Band 4 Generic Therapies Assistant (ARCCS)
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Therapy Assistant looking to join our Acute Respiratory, Critical Care & Surgery team. Our teams of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Assistants are based within a large acute Trust. This post will provide successful applicants opportunities to work with the team to rehabilitate patients within an acute setting. This post requires you to collect information from patients and families, prepare patients for treatment sessions, carry out treatments and order and maintain equipment as directed by a qualified therapist. The post holder needs to be driven to provide high quality care, working closely with other professions to ensure excellent patient outcomes.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide skilled routine, and non-routine, clinical and non-clinical support to the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Team and any other professional staff, and clerical staff associated with the team.
2. To accept routine patient referrals as defined within the framework matrix and assess and treat according to protocols and guidelines. To monitor patient progression and make alterations to intervention as required. To discharge routine patients once their therapeutic goals have been met and an appropriate discharge plan established.
3. To work independently, with access to direct supervision as required. To maintain close communication with the Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist/team to facilitate patient care.
4. To participate in the Assistant and team/departmental induction and in-service training programmes. To contribute to in-service training to Integrated Therapy team colleagues.
5. To carry out other duties deemed necessary by the Clinical Lead/Clinical Specialist in discussion with the post holder to ensure adequate provision of service.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Job responsibilities
This post offers the following opportunities:
1. Joint working with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists in a clinical and non-clinical support role with support from our multi-disciplinary team.
2. In-house training to allow you to develop your understanding of common conditions and their management.
3. To assess patients with straightforward requirements based on predetermined department protocols.
4. Prepare for, carry out and monitor assessments and treatments in specified clinical areas, and discharge in line with predetermined department protocols.
5. Modify and progress intervention / treatment using own clinical reasoning, notifying a qualified practitioner accordingly.
6. Demonstrate problem solving, and contribute to the solution, working with colleagues.
7. Be responsible for ensuring equipment is used safely, following appropriate training, and that it is maintained appropriately.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
* Educated to G.C.S.E level or equivalent.
* Evidence of recent relevant further education E.g. NVQ level III or completion of 2/4 years of in-service undergraduate Physiotherapy or Occupational therapy degree.
Skills/Abilities
* Evidence of literacy and numeracy skills.
Experience/Knowledge
* Previous experience of working within an acute health care setting.
* Experience of working with orthopaedic, surgical, medical and elderly patients.
* Previous work related experience of working with Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist within a healthcare 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.
Employer name
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
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