Community Therapy Assistant

Job summary

We are looking for a Therapy Assistant to join the North Lancashire Community Therapy Team, working across the Royal Lancaster Infirmary and the community sites at Lancaster. This is as part of a newly integrated Community Therapy Team supporting hospital discharges and rehabilitation in the community.

The post holder, will be working alongside Therapy colleagues within the geographical area.

Full UK driving licence, or equivalent qualification is essential.

The service works closely with the Integrated Care Communities, local GP's, Adult Social Care, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and hospital discharge teams.Theservice supports people with a wide variety of conditions including elderly care, frailty and falls, orthopaedics and long-term condition management.

Do you want to work for a Trust which

• valuesinclusivity?
• investsin you with ongoing in-service training, development and supervisionfrom expertly trained clinical specialists?
• isat the start of a transformational journey where collaboration between sector partners is core business?
• valuesand invests in YOU?

If this sounds like you, why not come and see what UHMBT, the countries most inclusive employer, has to offer. We are a multi-disciplinary team who would welcome you to join us.

Main duties of the job

Assessment will be within the patient's home at point of discharge from hospital and will support with on-going rehabilitation needs in the community setting.

The Therapy Team operate over a 7 day service.

You will have previous experience within a health and social care setting eg: acute inpatient, admission avoidance or community-based rehabilitation services.

The ability to travel to a variety of venues throughout the community to support a delegated caseload within an identified locality.

In addition to a comprehensive induction package we offer Team support, staff supervision and in-service training opportunities

About us

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.