North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
Are you an experienced therapy assistant with an interest in inpatient rehabilitation? Consider joining our friendly and forward-thinking team where you will be supported by experienced physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and the wider multidisciplinary team to develop/enhance a range of generic rehabilitation skills and competencies to assist with the treatment of our adult inpatients.
This post is for Capetown & Canterbury wards on the Chase Farm Hospital site and there is potential for rotation to our sister unit - Magnolia just a short distance away on the St Michael's site.
Capetown ward provides inpatient rehabilitation and short-term health stepdown for adults and older people presenting with a variety of clinical conditions including after orthopaedic surgery, decreased mobility after a fall, exacerbation of a long-term condition, recovery from acute medical problems, and deconditioning following an extended hospital stay. Many of our patients have multiple pathologies and complex needs that require comprehensive assessment and close working with the multidisciplinary team to support recovery and discharge planning.
Our therapy services are supported by senior therapy clinicians as well as an Integrated Therapy Lead. This is an exciting time to join us as we integrate rehabilitation services across our wards to develop a streamlined patient pathway including offering a 7-day service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an integral member of the Inpatient rehabilitation team & MDT.
This service provides short-term inpatient nursing and therapy services to patients admitted for rehabilitation, reablement, and recovery promoting independence and encouraging integration back to the community. The post holder will provide therapy assessments and interventions within the remit of their role to inpatients under the supervision of the senior therapy clinicians within the team.
The post holder will be required to support the delivery of rehabilitation and recovery programmes including individualised and group-based therapeutic sessions and education/enabling programmes and also to visit patients in their own homes to carry out prescribed treatment and assess for and provide appropriate mobility aids and equipment directly or by prescription.
The post holder will work alone with access to a qualified therapy team member for support and supervision as required.
The post holder may be required to work at various sites as part of the role to support inpatient services, including out in the community in people's homes and also be part of a 7-day therapy service as directed by the Integrated Therapies Lead.
Job responsibilities
To undertake clinical work delegated by the qualified therapy staff including physiotherapist, occupational therapist, and at times by a speech & language therapist.
To be responsible for a designated caseload of patients.
To work effectively as a member of a team in providing a programme of ward-based therapeutic activities - individual & group-based.
To contribute to all stages of the therapeutic process including:
1. Information gathering through liaison with clients, their informal carers, and colleagues from health and other agencies.
2. Completing simple assessments, through interview and observation of functional tasks.
3. Provision of aids and equipment.
4. Identifying needs and forming goals and plans for interventions.
5. Completing a wide range of interventions including giving therapeutic advice; mobility, transfers, functional, ADL based rehabilitation programmes, enabling self-management of conditions through patient and carer education, home assessments, and home-based therapy programmes, equipment assessment, prescription, and safe use within the ward-based as well as home environment.
6. Evaluating patient progress through regular re-assessment and ensuring continuous progression by graded activity through a 1:1 or groups-based approach.
7. Contribute to formal therapy assessments and provide feedback.
8. Review of patients after completion of minor adaptations to home environment.
9. Discharge planning including completion of appropriate referrals and reports, home visits, and follow-up visits as directed by the qualified therapy staff.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
* Training courses relevant to care group Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Inpatient, ward-based.
* English qualification at GCSE or equivalent level.
* Speech and Language Therapy related training.
* Work-based training courses - Communication and patient safety.
Experience & Knowledge
* Experience working within a rehabilitation setting, delivering care to patients with physical or mental problems.
* Evidence of working with and caring for adults either in an acute/intermediate care wards or community NHS setting.
* Understanding of therapy outcome measures and assessment tools.
* Knowledge of the ranges of equipment relevant to clinical area.
* Knowledge of electronic patient records software - use of Careflow/EPR/RIO.
* Experience of working in a team.
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to work autonomously & set own priorities.
* Therapy rehabilitation skills - Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy.
* Ability to organise & respond effectively to complex information.
* Negotiation skills - with a range of people including patients and colleagues.
* Word processing and PC skills.
* Ability to recognise and work with diversity.
* Reflect & critically approve own performance.
* Speech & Language Therapy related skills.
* Ability to build effective working relationships.
* Organisational skills, effective time management.
* Willingness to undertake further training and develop clinical skills and competency relevant to the role.
* Effective written and verbal communication skills.
* Demonstrate a positive attitude to change.
Other Requirements
* A full UK driving licence.
* Car owner/driver and able to use vehicle for work purposes.
* Be part of the 7-day therapy service working weekends.
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.
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Capetown & Canterbury wards
Highlands Wing, Chase Farm Hospital, The Ridgeway
Magnolia unit manager & Integrated therapies Lead
Highlands Wing, Chase Farm Hospital, The Ridgeway
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