Therapy Assistant

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Paediatric Therapy team are looking for a therapy assistant to support the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists in delivering therapy sessions to children and young people across Knowsley and St Helens. The role involves travel across both boroughs.

This post is a temporary contract to cover a maternity leave within the service.

The successful applicant will be expected to support both clinical service delivery and administrative tasks.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be expected to support both clinical service delivery and administrative tasks as delegated by the therapists.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Date posted

16 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

350-CC7138082

Job locations

Manor Farm Primary Care Resource Centre

Manor Farm Road, Huyton

Liverpool

L36 0UB

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Implement rehabilitation programmes/tasks as delegated by a senior member of staff. Make judgements as to the patients response to these activities, taking action as required and report as appropriate giving feedback to senior staff as necessary in line with competencies.

2. To provide, instruct and monitor patients as to the use of designated routine equipment in line with competencies.

3. To monitor and maintain clinical and non-clinical routine equipment as delegated in terms of fitness for use and stock levels taking appropriate action e.g. reporting of faults to senior staff/home loans.

4. To communicate with patients/carers/colleagues/ outside agencies on a range of matters with tact and diplomacy where situations/matters may be sensitive and/or difficult seeking support from senior staff as required and feedback

5 To collect, collate, record and report in appropriate form and content clinical and non-clinical activities to the most appropriate person. Taking action as required

6 To maintain clear, accurate own documentation according to service standards

7 Act in ways that maintain and support equality and value diversity within all clinical and non-clinical tasks, activities and interactions. Identifying and responding appropriately to individual differences

8 Adhere to code of conduct for support workers as identified through the CSP/COT and other relevant professional bodies

9 To organise and plan delegated duties in line with designated tasks and responsibilities responding to priorities as appropriate

10 To contribute actively to own personal development participating within the supervision and appraisal processes as supervisee/appraise

11 To support the team in assisting with learning and development activity for new staff and students

12 Take responsibility for non-clinical induction as required

13 To implement departmental and service policies and procedures

14 Participate in review and contribute to developments through suggestions for improvement as appropriate

15 To demonstrate flexibility to the organisation in meeting the demands of the health community

16 To contribute positively to developments and innovations within the Service/Trust. Assisting with delegated public relations and marketing activities

17 To contribute actively to own personal development

18 Utilise informal and formal learning opportunities both independently and with others, as part of a designated project/research

19To demonstrate through competency framework core clinical and non-clinical skills for job role

20 Act consistently with legislation, policies and procedures which underpin quality

21 Identify and work within own level of competency, responsibility and accountability

22 Feedback regarding issues of capacity and capability to maintain effective, efficient and safe practice

23 To monitor and maintain ones own and others health, safety and security through the understanding and application of appropriate organisational and departmental policies and procedures

24To identify and support senior staff in the resolution/management of conflict situations within the work environment

25 To support, through delegated clinical or non-clinical activities audit and practice development activity within the Team