A Therapy Support Worker post with HCRG Care Group, based at The Orbital and working within its integrated neighbourhood teams. The work is delivering community care under a written care plan, supporting patients day to day and feeding back on their progress to a multidisciplinary team. Full-time and part-time hours are both offered, as part of a wider move towards integrated neighbourhood health. Candidates need a full driving licence and use of a car during working hours.
What the job involves
- Deliver treatment and care in the community under a written care plan, under the guidance of a registered practitioner
- Keep the patient at the centre of their care, involving patients and carers in decisions
- Support the day-to-day care of patients, including monitoring
- Communicate with individuals about routine daily activities, overcoming difficulties such as hearing or language barriers
- Work within a multi-professional team, feeding back service user progress and liaising with colleagues, families, carers and other agencies
- Assist registered and unregistered staff, referring to registered staff when necessary
- Work within integrated neighbourhood and multidisciplinary teams to deliver patient-centred care
What’s required
Qualifications
- Good general education
- Care Certificate or willingness to achieve it
Experience
- Experience of working under supervision
- Experience of supporting other workers
- Experience in providing care or delivering rehabilitation or exercise
Skills & knowledge
- Ability to work as a team member
- Delivering patient-focused care
- Ability to recognise own limitations
- Typing and data inputting skills
- Physical ability to manually handle patients and use lifting aids
- Good time management
Checks & eligibility
- Current full driving licence and use of a car during working hours
- Disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks
Other
- Driven to achieve
- Self-motivated
Nice to have
- Experience of community working
- Experience of the NHS
- Experience of work in an acute or urgent healthcare setting
- Experience of working in rehabilitation
- Basic wound care knowledge and skills
- Experience in venepuncture or taking bloods
What’s offered
- Band 3 salary with access to a group pension
- Free tea, coffee and milk at base location
- My Reward Hub membership with discounts, cashback and vouchers
- Access to earned wages as they are earned
- Online and face-to-face wellbeing support, including counselling, legal, debt and career coaching
- eLearning, career pathways and continuing professional development through The Learning Enterprise
- Open culture encouraging ideas, backed by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
