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About
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust was created on October 1, 2007 by merging St Mary’s NHS Trust and Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust and integrating with the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London. Now one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country, we have come together with the College to establish one of the UK’s first Academic Health Science Centres (AHSCs).
The creation of the AHSC is a major advance for patient care, clinical teaching and scientific invention and innovation. The fusion of the different strands of our work and the achievements that can now be realised will lead to significant benefits for patients and greater advances in healthcare than we could have delivered apart.
Therapy support worker
Closed for applications on: 22-Aug-2024 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 22-Aug-2024 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- Therapy support worker
- Town
- London
- Postcode
- W2 1NY
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £30,279 - £33,116 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 4)
Specialty
- Main area
- Integrated care / Therapies
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
Imperial College Hospital NHS Trust has a world-class reputation for teaching and research. We provide a wide range of general and specialist services and play a central role in the local community. Based in West London we are easy to reach through public transport and have immediate access to all that the capital has to offer.
The trusts has five sites across London. The current vacancy is based in our Trauma and Neuro-therapies team at St Marys Hospital in Paddington. St Marys is one of the 4 major trauma centres in London as well as being a regional neurosciences centre.
You will be supporting people in their early stages of rehabilitation, supporting the team and individuals to make changes in their health. The work is varied and requires initiative, innovation, self-motivation and to be able to motivate others.
In providing this service, you will be expected to be professional, efficient, effective, and committed to your own development and that of a service, contributing every day to making the healthcare experience better.
Advert
The aim of the post is to provide support to the occupational and physiotherapy team working within the acute trauma and neurotherapy team at St Marys Hospital. The role will include both clinical and administrative duties. You will be working directly with patients and implementing their prescribed therapy, both with therapists and independently. Non clinical duties include; keeping notes, inputting data, making referrals and ordering equipment. You will develop your skills through a competency framework and be supported to do this by qualified staff.
The post will suit a good communicator with an interest in caring for people, someone who is interested in developing a career in the therapies or healthcare. Previous experience in the hospital setting, working with people with neurological problems and being part of a team would be essential.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- General Education to A level or equivalent and/or NVQ level 3 Promoting Independence/Care/AHP support worker or equivalent Health Apprenticeship qualification/Vocational training qualification.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of further education/study in health or social sciences / related subject Care certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous significant experience as a therapy assistant or equivalent in a health care setting.
- Previous experience of effective multi-disciplinary team working.
- Demonstrate knowledge of health care delivery.
- Demonstrate an insight into caring/supportive role.
- Be able to recognise and be willing to seek advice and assistance from qualified staff as required.
- Able to work flexibly based on the needs of the service.
- Knowledge of the role of the therapists.
- Understanding the Rehabilitation Assistant role and its limitations.
- Experience of administrative work e.g. data collection and management
- Able to comprehend and work within the Trust’s policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of the patients.
Desirable criteria
- Previous work in an acute hospital environment
- Knowledge of a variety of therapy approaches in different professions.
- Experience of working in the National Health Service.
- Experience working with adults with acquired cognitive/ communication difficulties and/or challenging behaviour
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Good organisational skills.
- Able to work both independently following protocols and within a team.
- Demonstrates initiative and self-motivation
- Able to manage time and prioritise workload.
- Basic IT skills – data entry (e.g. PAS), Word/Excel/PPT
Desirable criteria
- Interest in variety of leisure and hobbies and able use these topics/finding connections with patients to build rapport
- Knowledge of communication aids / iPad apps to support therapy
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Kingshott
- Job title
- Physiotherapis
- Email address
- [email protected]
No longer accepting applications
Sorry, this vacancy is no longer accepting applications.
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