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 full time posts however, part time is negotiable.
For further information regarding the Older People's Medical post please e-mail Caroline Wall Team Leader caroline.wall@uhb.nhs.uk
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:
* 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.
* With training and guidance, to complete a range of initial screening assessments and follow referral criteria.
* To independently conduct site visits to fit and deliver equipment and obtain necessary heights as requested by the qualified therapist.
* 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.
* To work alongside ward and therapy staff to support the Eat/Drink/ Dress and keep moving approach (EDDM).
* 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.
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.
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
*Education to GCSE level or equivalent including English and maths
*Able to demonstrate competence in maths and written and spoken English
*Educated to A Level / NVQ 3/ BTEC or equivalent (e.g NVQ 2 or similar vocational qualification PLUS experience working in a care setting)
*Care certificate or be willing to work towards this
*Relevant therapy / health / social care experience
*Experience of dealing with people
*Experience of working in a team
*Can demonstrate a broad 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
*Able to work as part of an interdisciplinary team
*Ability to take responsibility under guidance
*Know own limitations and role boundaries
*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
*Demonstrates commitment to work flexibly to meet the challenging demands of the service
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Lorraine Garratty
Lorraine.garratty@uhb.nhs.uk
01214247798
Agenda for Change
Band 3
Permanent
Full-Time, Flexible Working
304-9002905LD
Good Hope Hospital Rectory Rd Sutton Coldfield West Midlands B75 7RR
This vacancy is closed to applications.