Band 3 Generic Therapy Assistant - Orthopaedics
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Job summary
We are looking to recruit a Therapy Assistant to work with us in our Orthopaedic Therapy Team, assisting the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists. This is an exciting opportunity to work with the team to rehabilitate patients with a wide spectrum of conditions in the acute setting.
This post requires you to collect information from patients and families, prepare patients for treatment sessions, carry out treatments, and order equipment as directed by a qualified therapist and involves some weekend working.
Our commitment to you:
- Allow you to work with support from our multi-disciplinary team in an innovative and evolving Orthopaedic service
- Offer in-house training to allow you to develop your understanding of common conditions and their management.
- Provide an environment to allow you to develop your skills at assisting the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists
- Provide varied work with Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists in a clinical and non-clinical support role.
- Training, support and supervision from other Therapists.
- Integration of our pathway across 2 sites presenting an exciting opportunity to affect improvements in car
Your commitment to us and our patients:
- Passion, responsibility, innovation, drive and empowerment (PRIDE)
- To be reliable, motivated and have a caring nature.
- To be able to respond to the changing needs of the team as required.
- To be organised and focused on delivering high quality service in all details.
Main duties of the job
- To provide skilled routine, and some non-routine, clinical and non-clinical support to the Orthopaedic and/or Surgical team, this includes Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapist
- To accept patients allocated by the Team and treat according to protocols and guidelines, monitoring patient progression and making minor alterations to patient treatment programs as require
- To work independently, with access to direct supervision as required. To maintain close communication with the Orthopaedic and Surgical Team to facilitate patient car
- To actively participate in the Orthopaedic and/or Surgical Team, departmental and Assistant induction and in-service training progra
- To carry out other duties deemed necessary by the Lead Clinician in discussion with the post holder to ensure adequate provision of service.
About us
We provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs. Most of our 7,800 permanent staff live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.
Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals and we operate from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Community Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic.
We're pleased to be leading the way in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The Elective Surgical Hub at King George Hospital is one of eight to be accredited as part of a national scheme; the Care Quality Commission has raised the ratings forurgent and emergency careat Queen's and King George hospitals; anddata released by NHS Englandshowed that the Trust was the most improved in 2023 for reducing waits for emergency care.
We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
Details
Date posted
30 April 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£27,129 to £28,649 a year Per Annum Inclusive
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
162-6017-AV
Job locations
KGH Therapies
Ilford
IG3 8YB
Employer details
Employer name
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
KGH Therapies
Ilford
IG3 8YB
Employer's website
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