Senior Therapy Assistant in Sheffield

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Integrated Care Team - Therapy for Band 3 Senior Therapy Assistant in the West of Sheffield. The Therapy Team assess and offer person centred rehabilitation for people referred from various sources: the Hospital, GPs, District Nurses, other Health and Social Care teams. ICT Therapy treat people from the age of 16 to older adults with a variety of conditions and therapy needs in their home environment.

Senior Therapy Assistants work with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, to carry out rehabilitation programmes and manage their own patient caseload. They are supported by the team and have regular training and supervision.

The successful applicant should have extensive and relevant experience of working in rehabilitation in the NHS, have NVQ III in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Care or Health and Social Care (with therapy specific units) or equivalent qualifications or experience. The applicant must have daily access to a car and have a valid driving licence. This is a seven-day service and covers weekends and Bank Holidays.

Main duties of the job:

• To assist the interdisciplinary team in the provision of patient centred care.
• To implement packages of care and rehabilitation programmes in the community and complete patient records.
• Undertake assessment of patients within departmental guidelines.
• To assist the interdisciplinary team in maintaining an efficient working environment.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of its staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.

This service is a 7 day service, which includes Bank Holiday cover but this is done on a rota basis.

Qualifications:

• Educated to GCSE grade C/4 or above in English and maths or equivalent qualification/experience.
• Level III NVQ in Health and Social Care/OR diagnostic and therapeutic support or equivalent relevant qualification/experience.
• Demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning via personal development file.
• IT training/qualifications or equivalent.

Due to the requirement to undertake visits and transport non-portable equipment, the post holder is required to be either a car driver with a valid driving licence or have access to an alternative means of transport.

Experience:

• Relevant experience of either working in rehabilitation in NHS e.g. as a therapy assistant or a rehabilitation assistant/assistant practitioner or another rehabilitation setting.
• To have worked independently managing own patient/client list.
• Experience of liaising with other agencies, services and professional colleagues.
• To have worked in the community setting.

Further Training:

• Be able to assess, implement and assist in rehabilitation programmes.
• Good verbal and non-verbal communicator with the ability to motivate people.
• To understand and practice confidentiality.
• To have developed coping strategies to deal with the emotional nature of the work.
• To have prioritisation skills to independently manage own workload.
• Flexible to meet the needs of the service.

Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust.

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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