Therapy Assistant Acute Services

Job summary

We have an excellent opportunity to join the Acute Therapy Team at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust. As a Therapy Assistant, you will be involved in the care of patients requiring assessment and treatment during an inpatient admission, working closely with Specialist Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

The Acute Therapy Team has recently undergone a restructure and the successful candidates will have the opportunity to rotate into, and build skills in, surgery, respiratory and medicine. The teams support the full patient pathway including the facilitation of discharge, patient flow and care in the community.

Main duties of the job

You will work within our Acute Specialist Therapy teams at Doncaster and at Bassetlaw Hospitals, however this position is predominantly based atDoncaster Royal Infirmary.

You will work alongside qualified Therapists but also work independently managing your own patient caseload. You must have great communication and time management skills. Documentation is an integral part of the role and you will be expected to document within patients' records. Computer skills are essential as you will be accessing patient details.

Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to understand the patients' needs and motivate them throughout their journey is an essential part of this role.

In this role you will be joining our established Acute Therapy Team in order to provide a seamless therapy service for our patients.

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

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.