Therapy Assistant - Early supportive Discharge Team

Job summary

Are you ready to be part of a new initiative at Salisbury NHS Trust?

The Trust is investing in our Early Supportive Discharge team to enable them to support patients home as soon as medically fit with additional care provided by the Council. The service works to a'discharge to assess' model, in partnership with Wiltshire Council's reablement team to provide therapy in the patient's own home and ensure patients are given the support they need.

The team is based at the hospital, facilitating discharge plans and liaising with other services before taking patients home. ESD team complete assessments in patients own homes to ensure they have the adequate care and therapy they need to support their return to independence.You will be expected to effectively communicate with patients, families and the wider team, support senior staff members in planning and coordinating discharges. The role also requires you to take part in the organisation and admin required alongside supporting with the collection of data to evidence the service outcomes. You will also be involved with providing care and practicing exercise plans in patient's home.

The ESD team is a 7 day service from 08:00-18:00 therefore flexibility in working pattern is required. A standard working week is 08:00-16.00. Having a full driving license and access to a car is essential.

Main duties of the job

The team will work both within the acute hospital on Wards and in the community, to enable a smooth transition and consistency of care through the discharge process. You will be required to work closely with the multidisciplinary team, the patient and families along side the registered therapist to plan and deliver discharge home as soon as able when medically fit.

Patients may require a discharge home visit and/or follow-up visits in the community to assess them in their own environment. The main focus is always to assess functional ability in a familiar environment where possible, to support people to regain their optimal level of functioning, and to achieve what matters to them.

You will be expected to support patients with activities of daily living in their home, including personal care and meal provision, supporting an ethos of home is best.

This post will particularly suit a motivated, organised and flexible individual who ideally has rehabilitation or caring experience, however this is not essential.

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