Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Therapy Assistant
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An exciting opportunity has arisen within Integrated Care Team -Therapy for Band 3 Senior Therapy Assistant in the West of Sheffield. The Therapy Team assess and offer person-centred rehabilitation for people referred from various sources: the Hospital, GPs, District Nurses, other Health and Social Care teams. ICT Therapy treat people from the age of 16 to older adults with a variety of conditions and therapy needs in their home environment.
Senior Therapy Assistants work with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, to carry out rehabilitation programmes and manage their own patient caseload. They are supported by the team and have regular training and supervision.
Responsibilities
- To assist the interdisciplinary team in the provision of patient-centred care.
- To implement packages of care and rehabilitation programmes in the community and complete patient records.
- Undertake assessment of patients within departmental guidelines.
- To assist the interdisciplinary team in maintaining an efficient working environment.
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Requirements
The successful applicant should have extensive and relevant experience of working in rehabilitation in the NHS, have NVQ III in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Care or Health and Social Care (with therapy specific units) or equivalent qualifications or experience. The applicant must have daily access to a car and have a valid driving license.
This is a seven-day service and covers weekends and Bank Holidays.
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You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of its staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.
This service is a 7 day service, which includes Bank Holiday cover but this is done on a rota basis.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Susan Steiner Gardner
- Job title: Operational Lead
- Email address: ssteinergardner@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07785314850
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Email: Melanie.forsdike@nhs.net
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