Spinal Therapy Assistant

Job summary

We are looking for someone with experience of working with people (ideally in a healthcare role) with a flexible, enthusiastic approach to support Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists in providing therapy for patients with spinal cord injury.

Practical skills, basic knowledge of human anatomy and physiology and experience of teaching practical skills would all be an advantage, but comprehensive training will be given to achieve all of the required competencies.

Main duties of the job

The role includes supporting patients in individual therapy sessions, running patient treatment groups (with appropriate training), cleaning and basic maintenance of therapy equipment and wheelchairs, carrying out town trips, activities of daily living training and a wide range of other treatment and routine tasks, according to the needs of the patients and the service.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

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.

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