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University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
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For your NHS career, think UHS
As one of one of England's largest acute teaching trusts, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) can help you to achieve your career aspirations, whatever your discipline.
We're one of only a few trusts in the UK that have the ability to care for people before their birth through to the end of life, providing almost every specialism they could need along the way, 24/7. We employ more than 11,500 staff delivering services to over 1.9 million people within our specialist care groups, children’s hospital, and major trauma centre.
Because UHS is essentially a micro city, we can offer almost every job imaginable. Some require a medical background, such as nurses, allied health professionals (AHPs) and healthcare scientists, but there are also plumbers, electricians, porters, secretaries and catering experts, as well as finance, communications, HR and informatics specialists.
Whatever role you're interested in, we can offer fantastic training and development giving you the best possible opportunities to achieve the career you want.
Our values guide the work we do every day, they are:
Patients first
Patients and families will be at the heart of what we do and their experience within the hospital, and their perception of the Trust will be our measure of success.
Working together
Our clinical teams will provide services to patients and are crucial to our success. We have launched a leadership strategy that ensures our clinical management teams are engaged in the day-to-day management and governance of the Trust.
Always improving
Our reputation is research and development and our approach to education and training will continue to incorporate new ideas, technologies greater efficiencies in the service we provide.
Our careers website
If you'd like to find out more about UHS, the benefits we offer our employees, or if you are thinking of moving to the Hampshire area and would like some guidance, head to
https://careers.uhs.nhs.uk/Why-UHS/About-the-Trust/COVID-19-UPDATE.aspx
for more information.
Band 4 Advanced Therapy Technician - AMU/ED
Closed for applications on: 22-Tach-2024 00:05
Statws y swydd wag: Closed
Closed for applications on: 22-Tach-2024 00:05
Manylion allweddol
Lleoliad
- Gwefan
- Southampton General Hospital
- Cyfeiriad
- Tremona Rd,
- Tref
- Southampton
- Cod post
- SO16 6YD
- Major / Minor Region
- Hampshire
Math o gontract a phatrwm gwaith
- Contract
- Parhaol
- Oriau
- Llawnamser
- Rhan-amser
- Gweithio hyblyg
Cyflog
- Gradd
- Band 4
Arbenigedd
- Prif leoliad
- Clinical Support
- Dyddiad y cyfweliad
- 11/12/2024
Trosolwg o'r swydd
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description for the role.
Advert
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Advanced Therapy Technician to join Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and Emergency Department (ED) therapies team at University Hospital Southampton. The Emergency Department and Acute Medical Unit is a fast-paced environment requiring rapid assessment, treatment, and discharge, where possible, of a variety of patient presentations. We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, reliable, and flexible Therapy Technician who can work closely within our integrated therapy team and multidisciplinary teams.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.
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You will work as part of a team delivering a therapy service from 8am to 6pm across a 7-day service, including weekends and bank holidays, allocated on a roster basis. Staff within the team currently work a variety of hours and flexible working options can be discussed.
This post is part of the wider Therapy services department. You will have many opportunities to develop new skills and knowledge through our in-service training. You will be part of a large department of over 290wte Therapy staff including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy support staff.
This B4 advanced Therapy Technician post offers you the chance to work in a friendly, supportive MDT environment with a team committed to improving patient care and experience. You will work within the wider multi-disciplinary team across AMU and ED which consists of 90 beds in total. Patients present with a wide range of diagnoses and often have multiple pathologies and complex social situations. It is a fast-paced environment where effective communication, prioritisation, and teamwork are essential. Our focus is early assessment and complex discharge planning alongside the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists in the team.
This role will involve working in the well-established, proactive integrated therapy service across ED and AMU. The aims of this flexible and responsive service will be to provide prompt therapy assessments, implement frailty care pathways, facilitate appropriate discharges, admission avoidance, complex equipment needs, cognitive assessments alongside the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists across AMU and ED.
We are looking for a highly motivated, passionate, and organised individual who can help us provide patient centred care that we strive for.
Essential Skills:
• Experience of working in an acute clinical hospital setting or fast-paced clinical environment
• Experience helping others with their personal care; washing, dressing and toileting needs.
• Happy working alone, making decisions, as well as part of a wider team.
• Good communicator (verbal and written)
• Able to work flexibly over 7-days on a rota basis.
• Clear desire for wanting to work at UHS given in your application form.
• Clear desire for wanting to work in ED/AMU given in your application form.
• Knowledge and understanding of NHS systems.
Desirable skills for this role:
• Able to remain calm under pressure.
• Knowledge of discharge options
• Able to show initiative and to be a proactive member of the team.
If this post is not for you and you are interested in finding out about other Therapy opportunities, please email [email protected]
We look forward to hearing from you.
Gofynion yr ymgeisydd
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Manyleb y person
Trust Values
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Skills and competencies
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Communication
- Time management
- Record keeping
- Teamwork
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- NVQ4 in a health or social care subject or equivalent level of experience
- Relevant experience working in a healthcare, education or customer facing setting
- Demonstrates the ability to acknowledge changes in the patient’s physical/psychological needs and manage as appropriate
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience working in an acute hospital
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- [email protected]
- Teitl y swydd
- Advanced Physiotherapist
- Rhif ffôn
- 023 81 20 6456
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