Specialist Therapy Assistant

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE Grade A-C or equivalent in English and maths or equivalent qualification / relevant experience.
• NVQ/QCF level 3/4 in healthcare or equivalent relevant qualification / relevant experience

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake additional training to gain knowledge and skills specific to stroke rehabilitation.

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience as a therapy technical instructor/ senior rehabilitation assistant (band 3)
• Recent experience of working within NHS rehabilitation teams
• Have knowledge of wheelchairs, assistive equipment and minor adaptations

Desirable

• Experience working within the field of stroke/neurology
• Experience of working in an inpatient rehabilitation setting
• Experience of using outcome measures to record patient progress
• Experience of undertaking cognitive/mood screens
• Experience of managing own caseload

Further Training

Essential

• Current knowledge & skills in therapy practice relevant to speciality
• Evidence of continuing personal and professional development

Desirable

• Completion of further stroke/ neurology specific training/courses

special skills and aptitudes

Essential

• Comprehensive understanding of both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy practice
• Effective written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate with patients who have impaired communication abilities
• Excellent interpersonal and team working skills
• Ability to empathise with and motivate others
• Ability to act on own initiative, organise work and manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to work within your scope of practice and seek help when required.
• Ability to maintain accurate written records.
• Ability to undertake moving and handling procedures
• Experience of using Information Technology

Desirable

• Experience leading rehabilitation groups (e.g. exercise groups, breakfast clubs)
• Ability to co-ordinate access and home discharge visits
• Teaching skills/sharing knowledge with patients and colleagues.
• Experience of goal setting with patients
• Experience of positively contributing to the development and modernisation of a service

Other factors

Essential

• Positive attitude to patient care and teamwork
• Willing to work flexibly as the service requires including weekend and Bank Holiday working.
• Willing to adhere to STHFT PROUD values

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).