A fixed-term Specialist Therapy Assistant post covering maternity leave, listed as seven months with a twelve-month maximum, within the Integrated Care Team, Therapy, at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post-holder works alongside physiotherapists and occupational therapists to carry out assessments and manage their own caseload. The work is community-based, treating people aged 16 and over in their homes for a range of conditions and therapy needs. Existing NHS staff can only be considered on secondment, agreed first with their line manager.
What the job involves
- Carry out assessments with physiotherapists and occupational therapists
- Manage own patient caseload
- Assess and treat people referred by the hospital, GPs, district nurses and other health and social care teams, in their homes
- Plan and implement treatment programmes
- Undertake visits and transport non-portable equipment
- Work with the team and receive regular training and supervision
What’s required
Qualifications
- Education to diploma level or equivalent knowledge, with core literacy and numeracy
- Level III NVQ in diagnostic and therapeutic support, or Health and Social Care with therapy units, or equivalent experience
- Evidence of lifelong learning in a personal development file
Experience
- Working as a therapy assistant with physiotherapists and occupational therapists at Band 3 in community rehabilitation
- Working with patients who have mobility, balance and long-term conditions
- Managing own clinical caseload independently of a qualified therapist
- Liaising with other agencies and working in a multidisciplinary team
- Coaching, mentoring or training other staff
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of the duty of confidentiality and the Trust's policy on it
- Assessment, planning and treatment, including uncomplicated mobility and functional assessments
- Using coping strategies to motivate people, and prioritising and managing own workload
- Reflective practice, with awareness and experience of using it
- Moving and handling skills
Checks & eligibility
- Car driver with a valid UK driving licence, or access to alternative transport
Other
- Basic computer skills: email, internet and Word
- Innovative and flexible approach, with awareness of cultural diversity
Nice to have
- Later Life Training qualification or equivalent experience
- IT training or qualification to ECDL level or equivalent, and computer literacy
- Experience of supervising staff
- Knowledge of health and social care policy relating to older people
- Ability to take baseline observations
- Experience of delegating work to other staff
What’s offered
- Commitment to professional development
- Policies supporting work-life balance
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
