Band 4 Generic Therapies Assistant (ARCCS)
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.
* 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.
* 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.
* To work independently, with access to direct supervision as required. To maintain close communication with the Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist/team to facilitate patient care.
* 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.
* 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.
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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Maria Fernandez Job title: Specialist Occupational Therapist Email address: maria.fernandez2@nhs.net
If you would like to enquire about this position please contact Maria Fernandez on 01708 435000 x 6049 or e-mail maria.fernandez2@nhs.net
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