An exciting role with the Community Services as a B3 Therapy Assistant to provide therapy, rehab, and care to patients in the community in their own homes.
Main Duties of the Job
The Community Therapy team are looking to recruit highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 3 Therapy Assistants to join our friendly, dedicated, and dynamic team working in rehabilitation. We treat people with a wide range of conditions, working with patients in their own homes.
The service covers the west area of West Sussex, including Midhurst, Chichester, Witterings, Selsey, Arundel, and Pulborough.
The posts can be full-time or part-time, and the service covers 8am-8pm, seven days a week.
We are looking for candidates who like working with people and are reliable, flexible, and adaptable in their work. Previous experience as a Therapy Technician, Assistant, or similar is desirable. Our ideal candidates will enjoy problem solving, have excellent communication skills, and want to work in the community within a supportive multidisciplinary team, helping to implement timely and person-centred assessments and rehabilitation.
A full driving licence and access to a car are essential.
About Us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, and adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why Work for Us?
* Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support.
* Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county.
* Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options.
* Excellent training and development opportunities.
* Research opportunities.
* Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton.
* Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+, and Religion and Belief staff networks.
* Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces.
* Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA).
* Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast.
* Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff.
Job Responsibilities
As a member of the team, you will have the opportunity to:
* Receive support from other therapy colleagues.
* Receive clinical supervision from registered therapists.
* Participate in the in-service learning programme.
* Develop your practice, relevant to the team.
* Participate in competency development through the Calderdale Framework.
* Support development of other staff outside of your professional group.
* Assist in shaping the future clinical practice of the Community Therapy team.
The service is continually developing and improving to meet the needs of our patients and commissioners.
Applicants should have experience of delivering care and/or rehabilitation to adults and older people with various needs.
The post holders will be required to support service developments and show flexibility when adapting to change.
The successful candidates will:
* Assist the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy staff in the treatment of specific patients.
* Take patients' observations.
* Have their own delegated patient caseload and clinical duties.
* Supervise exercise programmes and practice activities of daily living under the guidance of a therapist.
* Assess and treat patients according to protocols, monitoring their progression and making minor alterations to their treatment programmes as required.
* Work without direct supervision, reporting back patient progress and informing the therapist of any problems.
Person Specification
Qualification
* GCSE Maths and English or equivalent.
* NVQ3 or equivalent level of knowledge.
Skill
* Excellent verbal communication and ability to build rapport.
* Able to give instructions to people that can be followed and easily interpreted.
* Ability to prioritise and plan delegated work from a variety of sources, meet deadlines.
* Ability to work with others and independently.
* Knowledge of a range of work procedures and practices gained through experience.
* Basic level of theoretical knowledge relevant to clinical setting.
Experience
* At least 12 months experience of working in a caring environment, either in health, social or voluntary services.
* Experience of working within a rehabilitation or therapy setting.
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.
£24,071 to £25,674 a year (pro rata).
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