Recreational Therapy Assistant

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, empathetic Recreational Therapy Assistant to support & enhance the psychological wellbeing and reintegration of inpatients within the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre, Salisbury District Hospital.

You will work alongside the Therapy, Psychology and Nursing teams, to offer activities with the aim of helping to maximise the emotional health and functioning of our patients. You will ensure that all activities are patient centred and take into account the varying complex needs of our patients as they adjust to a life changing Spinal Cord Injury.

The ideal person would have some care-related experience, be able to work as part of a team as well as under their own initiative and be looking for a role where they can make a real difference.

Main duties of the job

To enhance the Psychological wellbeing and support the therapy goals of inpatients with Spinal Cord Injury, through recreational interventions.

This will include the responsibility for meeting with the patient shorty after in order to gain an understanding (through a triage process) of their individual recreational interests and emotional needs, taking into account the level of their injury and subsequent barriers to function.

To ensure patients in theSpinalCentre have access to a programme ofwide-ranging andmeaningful recreational activities planned as part of their rehabilitation.

With support from Therapy and Psychology teams, to plan and enable recreational activities in collaboration with patients and supporting them as appropriate to their goals.

This will be within and outside the Spinal Centre and will require you to be able to drive the Centre's minibus (full clean driving licence required, but minibus training will be provided).

Full time hours (37.5 per week) available. Flexibility regarding hours/days worked (including evenings and weekends) is essential to meet the needs of patients and their chosen activities.

Part time or job share may be considered.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

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We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk