Job summary
We are looking for a motivated Therapy Assistant to join our Admission Avoidance Team, which is a multidisciplinary team consisting of Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.
You will assist in the assessment, acute rehabilitation and discharge of patients under the care of the Admission Avoidance Team's Therapists and Nurses, facilitating admission avoidance and discharge of medically optimised patients from the Emergency Department and/or Acute Medical wards.
You must be an organised and motived individual who can work flexibly as part of a team and have previous experience of working within a relevant clinical setting.
You will need to have excellent communication skills, be reliable and have the ability to work under pressure within an acute hospital setting.
The Team provides a seven-day service, and you will be expected to participate in the Rota.
Main duties of the job
To undertake clinical support work to aid the assessment, acute rehabilitation and discharge of patients under the care of the Admission Avoidance Team's Therapists/Nurses facilitating discharge of medically optimised patients from the Emergency Department or Acute Medical wards.
Assist in delivering care and treatments for patients with simple non-complex conditions within agreed parameters set by the AAT Therapists/Nurses, monitoring progress and liaising with qualified staff members regarding the patients' response to treatment and discharge planning.
Complete a range of administrative tasks including stocktaking and IT based work. AAT is a seven day service and post holder will be expected to participate in the seven day working rota.
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description for further details of the job requirements required for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description for further details of the job requirements required for this post.
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Education - GCSE Maths and English.
Desirable
- NVQ or equivalent qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a team environment
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
Desirable
- Experience of taking exercise classes
- An awareness of conditions you are likely to encounter in a hospital or therapy treatment setting, for example, mobility and social problems.
- Awareness of the roles of other MDT staff.
Skills
Essential
- Physically fit to perform manual handling techniques and exercise therapy and demonstrate the ability to learn more advanced techniques.
- Able to demonstrate the ability to organise self and others to perform routine departmental tasks in a variety of settings.
- Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal form to staff and patients, who may have communication barriers, E.g. stroke or language barriers.
Desirable
- Able to apply problem- solving skills to situations, which may include analysis of clinical, technical or organisational issues
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Ability to work as a team member.
- Able to identify your own training needs.
- Able to demonstrate a sympathetic and empathetic approach to patients and carers.
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Education - GCSE Maths and English.
Desirable
- NVQ or equivalent qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a team environment
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
Desirable
- Experience of taking exercise classes
- An awareness of conditions you are likely to encounter in a hospital or therapy treatment setting, for example, mobility and social problems.
- Awareness of the roles of other MDT staff.
Skills
Essential
- Physically fit to perform manual handling techniques and exercise therapy and demonstrate the ability to learn more advanced techniques.
- Able to demonstrate the ability to organise self and others to perform routine departmental tasks in a variety of settings.
- Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal form to staff and patients, who may have communication barriers, E.g. stroke or language barriers.
Desirable
- Able to apply problem- solving skills to situations, which may include analysis of clinical, technical or organisational issues
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Ability to work as a team member.
- Able to identify your own training needs.
- Able to demonstrate a sympathetic and empathetic approach to patients and carers.
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
