University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Are you looking for a challenge? We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and innovative band 3 generic therapy support worker to work within our therapy teams. This is a permanent post based at Good Hope Hospital. The post holder will work alongside the established therapy teams within the acute setting. A band 3 generic therapy support worker will be expected to undertake a number of duties with supervision from a registered physiotherapist or occupational therapist and be responsible for an agreed specific caseload. The post holder will be competent to work with occupational therapy and physiotherapy and make referrals to different agencies as required.
Applicants should have an interest in Older People and Medicine and have experience in the therapy treatment of these patient groups. Along with good clinical skills, interpersonal skills and be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
You will join our large proactive team of therapists who provide a therapy service within this teaching trust. We are committed to continued professional and career development of all staff.
Applicants must be prepared to participate in our 7 day working service. Please note this is a part-time post.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Generic Therapy Support Worker (TSW) is to support the delivery of Therapy Services to patients. The role will support a range of therapy professions, covering predominately Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists working within the relevant clinical area. The TSW will work under the supervision of Registered Therapists and will be responsible for an agreed specific caseload.
A small but not exhaustive list of duties:
1. To be responsible for delegated aspects of clinical intervention, working without direct supervision and providing feedback to the Registered Therapist or Senior TSW regarding assessment of patient progress.
2. With training and guidance, to complete a range of initial screening assessments and follow referral criteria.
3. To independently conduct site visits to fit and deliver equipment and obtain necessary heights as requested by the qualified therapist.
4. In negotiation with the registered therapist, to provide a range of therapeutic activities that instruct and guide the client to achieve personal goals e.g. activities of daily living, physical compensatory or rehabilitative activities, appropriate exercises, gait re-education and stairs assessments.
5. To work alongside ward and therapy staff to support the Eat/Drink/Dress and keep moving approach (EDDM).
6. To be responsible for the safe use of equipment and aids for patients, observing a personal duty of care in relation to all resources, equipment and assets encountered in the course of the work.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
* Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
* Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Education to GCSE level or equivalent including English and maths
* * Educated to A Level / NVQ 3/ BTEC or equivalent (e.g NVQ 2 or similar experience working in a care setting)
* * Care certificate or be willing to work towards this
* Evidence of recent education / personal development related to Healthcare.
Experience
* Relevant therapy / health / social experience of dealing with people
* * Experience of working in a team understanding of relevant areas of therapy, the effect of illness/critical conditions / disability on function and health and basic aims of rehabilitation
* * Good understanding of the role of therapy support worker in the relevant area
* * Understanding of confidentiality and data protection in healthcare
* Experience of communicating with and motivating patients who may have
* Experience of working in a role supporting therapists
* * Experience of working with the relevant broad understanding of working environment --healthcare/NHS/UHB trust/acute care/community as applicable
Additional Criteria
* Able to work as part of an interdisciplinary team
* * Ability to take responsibility under guidance
* * Know own limitations and role
* * Able to seek support from others when required
* * Able to deal with potentially upsetting clinical settings/situations
* * Demonstrates empathy to a wide range of patients, carers, staff
* * Demonstrates commitment to patient centred care
* * Reliable and trustworthy
* * Able to work under pressure
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.
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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