Job summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen Triage Co-Ordinator/ Senior Therapy Assistant role in a friendly and supportive team within the BHFT. The successful candidate (s) will be working alongside an established multi-disciplinary team consisting of senior specialist community physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, therapy assistants, and team administrators. As part of this role the post holder will be an integral member of the Clinical support
Team. We are an integrated team including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Therapy assistants, and admin support. The service supports multiple pathways including Community Reablement, Falls and Community Physiotherapy. This is an exciting time to join BHFT, as we develop services to work in an integrated way within the community in West Berkshire and across Berkshire West. The successful candidate will be required to provide/ willing to develop skills in providing high quality, responsive services working as an integral member of the team. You will also work closely with social services and voluntary organization for adults with a wide range of physical impairments and mental health conditions.
Main duties of the job
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for you to be considered for this role:
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Experience of working in health/social care at Band 3 level or equivalent.
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Excellent verbal and written communications skills
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Car driver with ability and readiness to be flexible within working days.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for you to be considered for this role:
-
Experience of working in health/social care at Band 3 level or equivalent.
-
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
-
Car driver with ability and readiness to be flexible within working days.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications / Training
Essential
- NVQ4/ Or Equivalent qualification
- Basic computer course
- Healthcare qualification - Foundation level
Continuous Professional Development:
Essential
- Evidence of on-going professional development/relevant courses
Previous Experience:
Essential
- Robust experience of community /nursing /care experience.
- Palliative Care Experience
- Experience of caring for the elderly
- Proven working experience of one or more of the following: Intermediate Care Assistant Experience, Health care assistant experience, Occupational therapy assistant experience or Physiotherapy assistant experience
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Essential
- Effective written & verbal communication skills.
- Ability to deal with and communicate sensitive or difficult issues over the telephone or face to face.
- Ability to work alone and as an effective part of a team
- Ability to perform technical skills.
- IT skills and experience Ability to demonstrate teaching skills.
- Experience of promoting public health.
- Demonstrates organisational skills.
- Demonstrates ability to use initiative.
- Demonstrates flexibility in approach to working environment.
- Willingness to undertake further professional development/clinical skills.
- Experience/knowledge of data collection systems including Rio
- Demonstrate ability to receive and process referral information and share information with relevant services
Additional Requirements:
Essential
- Car Driver. Full UK Driving Licence (manual)
- Have use of Car to travel to a variety of settings across Berkshire
- Reliability and an ability to work consistently to the standards expected
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications / Training
Essential
- NVQ4/ Or Equivalent qualification
- Basic computer course
- Healthcare qualification - Foundation level
Continuous Professional Development:
Essential
- Evidence of on-going professional development/relevant courses
Previous Experience:
Essential
- Robust experience of community /nursing /care experience.
- Palliative Care Experience
- Experience of caring for the elderly
- Proven working experience of one or more of the following: Intermediate Care Assistant Experience, Health care assistant experience, Occupational therapy assistant experience or Physiotherapy assistant experience
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Essential
- Effective written & verbal communication skills.
- Ability to deal with and communicate sensitive or difficult issues over the telephone or face to face.
- Ability to work alone and as an effective part of a team
- Ability to perform technical skills.
- IT skills and experience Ability to demonstrate teaching skills.
- Experience of promoting public health.
- Demonstrates organisational skills.
- Demonstrates ability to use initiative.
- Demonstrates flexibility in approach to working environment.
- Willingness to undertake further professional development/clinical skills.
- Experience/knowledge of data collection systems including Rio
- Demonstrate ability to receive and process referral information and share information with relevant services
Additional Requirements:
Essential
- Car Driver. Full UK Driving Licence (manual)
- Have use of Car to travel to a variety of settings across Berkshire
- Reliability and an ability to work consistently to the standards expected
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.
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
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.
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).
