Advanced Therapy Support Worker

Job summary

We are seeking Band 4 Advanced Therapy Support Workers with a patient-centred approach and a passion for assessment and rehabilitation to work throughout Derby City.

This would be a great development opportunity for an experienced Band 3 Therapy Support Worker, as training and support will be provided.

You will have the opportunity to develop your skills in assessment and treatment in a community setting alongside developing additional generic skills to provide a comprehensive assessment to a variety of complex patients.

Our integrated, multi-disciplinary team provides goal-focussed rehabilitation to support patients in their own homes and local care homes.

You will be well supported in the role by a skilled, multi-disciplinary team, including Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Support Workers and Care Co-ordinators.

We have a 22.5 hour and a full-time vacancy in Community First, along with a fixed term 22.5 hour, 12 month secondment opportunity.

The Community First service is provided between 8am-6.30pm every day.

As part of the role there will be a need for extensive travel and transportation of equipment and between patients around Derby City.

Main duties of the job

To perform and assist in the provision of holistic, high quality, evidence-based health care to a defined local population.

To work within an appropriate supervisory and monitoring framework, to agreed multi-disciplinary treatment plans by providing and managing ongoing treatment, teaching and instruction to a referred caseload of patients.

The post holder will be expected to implement, modify and evaluate these programmes of treatment without direct supervision.

This will include initial assessment and reviews of patients, creating specific patient led care plans and meet therapy goals and liaison with other specialist services within the Trust.

The post holder will organise and prioritise their own day- to-day work tasks and activities, be able to work independently and adhere to Trust Lone Working policies, as well as delegate tasks to band 3 colleagues and support administrative tasks for the day-to-day running of the services.

About us

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

As a clinical employee it will be your responsibility to ensure that your behaviour and values reflect those set out in the DCHS Way outlined on our website and in the additional information provided.

After carefullyreviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibilitycriteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk websiteSkilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)