Job summary
The Acute Medical Therapies
Team at Warrington and Halton Hospitals is delighted to be able to offer an
opportunity for someone with good communication skills and a desire to work
with patients in an acute care setting to join our service.
We are looking for a Band 3 Therapy Assistant to join our diverse team of
Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Assistants to support in
the delivery of therapy to inpatients across the acute medical bed base. This includes working in areas such as Older
Persons Care, Cardiology, Medicine, and Dementia Care. The post
will involve communicating with patients who may have communication
difficulties and you will need to have good verbal and written communication
skills. We are a large and friendly
team, able to offer ongoing support, regular team meetings, and supervision as
part of your career development.
Interview Date: 08/12/22
Main duties of the job
Based within the Acute Medical Therapies Team you will work under the
instruction of a qualified therapist to deliver basic assessments and
treatments, this may require at times to work independently in clinical areas. The post will require you to communicate and
interact with multiple disciplines such as nursing staff, health care
assistants, social workers, and doctors.
As a part of the inpatient journey regular contact is made with patients
next of kin, friends and family, the successful post holder will need to be
able to communicate with these people in a caring, confident, and professional
manner in face-to-face conversations and over the telephone.
The working hours for this post will be 37.5
hours - over 5 working days which will include a Saturday working rota.
Based across
the Trust sites for therapy services including Warrington Hospital, Lovely
Lane, Warrington WA5 1QG and Halton Hospital, Hospital Way, Runcorn WA7 2DA
About us
The Acute Medical Therapies Team
deliver care to a wide variety of disciplines across the Warrington and Halton
Hospitals bed base. These disciplines
include Frailty / General Medicine / Cardiology / Dementia Care / Sub Acute
Care. The team is an integrated mix of
Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapist, Assistant Practitioners and Therapy
Assistants. The team works in a dynamic fashion to ensure rapid assessment,
treatment to prevent hospital associated deconditioning and successful
discharge using a Discharge to Assess pathway.
We
welcome visits to the department prior to interview. For further information
related to this post, please contact the Acute Medical Therapy senior
leadership team on 01925 662992 asking for Rachel Moran or Clare Fairhurst.
Alternatively, email rachel.moran1@nhs.net or
clarefairhurst@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
To carry out
duties delegated by the qualified therapist either in the hospital or in the
patients home or other venues. These duties will include:
basic
assessments within guidelines,
screening
of patients,
Implementing
treatment programs devised by the therapist.
To assist in
administration, housekeeping, stock control and clerical duties relating to the
area of work.
Please see attached job description for full details of post
Job description
Job responsibilities
To carry out
duties delegated by the qualified therapist either in the hospital or in the
patients home or other venues. These duties will include:
basic
assessments within guidelines,
screening
of patients,
Implementing
treatment programs devised by the therapist.
To assist in
administration, housekeeping, stock control and clerical duties relating to the
area of work.
Please see attached job description for full details of post
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous work experience in health/social care/teaching setting.
Desirable
- Able to describe previous experience of working in a therapy setting.
- To be able to provide relevant supporting evidence of previous role in therapy setting such as a portfolio, completed personal review forms, up to date mandatory training record, etc.
PHYSICAL SKILLS (eg. use of tools, equipment, minute taking, advanced computer skills)
Essential
- Good general health.
- Physically able to work undertaking therapeutic handling skills with patients, including the use of hoisting equipment.
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience and knowledge to NVQ level 3 or equivalent
Desirable
EMOTIONAL EFFORT (e.g. exposure to distressing circumstances)
Essential
- Deal frequently with distressing or emotional situations, such as dealing with patients and families who are distressed due to acute or a terminal illness, those who are elderly, those with special needs and those experiencing prolonged ongoing deterioration.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & COMPETENCIES
Essential
- Ability to work both independently and under supervision.
- Ability to teach practical skills to clients and other staff and be involved in student education initiatives.
- Good organisational skills including time management and planning skills.
- Good communication skills, including all forms of electronic communication.
- Ability to concentrate and work under pressure.
- Positive interpersonal skills leading to good team working skills.
- Evidence of good customer care skills.
Desirable
- Basic counselling certificate.
PHYSICAL EFFORT (eg pushing, pulling, moving and handling of equipment)
Essential
- To frequently exert physical effort in cramped conditions and sustained postures for periods of up to 40 minutes several times a day. This would include moving patients as part of their treatment or moving equipment.
MENTAL EFFORT (e.g level of concentration)
Essential
- With every patient, concentration is required to listen, observe, evaluate, document, plan and act on information gathered. Work can frequently be unpredictable and interrupted.
- WORKING CONDITIONS
- To have daily contact with patient's bodily fluids, odours, dust, etc.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous work experience in health/social care/teaching setting.
Desirable
- Able to describe previous experience of working in a therapy setting.
- To be able to provide relevant supporting evidence of previous role in therapy setting such as a portfolio, completed personal review forms, up to date mandatory training record, etc.
PHYSICAL SKILLS (eg. use of tools, equipment, minute taking, advanced computer skills)
Essential
- Good general health.
- Physically able to work undertaking therapeutic handling skills with patients, including the use of hoisting equipment.
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience and knowledge to NVQ level 3 or equivalent
Desirable
EMOTIONAL EFFORT (e.g. exposure to distressing circumstances)
Essential
- Deal frequently with distressing or emotional situations, such as dealing with patients and families who are distressed due to acute or a terminal illness, those who are elderly, those with special needs and those experiencing prolonged ongoing deterioration.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & COMPETENCIES
Essential
- Ability to work both independently and under supervision.
- Ability to teach practical skills to clients and other staff and be involved in student education initiatives.
- Good organisational skills including time management and planning skills.
- Good communication skills, including all forms of electronic communication.
- Ability to concentrate and work under pressure.
- Positive interpersonal skills leading to good team working skills.
- Evidence of good customer care skills.
Desirable
- Basic counselling certificate.
PHYSICAL EFFORT (eg pushing, pulling, moving and handling of equipment)
Essential
- To frequently exert physical effort in cramped conditions and sustained postures for periods of up to 40 minutes several times a day. This would include moving patients as part of their treatment or moving equipment.
MENTAL EFFORT (e.g level of concentration)
Essential
- With every patient, concentration is required to listen, observe, evaluate, document, plan and act on information gathered. Work can frequently be unpredictable and interrupted.
- WORKING CONDITIONS
- To have daily contact with patient's bodily fluids, odours, dust, etc.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT
Address
Warrington Hospital
Lovely Lane
Warrington
Cheshire
WA5 1QG
Employer's website
https://whh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
