Specialist Therapy Assistant

☞ North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

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Update day: 07-05-2024

Location: Hartlepool Yorkshire and the Humber

Category: Health / Medical Care

Industry: Staffing Recruiting Health Wellness Fitness Hospital & Health Care

Position: Entry level

Job type: Full-time

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We are on a continuous journey of improvement and transformation , however our main priority is, and always will be, providing safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. If you share our passion then apply for this opportunity and help us make our patients’ experience the best it can possibly be.

With a budget of around £270m, three hospitals and 5,500 staff, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital-based services to the population of Hartlepool, Stockton on Tees and parts of East Durham and Sedgefield as well as community, therapeutic and screening to a wider population across Durham and Teesside.

Job Overview

SPECIALISED THERAPY ASSISTANT

ACUTE AND COMMUNITY STROKE THERAPY TEAM

Band 3

18.75 hours per week.

Permanent

This post is an exciting opportunity to work within a well-established multi-disciplinary team, it is a trustwide post working at North Tees and Hartlepool Hospital, and in the Community Stroke Teams. Initially the post will be based in Hartlepool Community Stroke Team in the University Hospital of Hartlepool.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual interested in providing therapy interventions to patients following acute stroke. You will deliver a range of therapy interventions; including communication, swallowing, physical and functional therapeutic activities.

Main duties of the job

You will work under the supervision of qualified therapists to deliver a range of high quality interventions to patients. Specifically this will involve Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy. The post holder will be required to work as part of the generic assistant team and will include weekend working on the Acute Stroke Unit.

Driving licence and access to a vehicle essential for this post.

Working for our organisation

The well-established team has excellent working relationships with colleagues within the Trust and community stroke services. You will join a friendly team of therapists and assistants supported by therapy team leads and administration Hub. There is a strong commitment to clinical supervision, which is well established for staff at all levels. We promote work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangement to all our staff

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will work under the direction of Therapists to implement the planned interventions either within the hospital or in the appropriate community setting; this may include simple environmental assessments and the prescription of simple equipment (as deemed within competence) or practice of specific therapeutic interventions / techniques. The post holder will communicate effectively with community services to assist in the planning of safe and effective discharge. The post holder will assist therapists carry out administrative duties associated with the delivery of services.

Person specification

Qualifications

Desirable criteria
  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
Experience

Essential criteria
  • Broad range of medical conditions in particular stroke
  • Ability to demonstrate simple equipment and therapeutic activities used in stroke
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to demonstrate more complex equipment
Skills

Essential criteria
  • Driving licence and access to a vehicle
  • Ability to work confidently and independently with patients
  • Good listening and communication skils
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Deadline: 21-06-2024

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