Therapy Assistant Practitioner

Job summary

We have an excellent opportunity for highly motivated individuals to join our established Integrated Discharge Team working at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. We have a full time position and a 28.5 hour position come available.

As part of our team you will play a vital role in providing high quality patient care whilst delivering the Trust's goals of reducing length of stay, improving admission avoidance and reducing avoidable readmissions.

The Integrated Discharge Team is an innovative team made up of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy staff and is designed to drive patients through their discharge planning process. The team sees patients in the Emergency Department to assess and identify patient who can safely be discharged or transferred rather than requiring an admission. They also provide therapy input input in our assessment units and care of the elderly wards aiming to progress patients and reduce length of stay.

The team works in true partnership working with Social Care, the Older People's Mental Health team and community services identifying the most appropriate pathways for ongoing patient care.

A flexible and pro-active approach is essential for this post as are excellent communication and team working skills. You should have previous experience as a therapy assistant and be able to motivate patients throughout their journey.

If you are caring, hardworking, self-motivated and wish to be part of our therapy team, we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• To provide therapy assessment and treatment of patients under the guidance of a qualified Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist
• To be responsible for the delivery of care within agreed guidelines and protocols
• To provide support for the overall Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy service needs
• To be the first point of contact for assessment from the Therapy Services when determined by the Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist
• To manage own caseload including ward management using comprehensive risk assessment/management under the guidance of a qualified Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist
• To carry out community visits including home visits and access visits
• To undertake specific clinical responsibilities or projects supporting the overall delivery of Therapy services.
• To participate in a 7 Day Service

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.