Job summary
Employer heading
Therapy Assistant - Elderly Rehabilitation Team
Band 3
Job overview
The Rehabilitation Service are looking for someone with suitable experience who is looking to develop their role at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital within the Acute Medical team.
You will work alongside therapists on the wards, undertaking therapy programmes to improve a patient’s mobility and functional ability and assist in the risk assessment process for patient’s needs on discharge.
If you would like to join an amazing and dedicated team for a fixed term contract, we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
- To carry out delegated therapy assessments and rehabilitation programmes as specified by the qualified therapist.
- To provide therapy to patients within the Rehabilitation Services as part of an agreed working rota.
- To work as part of the medicine therapy team involved in the assessment and treatment of patients with multi-pathology who may often exhibit confusion or anxiety. The therapy assistants may well be asked to work on other wards depending upon the staffing needs of the Trust.
- To facilitate rapid discharge of patents from the ward, this will include screening of medical patients, providing information and the provision of equipment if necessary to ensure a safe discharge.
Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/training & professional development
Essential criteria
- GCSE English grade C or above (4 or above in new scale)
- GCSE Mathematics grade C or above (4 or above in new scale) or Key Skills 2 Numeracy
Desirable criteria
- Educated to NVQ Level 3
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience with dealing with members of the public or voluntary group activities
- Experience of self-directed working/ ability to prioritise tasks
Desirable criteria
- Current or recent experience of working in a health/social care setting
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Proven verbal communication skills, demonstrating evidence of listening and questioning skills and being able to adapt communication skills as required
- Proven interpersonal skills demonstrating empathy and sensitivity to the needs of the patients, carers, staff and colleagues
- Demonstrates organisational skills and good time management. Ability to prioritise workload and work independently
- Ability to use initiative and problem solve, but recognises own limitations, and when to seek advice from seniors
- Demonstrates the understanding of confidentiality and the requirement this is to be maintained
Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Genuine interest in the area of work
- Ability to deal with emotional and stressful situations in relation to patient care
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alice Eatock
- Job title
- Elderly Team Lead - Rehabilitation Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
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