting. The role involves supporting the therapists to carry out assessments, making onwards referrals to other health and social care teams and carrying out environmental visits to patients homes and provision of equipment as required.
Main duties of the job
Occupational therapy Clinical support worker role will be carried out in the inpatient and community setting. The role requires the post holder to support the therapists to carry out functional assessments with patients with a range of clinical conditions. This will include manual handling as required to assess to meet patients needs. The posts holder will support with delivery and fitting of assistive equipment as directed by the therapist.
Communicating with patients, family and ward staff regarding therapy assessment/interventions will be required.Making onwards referrals to appropriate social and health care providers as required using appropriate IT systems.Supporting the wider Therapy Team at FGH as required.
In addition to a comprehensive induction package we offer Team support, staff supervision and in-service training opportunities
About us
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or Equivalent level training or relevant experience as a Therapy Assistant/Support Worker.
- Basic numeracy and literacy (e.g. GCSE level)
- Basic computer skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a Health & Social Care setting.
Desirable
- Experience in a relevant clinical area in an acute or Community hospital setting
Skills, ability and knowledge
Essential
- Ability to work single handed with individuals/groups of patients
- Observation and reporting skills
- Ability to teach practical skills to patients
- Ability to prioritise and manage work load independently
- Knowledge of the purpose and safe use of loan equipment available to patients
- Understanding of professional conduct and confidentiality
- Understanding and able to apply Health & Safety and risk awareness issues.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Positive and objective interpersonal skills
- Effective personal organisational skills.
- Written and oral communication skills in English sufficient to communicate effectively with patients to gain consent and explain treatment interventions and gain information required for the patient's medical/social history relevant to OT.
- Basic computer skills e.g. word processing, email and internet skills.
Desirable
- At OT support worker level- knowledge and skills in a relevant clinical area.
- OT practice skills- patient handling, fitting and use of aids of daily living, use of wheelchairs
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to meet physical requirements of the post
- Ability to travel between sites and to community locations.
- Ability to participate in manual handling tasks and therapeutic handling, using skills developed through practice, including dexterity, co ordination and physical effort, during OT interventions
- Using skills developed through practice, use of specialist tools and materials and installation of equipment
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or Equivalent level training or relevant experience as a Therapy Assistant/Support Worker.
- Basic numeracy and literacy (e.g. GCSE level)
- Basic computer skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a Health & Social Care setting.
Desirable
- Experience in a relevant clinical area in an acute or Community hospital setting
Skills, ability and knowledge
Essential
- Ability to work single handed with individuals/groups of patients
- Observation and reporting skills
- Ability to teach practical skills to patients
- Ability to prioritise and manage work load independently
- Knowledge of the purpose and safe use of loan equipment available to patients
- Understanding of professional conduct and confidentiality
- Understanding and able to apply Health & Safety and risk awareness issues.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Positive and objective interpersonal skills
- Effective personal organisational skills.
- Written and oral communication skills in English sufficient to communicate effectively with patients to gain consent and explain treatment interventions and gain information required for the patient's medical/social history relevant to OT.
- Basic computer skills e.g. word processing, email and internet skills.
Desirable
- At OT support worker level- knowledge and skills in a relevant clinical area.
- OT practice skills- patient handling, fitting and use of aids of daily living, use of wheelchairs
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to meet physical requirements of the post
- Ability to travel between sites and to community locations.
- Ability to participate in manual handling tasks and therapeutic handling, using skills developed through practice, including dexterity, co ordination and physical effort, during OT interventions
- Using skills developed through practice, use of specialist tools and materials and installation of equipment
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.
